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Place dossier plate
SheetWA-MUKILTEO-WA · Mukilteo, WA 21,312 pop · income 88th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mukilteo
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mukilteo on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Gallup · lowest
57,466
Gallup · lowest
57,466 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #1
Islip · near
122,596
Islip · near
122,596 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #2
Chino Hills · near
122,600
Chino Hills · near
122,600 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #3
Sergeant Bluff · near
122,610
Sergeant Bluff · near
122,610 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #4
Mukilteo · this city
122,612
Mukilteo · this city
122,612 median HH income
83.7% of the leader · rank #5
Byram Center · near
122,639
Byram Center · near
122,639 median HH income
83.8% of the leader · rank #6
Stevenson Ran… · highest
146,404
Stevenson Ran… · highest
146,404 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Mukilteo on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 21,312.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Mukilteo - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Mukilteo lands in the 88th percentile for household income and the 37th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
88th
percentile, household income
95th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
37th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Mukilteo, WA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 21,312 residents in Mukilteo, a small city within Washington. Mukilteo households earn a median of $122,612 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.7%. Mukilteo's housing stock carries a median value of $830,000, and the median resident age is 44.3 years. 54.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 63.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 1 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 80% from five years earlier. Mukilteo reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1823.0 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Washington scores 107.0 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,472 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Washington's average monthly utility costs around $188 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 70.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Mukilteo's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to comparison shortlist to population change to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mukilteo, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What does the journey to work look like in Mukilteo?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 60.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
How far does income reach against housing in Mukilteo?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Mukilteo?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1823.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 20% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Mukilteo?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Battle Ground (21,293 residents, $100,185 income); Mountlake Terrace (21,419 residents, $101,404 income); Five Corners (21,444 residents, $102,423 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mesquite, NV (21,314 residents); Candler-McAfee, GA (21,316 residents); Stevenson Ranch, CA (21,317 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Mukilteo growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -271 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 1 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
21,510
2025 estimate
21,239
Period change
-1.3%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 54.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
4.7%
Bachelor's degree+
54.8%
Matched public schools
7
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share A
54.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A
$122,612
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime B-
106 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate B-
4.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living F
107.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Mukilteo profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 88/100 (A) · 54.8%
Household income: 87/100 (A) · $122,612
Violent crime: 69/100 (B-) · 106 /100k
Poverty rate: 67/100 (B-) · 4.7%
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Mukilteo sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Mukilteo's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Mukilteo highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Mukilteo, WA (this city): home $830,000, crime 1,823/100k
Mesquite, NV : home $374,400, crime 1,129/100k
South Lake Tahoe, CA : home $630,200, crime 2,247/100k
Geneva, IL : home $415,800, crime 584/100k
Gallup, NM : home $134,600, crime 5,400/100k
Battle Ground, WA : home $452,000, crime 1,115/100k
Mountlake Terrace, WA : home $606,100, crime 2,385/100k
Tukwila, WA : home $462,800, crime 16,171/100k
How does Mukilteo compare to other US cities?
Here's how Mukilteo stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income88% higher than other cities
Home value95% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety37% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Washington and the picture shifts: Mukilteo ranks #68 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mukilteo against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Washington only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Washington-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Mukilteo near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mukilteo ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mukilteo only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#99 of 565
82nd percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#45 of 565
92nd percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#331 of 598
44th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#48 of 599
92nd percentile in Washington
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Washington only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
88th percentile nationally for median household income · 37th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Mukilteo's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Mukilteo's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Mukilteo's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$830,0005th percentilemore affordable than 5% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Mukilteo's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,573 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,082 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 6.8×, Mukilteo sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,573 of 15,516 and #3,082 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$122,612Mukilteo, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mukilteo, WA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Mukilteo, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
21,312
Median Income
$122,612
Median Home Value
$830,000
Median Age
44.3
Poverty Rate
4.7%
Labor force participation
63.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
54.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1823.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
105.5
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1717.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Mukilteo's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
21,510 residents
2021
21,429 residents
2022
21,225 residents
2023
21,181 residents
2024
21,242 residents
2025
21,239 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
1
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
5
5
0
$2.1M
2020
13
1
12
$3.7M
2021
3
3
0
$1.4M
2022
3
3
0
$4.7M
2023
7
7
0
$3.8M
2024
1
1
0
$0.1M
Permit volume decreased 80% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
60.7%
Carpool
10.2%
Public Transit
1.9%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
25.4%
Other
1.3%
Based on 10,816 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Washington statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $188
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Washington at $188 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Washington statewide averages, not a meter reading for Mukilteo. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Washington's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Mukilteo is $1,472/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Washington statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Washington statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Mukilteo sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mukilteo compares to similar-size Washington cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.