Brier

Population: 6,507
Median household income: $138,256
Median home value: $824,500

Brier is a community in Snohomish County, Washington, home to 6,507 residents. At $138,256, its median household income sits above Snohomish County's $107,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brier's population declined 4.9% from 6,843 to 6,507, while its median home value rose 56.8% from $525,900 to $824,500.

The typical home was built around 1986. 3.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,507
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $138,256
Median home value: $824,500
Median gross rent: $2,727
Housing units: 2,423
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8436,507

Median household income

$131,293$138,256

Median home value

$525,900$824,500

Median gross rent

$2,000$2,727

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,843	$131,293	$525,900	$2,000
2020	6,899	$124,651	$619,600	$2,000
2021	6,524	$132,857	$660,300	$1,957
2022	6,539	$141,200	$790,900	$2,227
2023	6,507	$138,256	$824,500	$2,727

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7415.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	359	5.5%
5 to 17	984	15.1%
18 to 24	360	5.5%
25 to 34	404	6.2%
35 to 44	973	15.0%
45 to 54	884	13.6%
55 to 64	1,129	17.4%
65 to 74	994	15.3%
75 and over	420	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,981	76.5%
Black or African American	422	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.3%
Asian	617	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	197	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	271	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	231	4.8%
High school graduate	867	18.0%
Some college or associate's	1,456	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,432	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	818	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit4.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,153	65.8%
Carpooled	77	2.4%
Public transit	150	4.6%
Walked	7	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	823	25.1%
Other means	64	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	311	12.7%
15 to 29 min	824	33.6%
30 to 44 min	760	31.0%
45 to 59 min	275	11.2%
60+ min	281	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 3.1% (203 of 6,496)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,079	87.1%
Nonfamily households	309	12.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,388	98.6%
Vacant	35	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,180	91.3%
Renter-occupied	208	8.7%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,275	93.9%
1-unit, attached	119	4.9%
2 to 4 units	12	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5307940
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.7924, -122.2734