What is the population of Medical Lake city?

Medical Lake city has 4,927 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #199 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Medical Lake city?

Median household income in Medical Lake city is $74,426 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Medical Lake city?

Median gross rent is $795 a month and the median home value is $333,000, so rent absorbs about 12.8% of median household income.

Is Medical Lake city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Medical Lake city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Medical Lake, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Medical Lake, Washington (Medical Lake, WA — Census place “Medical Lake city”) is 4,927 residents, ranking #199 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $74,426, the median home is worth $333,000 and median gross rent runs $795 a month. Looking for the Medical Lake Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Medical Lake, WA: 99022.

Population: 4,927Medical Lake city residents
Median household income: $74,426Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $333,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $795Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68.9%Owner-occupied households

Medical Lake ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Medical Lake.

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

99022

What the numbers mean in Medical Lake city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Medical Lake city median would spend about 12.8% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 68.9% of households own their home.

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

Medical Lake city, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Medical Lake city is a small town in Washington, with 4,927 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #199 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. 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 Medical Lake city earn a median of $74,426 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Medical Lake city is valued at $333,000, 9.8% above the national figure and 29% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $795 a month, 43.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,540 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.8% 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 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 68.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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

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What is the population of Medical Lake city?: Medical Lake city has 4,927 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #199 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Medical Lake city?: Median household income in Medical Lake city is $74,426 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Medical Lake city?: Median gross rent is $795 a month and the median home value is $333,000, so rent absorbs about 12.8% of median household income.
Is Medical Lake city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Medical Lake city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Medical Lake city 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.