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Brier, WA

Snohomish County · population ~6,630
Population
6,630
↑ 9% since 2010
Jobs
420
↑ 83% since 2010
Renters
10%
↑ 4pp since 2009
Median income
$132,045
↑ 44% since 2009 (nominal)
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What stands out
Nothing here clears our threshold for notable yet.
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    Key facts
    Population
    6,630
    Jobs
    420
    Renters
    10%
    Median income
    $132,045
    Nearby places
    Mountlake Terrace2.2 kmLake Forest Park4 kmLynnwood4.5 kmKenmore5.1 kmBothell5.6 km
    Straight-line distance, not drive time

    The story so far

    Local job base moved from 229 in 2010 to 420 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2016 (+12.2%/year before, +1.2%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 5 percentage points since 2009 (82% to 87% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.

    Local jobs, 2010–2023
    20162010420229
    The numbers
    Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
    Family households
    ACS 5-yr
    87.5%
    42.0%86.7%
    higher than 100% of places
    Owner-occupied
    ACS 5-yr
    89.8%
    40.4%85.1%
    higher than 100% of places
    Local jobs
    LODES
    420
    1,506656,821
    higher than only 0% of places
    Job growth since 2010
    LODES
    83%
    -3%166%
    higher than 86% of places
    Weekday transit departures
    GTFS snapshot
    38
    19256,385
    higher than only 4% of places
    Multifamily permitting
    Census BPS
    0th pctl
    vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
    2BR Fair Market Rent
    HUD, county-level
    $2,549
    FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
    Housing mix
    ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
    Single-family99%
    Multifamily (5+ units)1%
    Where Brier's workforce lives
    LODES OD — commuting flows
    Seattle
    17.6%
    Brier
    13.5%
    Everett
    11.0%
    Lynnwood
    6.9%
    Marysville
    5.3%
    Life
    per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
    Parks7
    Schools2
    Grocery stores0
    Hospitals0
    Libraries1
    Nearest community site: Brookview Church (Churches), 0.1 km

    Work

    Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
    Administrative & Support Services31% (129)
    Construction / Real Estate22% (92)
    Professional Services (partial technology proxy)14% (59)
    Logistics / Industrial10% (41)
    Hospitality7% (31)
    Healthcare & Social Assistance5% (19)
    Other4% (17)
    Government (Public Administration)4% (15)
    Education (includes academia/research)1% (6)
    Information (partial technology proxy)1% (5)
    Retail1% (4)
    Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)0% (2)
    Finance0% (0)