Bonney Lake

Population: 22,776
Median household income: $131,524
Median home value: $558,900

Bonney Lake, a community in Pierce County, Washington, has 22,776 residents. At $131,524, its median household income sits above Pierce County's $96,632.

From 2019 to 2023, Bonney Lake's population grew 10.0% from 20,707 to 22,776, while its median home value rose 68.8% from $331,200 to $558,900.

Households average 2.97 people. The median gross rent is $2,212.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,776
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $131,524
Median home value: $558,900
Median gross rent: $2,212
Housing units: 7,894
Homeownership rate: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,70722,776

Median household income

$97,055$131,524

Median home value

$331,200$558,900

Median gross rent

$1,605$2,212

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,707	$97,055	$331,200	$1,605
2020	21,247	$100,951	$372,200	$1,658
2021	22,229	$108,705	$396,700	$1,748
2022	22,590	$123,462	$496,300	$2,006
2023	22,776	$131,524	$558,900	$2,212

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,515	6.7%
5 to 17	5,118	22.5%
18 to 24	1,717	7.5%
25 to 34	2,922	12.8%
35 to 44	3,738	16.4%
45 to 54	3,122	13.7%
55 to 64	2,443	10.7%
65 to 74	1,378	6.1%
75 and over	823	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,726	73.4%
Black or African American	259	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.2%
Asian	927	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	0.3%
Some other race	49	0.2%
Two or more races	2,170	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,519	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's40.6%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	704	4.9%
High school graduate	3,599	24.9%
Some college or associate's	5,851	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,009	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,263	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,056	72.0%
Carpooled	1,059	9.5%
Public transit	162	1.4%
Walked	116	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,723	15.4%
Other means	72	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,552	16.4%
15 to 29 min	2,623	27.7%
30 to 44 min	2,293	24.2%
45 to 59 min	1,475	15.6%
60+ min	1,522	16.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 4.8% (1,100 of 22,703)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,045	79.0%
Nonfamily households	1,610	21.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,655	97.0%
Vacant	239	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,115	79.9%
Renter-occupied	1,540	20.1%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,468	81.9%
1-unit, attached	318	4.0%
2 to 4 units	200	2.5%
5 to 19 units	226	2.9%
20 or more units	328	4.2%
Mobile home & other	354	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5307170
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 47.1995, -122.1630