Sultan

Population: 5,770
Median household income: $85,278
Median home value: $455,500

Sultan is a community in Snohomish County, Washington, home to 5,770 residents. Its median household income of $85,278 runs below the Snohomish County figure of $107,982.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sultan's population grew 11.7% from 5,166 to 5,770, while its median home value rose 56.6% from $290,800 to $455,500.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 22.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,770
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $85,278
Median home value: $455,500
Median gross rent: $1,607
Housing units: 2,235
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1665,770

Median household income

$79,023$85,278

Median home value

$290,800$455,500

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,607

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,166	$79,023	$290,800	$1,288
2020	5,330	$73,750	$281,800	$1,417
2021	5,208	$73,530	$315,900	$1,477
2022	5,462	$79,084	$376,200	$1,584
2023	5,770	$85,278	$455,500	$1,607

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4422.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	371	6.4%
5 to 17	835	14.5%
18 to 24	348	6.0%
25 to 34	992	17.2%
35 to 44	1,277	22.1%
45 to 54	530	9.2%
55 to 64	529	9.2%
65 to 74	533	9.2%
75 and over	355	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,568	61.8%
Black or African American	86	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	122	2.1%
Asian	573	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	295	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,121	19.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	639	15.2%
High school graduate	1,121	26.6%
Some college or associate's	1,261	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	772	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	423	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,073	69.6%
Carpooled	351	11.8%
Public transit	16	0.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	517	17.4%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	322	13.1%
15 to 29 min	692	28.1%
30 to 44 min	326	13.2%
45 to 59 min	646	26.2%
60+ min	476	19.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 3.2% (182 of 5,765)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,480	68.5%
Nonfamily households	680	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,160	96.6%
Vacant	75	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,832	84.8%
Renter-occupied	328	15.2%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,759	78.7%
1-unit, attached	123	5.5%
2 to 4 units	26	1.2%
5 to 19 units	93	4.2%
20 or more units	18	0.8%
Mobile home & other	216	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5368260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.8711, -121.8041