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Meadowdale, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Meadowdale, Washington (Meadowdale, WA — Census place “Meadowdale CDP”) is 2,948 residents, ranking #265 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $147,813, the median home is worth $753,600 and median gross rent runs $2,702 a month. Looking for the Meadowdale Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Meadowdale, WA: 98026.
- Population
- 2,948Meadowdale CDP residents
- Median household income
- $147,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $753,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,702Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.3%Owner-occupied households
Meadowdale ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Meadowdale.
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What the numbers mean in Meadowdale CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Meadowdale CDP median would spend about 21.9% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 87.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Meadowdale CDP, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Meadowdale CDP is a small town in Washington, with 2,948 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #265 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 45.8 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 Meadowdale CDP earn a median of $147,813 a year, 88.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 63% above the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 7.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Meadowdale CDP is valued at $753,600, 148.4% above the national figure and 61% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,702 a month, 92.2% above the national figure, or roughly $32,424 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 87.3% 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. 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
Places of similar size in Washington.
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- Port Ludlow CDP 2,979
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Meadowdale CDP?
- Meadowdale CDP has 2,948 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #265 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Meadowdale CDP?
- Median household income in Meadowdale CDP is $147,813 a year, 88.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Meadowdale CDP?
- Median gross rent is $2,702 a month and the median home value is $753,600, so rent absorbs about 21.9% of median household income.
- Is Meadowdale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Meadowdale CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Meadowdale 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.