
Washington · Census place 43815
Martha Lake, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Martha Lake, Washington (Martha Lake, WA — Census place “Martha Lake CDP”) is 22,740 residents, ranking #62 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $132,130, the median home is worth $725,400 and median gross rent runs $2,014 a month. Looking for the Martha Lake Washington ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Martha Lake, WA: 98012, 98087.
- Population
- 22,740Martha Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $132,130Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $725,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,014Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.4%Owner-occupied households
Martha Lake ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Martha Lake.
The Martha Lake WA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Martha Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Martha Lake CDP median would spend about 18.3% 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 10% of residents and 62.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Martha Lake CDP, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Martha Lake CDP is a mid-size town in Washington, with 22,740 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #62 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 33.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Martha Lake CDP earn a median of $132,130 a year, 68.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 46% above the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Martha Lake CDP is valued at $725,400, 139.1% above the national figure and 55% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,014 a month, 43.2% above the national figure, or roughly $24,168 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% 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. 62.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Martha Lake CDP?
- Martha Lake CDP has 22,740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #62 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Martha Lake CDP?
- Median household income in Martha Lake CDP is $132,130 a year, 68.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Martha Lake CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,014 a month and the median home value is $725,400, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
- Is Martha 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 Martha Lake CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Martha Lake CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.