What is the population of Big Lake CDP?

Big Lake CDP has 2,648 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #278 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Big Lake CDP?

Median household income in Big Lake CDP is $119,000 a year, 51.5% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Big Lake CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,932 a month and the median home value is $659,800, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.

Is Big Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Big Lake CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Big Lake, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Big Lake, Washington (Big Lake, WA — Census place “Big Lake CDP”) is 2,648 residents, ranking #278 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $119,000, the median home is worth $659,800 and median gross rent runs $1,932 a month. Looking for the Big Lake Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Big Lake, WA: 98274.

Population: 2,648Big Lake CDP residents
Median household income: $119,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $659,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,932Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 48.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 88.4%Owner-occupied households

Big Lake ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Big Lake.

The Big Lake WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

98274

What the numbers mean in Big Lake CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Big Lake CDP median would spend about 19.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.5% of residents and 88.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Big Lake CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Big Lake CDP is a small town in Washington, with 2,648 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #278 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 56% of them. The median age here is 48.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Big Lake CDP earn a median of $119,000 a year, 51.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 31% above the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 4.5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Big Lake CDP is valued at $659,800, 117.5% above the national figure and 41% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,932 a month, 37.4% above the national figure, or roughly $23,184 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 88.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Big Lake CDP?: Big Lake CDP has 2,648 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #278 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Big Lake CDP?: Median household income in Big Lake CDP is $119,000 a year, 51.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Big Lake CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,932 a month and the median home value is $659,800, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.
Is Big Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 5.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Big Lake CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Big Lake CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.