What is the population of Salmon Creek CDP?

Salmon Creek CDP has 19,594 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #76 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in Salmon Creek CDP?

Median household income in Salmon Creek CDP is $100,534 a year, 28% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Salmon Creek CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,612 a month and the median home value is $497,000, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.

Is Salmon Creek CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Salmon Creek CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Salmon Creek, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Salmon Creek, Washington (Salmon Creek, WA — Census place “Salmon Creek CDP”) is 19,594 residents, ranking #76 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $100,534, the median home is worth $497,000 and median gross rent runs $1,612 a month. Looking for the Salmon Creek Washington ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Salmon Creek, WA: 98685, 98686.

Population: 19,594Salmon Creek CDP residents
Median household income: $100,534Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $497,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,612Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.4%Owner-occupied households

Salmon Creek ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Salmon Creek.

The Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Salmon Creek CDP median would spend about 19.2% 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 6.9% of residents and 76.4% of households own their home.

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

Salmon Creek CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Salmon Creek CDP is a mid-size town in Washington, with 19,594 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #76 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 43.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Salmon Creek CDP earn a median of $100,534 a year, 28% above the national figure of $78,538 and 11% above 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 Salmon Creek CDP is valued at $497,000, 63.8% above the national figure and 6% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,612 a month, 14.7% above the national figure, or roughly $19,344 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.2% 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 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 76.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Salmon Creek CDP?: Salmon Creek CDP has 19,594 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #76 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in Salmon Creek CDP?: Median household income in Salmon Creek CDP is $100,534 a year, 28% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Salmon Creek CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,612 a month and the median home value is $497,000, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.
Is Salmon Creek CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Salmon Creek CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Salmon Creek 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.