Washington · Census place 36745
Lacey city, WA
Quick answer
Lacey city has 57,088 residents, ranking #24 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $87,277, the median home is worth $427,900 and median gross rent runs $1,805 a month.
- Population
- 57,088Lacey city residents
- Median household income
- $87,277Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $427,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,805Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lacey city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lacey city median would spend about 24.8% 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 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 57.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Bothell city 48,610
- Bremerton city 44,531
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