Issaquah

Population: 39,472
Median household income: $153,786
Median home value: $934,100

Issaquah, a community in King County, Washington, has 39,472 residents. At $153,786, its median household income sits above King County's $122,148.

From 2019 to 2023, Issaquah's population grew 4.0% from 37,965 to 39,472, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $642,300 to $934,100.

69.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,472
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $153,786
Median home value: $934,100
Median gross rent: $2,484
Housing units: 17,180
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,96539,472

Median household income

$109,676$153,786

Median home value

$642,300$934,100

Median gross rent

$1,982$2,484

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,965	$109,676	$642,300	$1,982
2020	38,707	$122,053	$677,500	$2,095
2021	39,057	$132,984	$745,100	$2,296
2022	39,400	$143,006	$891,500	$2,409
2023	39,472	$153,786	$934,100	$2,484

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4418.2%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,688	4.3%
5 to 17	6,834	17.3%
18 to 24	1,862	4.7%
25 to 34	7,498	19.0%
35 to 44	7,192	18.2%
45 to 54	5,754	14.6%
55 to 64	3,410	8.6%
65 to 74	2,535	6.4%
75 and over	2,699	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,137	56.1%
Black or African American	644	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.2%
Asian	10,912	27.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	56	0.1%
Some other race	376	1.0%
Two or more races	3,034	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,249	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate7.6%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree30.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	677	2.3%
High school graduate	2,202	7.6%
Some college or associate's	5,978	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	11,356	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,875	30.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone49.7%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home36.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,768	49.7%
Carpooled	1,476	6.8%
Public transit	763	3.5%
Walked	368	1.7%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	7,950	36.7%
Other means	332	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,756	20.1%
15 to 29 min	5,157	37.6%
30 to 44 min	3,346	24.4%
45 to 59 min	1,609	11.7%
60+ min	862	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 5.9% (2,304 of 38,995)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,836	66.2%
Nonfamily households	5,542	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,378	95.3%
Vacant	802	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,621	58.7%
Renter-occupied	6,757	41.3%

1-unit, detached37.3%

1-unit, attached15.4%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units19.5%

20 or more units21.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,402	37.3%
1-unit, attached	2,652	15.4%
2 to 4 units	1,034	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3,343	19.5%
20 or more units	3,749	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5333805
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 47.5445, -122.0491