Wilderness Rim

Population: 1,770
Median household income: $115,625
Median home value: $629,800

Wilderness Rim, a community in King County, Washington, has 1,770 residents. At $115,625, its median household income sits below King County's $122,148.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilderness Rim's population grew 8.4% from 1,633 to 1,770, while its median home value rose 60.7% from $391,800 to $629,800.

42.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 94.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,770
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $115,625
Median home value: $629,800
Median gross rent: $2,563
Housing units: 648
Homeownership rate: 94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6331,770

Median household income

$117,886$115,625

Median home value

$391,800$629,800

Median gross rent

$2,378$2,563

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,633	$117,886	$391,800	—
2020	1,898	$95,536	$444,200	—
2021	2,270	$123,819	$475,500	$2,378
2022	1,872	$110,000	$596,000	$2,329
2023	1,770	$115,625	$629,800	$2,563

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3424.7%

35 to 4420.2%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 741.8%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	5.3%
5 to 17	303	17.1%
18 to 24	54	3.1%
25 to 34	437	24.7%
35 to 44	357	20.2%
45 to 54	188	10.6%
55 to 64	284	16.0%
65 to 74	31	1.8%
75 and over	23	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,618	91.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	120	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree27.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	37	2.8%
High school graduate	422	32.0%
Some college or associate's	300	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	365	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	196	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	877	76.3%
Carpooled	24	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	180	15.7%
Other means	7	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	103	10.6%
15 to 29 min	291	30.0%
30 to 44 min	327	33.7%
45 to 59 min	155	16.0%
60+ min	93	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 6.6% (117 of 1,770)

	Count	Share
Family households	523	80.7%
Nonfamily households	125	19.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	648	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	613	94.6%
Renter-occupied	35	5.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	648	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5378780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 47.4470, -121.7686