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SheetWA-WOODWAY-WA · Woodway, WA 1,174 pop · income 98th 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 Woodway
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Woodway on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Ashley · lowest
56,667
Ashley · lowest
56,667 median HH income
22.7% of the leader · rank #1
Carnelian Bay · near
196,250
Carnelian Bay · near
196,250 median HH income
78.5% of the leader · rank #2
Packanack Lake · near
196,343
Packanack Lake · near
196,343 median HH income
78.5% of the leader · rank #3
McLendon-Chis… · near
196,458
McLendon-Chis… · near
196,458 median HH income
78.6% of the leader · rank #4
Woodway · this city
196,500
Woodway · this city
196,500 median HH income
78.6% of the leader · rank #5
Sleepy Hollow · near
196,630
Sleepy Hollow · near
196,630 median HH income
78.7% of the leader · rank #6
Yarrow Point · highest
250,001
Yarrow Point · highest
250,001 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 Woodway 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: 1,174.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Woodway - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Woodway places in the 98th percentile for household income and the 77th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
98th
percentile, household income
99th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
77th
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: Woodway, WA
Woodway is a small town in Washington, home to 1,174 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Woodway report a median income of $196,500 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.2%. Woodway's housing stock carries a median value of $1,741,100, and the median resident age is 50.7 years. About 72.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 52.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 1 residential building permits were authorized in Woodway (Construction Slowdown), down 50% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Woodway reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 691.8 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures 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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,472 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Washington's average monthly utility costs around $188 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 70.0 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Woodway'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 comparison shortlist to reported crime to housing and income to work and mobility to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Woodway, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Woodway?
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 Crocker (1,173 residents, $104,049 income); Clear Lake CDP (Skagit County) (1,176 residents, $64,313 income); Swede Heaven (1,163 residents, $111,302 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Beale AFB, CA (1,174 residents); Maxwell, CA (1,174 residents); Ashley, IN (1,174 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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Woodway?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 691.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 70% 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.
How far does income reach against housing in Woodway?
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 8.9 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Woodway?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 52.5%. 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.
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 Woodway growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +6 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +0.5% 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.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
2020 estimate
1,310
2025 estimate
1,316
Period change
+0.5%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
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.
Household income A+
$196,500
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
72.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A-
2.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B+
77 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger 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.
Woodway profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $196,500
Bachelor's+ share: 99/100 (A+) · 72.5%
Poverty rate: 84/100 (A-) · 2.2%
Violent crime: 77/100 (B+) · 77 /100k
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
Where Woodway sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Woodway'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 - Woodway highlighted among 22 peers.Read the chart values
Woodway, WA (this city): home $1,741,100, crime 692/100k
Yarrow Point, WA : home $2,000,000+, crime 730/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Woodway compare to other US cities?
Woodway measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income98% higher than other cities
Home value99% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
Safety77% 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: Woodway ranks #15 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 Woodway 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 Woodway near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Woodway ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Woodway only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#11 of 565
98th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#7 of 565
99th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#427 of 598
28th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#10 of 599
98th 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
98th percentile nationally for median household income · 77th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Woodway's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Woodway'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 Woodway's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$1,741,1001st percentilemore affordable than 1% 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
Woodway's home-value-to-income ratio: 8.9×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#15,219 of 15,516
More affordable than 2% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#11,142 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 8.9×, Woodway sits in the pressured band:
national rank #15,219 of 15,516 and #11,142 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
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
$196,500Woodway, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Woodway, 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 Woodway, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)72.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)52.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,174
Median Income
$196,500
Median Home Value
$1,741,100
Median Age
50.7
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Labor force participation
52.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
72.5%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
691.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
76.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
614.9
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.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Woodway's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
1,310 residents
2021
1,314 residents
2022
1,312 residents
2023
1,312 residents
2024
1,315 residents
2025
1,316 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
Supply Intensity
0.9
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$1.3M
2020
5
5
0
$7.1M
2021
2
2
0
$2.8M
2022
2
2
0
$0.6M
2023
2
2
0
$1.7M
2024
1
1
0
$0.2M
Permit volume decreased 50% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
52.5%
Carpool
7.5%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
0.8%
Work from Home
37.2%
Other
1.4%
Based on 505 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 Woodway. 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 Woodway 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 Woodway sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Woodway 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, 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.