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Washington · Census place 45005

Mercer Island city, WA

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Mercer Island city has 25,282 residents, ranking #51 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $202,359, the median home is worth $1,884,200 and median gross rent runs $2,464 a month.

Population
25,282Mercer Island city residents
Median household income
$202,359Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,884,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,464Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
45.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mercer Island city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mercer Island city median would spend about 14.6% 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 9.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 66% 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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