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Everett, WA

Boeing remains Everett’s largest employer, but its footprint is far smaller than it was in 2016.

Population

114,900

2% more from 2021 to 2026

Family households

53.8%

±2 points at 90% confidence

Local jobs

100,608

7% more from 2018 to 2023

Median income

$83,512

±$2,953 at 90% confidence

City overview

The forces shaping Everett now.

The employers behind the economy

Boeing remains Everett’s largest employer, but its footprint is far smaller than it was in 2016.

Everett contains 100,608 workplace jobs. Manufacturing accounts for 34% of them. Healthcare is next at 19%.

The city’s current table reports 15,006 Boeing employees—down from 38,000 in its 2016 comparison column. Providence Swedish and Everett Public Schools now form a much larger share of the visible anchor base, while aerospace decisions still matter greatly to the city.

Workplace jobs: 2023

A campus city

Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett make higher education part of Everett’s economy.

54% of households are estimated to be families. Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett add a postsecondary population that is not visible in the public-school count.

Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett bring students and staff whose housing, transit, and daytime-commerce patterns differ from a conventional Everett office workforce. Enrollment is the missing scale measure.

Households: ACS 2024 · public-school locations: OSPI 2025–26

A more local workday

33% of observed Everett resident jobs stay inside the city—the local share is unusually large.

33% of observed resident job destinations are in Everett; Seattle is the largest outside destination at 18%.

Everett’s 33% local-work share creates the possibility of shorter trips, but only if homes and jobs connect within the city. Its boundary does not guarantee a walkable or transit-friendly commute.

Workplace-flow data, 2023

The trajectory

Both sides of Everett’s day are growing: the people who live there and the jobs located there.

Everett’s population rose 2% from 2021–2026; its workplace job count rose 7% from 2018–2023. The source periods differ because the two series are released on different schedules.

Everett has to absorb both forms of growth. If housing, services, or transportation lag, the 5-point gap between them will reappear as longer trips, higher prices, or harder hiring.

Population: 2021–2026 · jobs: 2018–2023

The housing divide

A majority of Everett renters are cost-burdened, far above the rate for owners.

55% of measured renter households are cost-burdened, compared with 29% of measured owners. 51% of occupied homes are rentals.

Everett renters react to current prices, while many established owners carry older purchase prices and mortgages. Its 26-point burden gap is lost in a single affordability average.

ACS 2024 five-year estimates

People

Who lives here—and which households shape demand?

The typical household estimate is 2.4 people. 54% are estimated to be family households, while 33% are estimated to be people living alone.

Average household size

2.4

±0.1 people at 90% confidence

Median age

37.2

±0.9 years at 90% confidence

Living alone

33%

±3 points at 90% confidence

Bachelor’s degree+

29%

Among residents age 25 and older. ±2 points at 90% confidence

Population composition

Who lives here

Estimated share of all Everett residents. Each percentage uses the city’s total population as its denominator.

White, non-Hispanic57% ±2 pts

Hispanic / Latino, any race18% ±2 pts

Two or more races, non-Hispanic7.1% ±1 pts

Black, non-Hispanic6.1% ±1 pts

Vietnamese3.1% ±0.8 pts

Filipino2.4% ±0.5 pts

Chinese, except Taiwanese1.0% ±0.3 pts

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic0.9% ±0.5 pts

Korean0.8% ±0.5 pts

Cambodian0.6% ±0.3 pts

Two or more Asian groups0.5% ±0.2 pts

Another race, non-Hispanic0.5% ±0.2 pts

Asian Indian0.4% ±0.2 pts

American Indian / Alaska Native, non-Hispanic0.3% ±0.1 pts

Pakistani0.3% ±0.2 pts

Japanese0.2% ±0.1 pts

Indonesian0.2% ±0.2 pts

Laotian0.2% ±0.1 pts

Hmong<0.1% ±0.1 pts

Sri Lankan<0.1% ±0.1 pts

Burmese<0.1% ±<0.1 pt

Malaysian<0.1% ±0.1 pts

Thai<0.1% ±<0.1 pt

Other Asian, not specified<0.1% ±<0.1 pt

Taiwanese<0.1% ±<0.1 pt

Nepalese<0.1% ±0.1 pts

Other Central Asian<0.1% ±<0.1 pt

0% published estimate: Mongolian, Okinawan, Other East Asian, Mien, Singaporean, Other Southeast Asian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Sikh, Other South Asian, Afghan, Kazakh, Uzbek, Other Asian, specified. Zero is not proof that no residents identify with that group.

ACS 2020–2024 · 5-year estimates

Dataset: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates · tables B03002 and B02015
Period: 2020–2024
Geography: Everett Census place
Definition: Race and Hispanic/Latino origin are self-reported Census concepts. Hispanic/Latino may be of any race; the broad display uses non-Hispanic race categories plus Hispanic/Latino of any race.
Method: Every percentage is shown with its 90% margin of error. Detailed Asian estimates use the Asian-alone universe and are divided by the city population for display.

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Work

What powers the local economy—and how dependent is it?

Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace) accounts for 34% of jobs located in Everett. The city’s job base changed +22% between 2010 and 2023.

Housing

What kinds of homes exist—and where is pressure showing?

49% of occupied homes are estimated to be owner-occupied and 51% rented. The estimates suggest 55% of renter households and 29% of owner households spend at least 30% of income on housing.

Home value profile

What owner-occupied homes are worth

Owner estimates from the 2020–2024 American Community Survey—not listings, recorded sales, or appraisals. The final Census band is open-ended: $2 million and above.

Median estimate$565k±14624.0 at 90% confidence

Middle half of homes$422k–$711kLower to upper quartile of owner estimates

Luxury-home concentration1%≈170 homes · estimated at $2M+

Under $500k39%

$500–749k43%

$750–999k13%

$1–1.49M4%

$1.5–1.99M1%

$2M+1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year tables B25075–B25078. Values cover owner-occupied homes only and do not measure current asking prices or recent purchase prices.

Owner-occupied

49%

±3 points at 90% confidence

Renter cost-burdened

55%

Spending 30% or more of income on gross rent. ±5 points at 90% confidence

Owner cost-burdened

29%

Spending 30% or more on selected owner costs. ±3 points at 90% confidence

Homes authorized, 2025

565

Permit authorizations—not construction starts or completed homes.

Permit activity: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, final annual estimate for 2025. Housing units authorized are not starts or completions.

Mobility

Where do residents need to go—and who has a real alternative to driving?

Current transit schedules include 541 stops and 21,587 weekday stop departures inside Everett. The 2020–2024 ACS separately estimates how workers usually commuted; it does not count every transit trip or describe today's schedule.

Weekday departures

21,587

Scheduled stop departures in the current covered-feed snapshot—not riders.

Transit stops

541

Matched inside city limits; nearby cross-border stops are separate.

Top outside workplace

Seattle

18% of observed resident job destinations in 2023 LODES.

Work inside the city

33%

Share of observed resident job destinations located in the same city in 2023 LODES.

City boundary and regional context● nearby ● work destinations

Daily life

Community institutions and local activity

Public schools, libraries, pharmacies, and listed everyday places show part of the local inventory inside Everett; taxable sales show the scale and direction of local commercial activity. Residents also use places across city lines, so a boundary count is not the same as access.

Civic life

Everett uses one of Washington’s uncommon first-class city charters.

Everett voters elect the mayor separately from the council. The mayor leads city administration, while the council adopts laws, policy, and the budget—so executive accountability sits directly with an elected office.

Government form

Mayor–Council

The mayor is separately elected to lead administration.

Mayor listed

Cassie Franklin

The separately elected chief executive.

Council representatives listed

Current directory entries; vacancies or updates can make this differ from authorized seats.

Incorporated

1893

First city under Washington law.

Structure, meetings, and current officials: Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC), checked 2026-09-08. Election administration and certified results: the county election offices listed above. Confirm live agendas and officeholders at the source.

Change

What is changing the city’s trajectory?

Population and jobs do not always move together. Reading both helps distinguish a growing employment center from a city whose households are increasingly tied to opportunities elsewhere.

Residents

114,900

2% more from 2021 to 2026

Local jobs

100,608

7% more from 2018 to 2023

Retail trade, 2023–2024

−1%

Nominal taxable-sales change; not adjusted for inflation.

Data & details — selected comparable metrics across 82 places

Local jobs

LODES

100,608

Higher than 91% of places

Long-run job change

LODES

+22%

Higher than only 23% of places

Weekday transit departures

GTFS snapshot

21,587

Higher than 91% of places

Multifamily permitting

Census BPS

Faster than usual

Recent annual pace compared with this city's own 2010–2025 record

2BR Fair Market Rent

HUD, county-level

$2,549

FY2027 HUD program benchmark; chart shows FY2020–FY2027 history. Shared across this HUD metro area—not a place-specific market rent.

Work — sector breakdown

Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry

Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)34% (34,463)

Healthcare & Social Assistance19% (18,903)

Retail7% (6,761)

Logistics / Industrial7% (6,570)

Government (Public Administration)6% (5,842)

Education (includes academia/research)5% (5,282)

Hospitality5% (4,665)

Construction / Real Estate4% (4,503)

Administrative & Support Services4% (3,942)

Professional Services (partial technology proxy)4% (3,749)

Other3% (3,085)

Finance2% (1,866)

Information (partial technology proxy)1% (977)

Where Everett's workforce lives (inbound)

LODES OD — commuting flows into local jobs

Everett

24.4%

Marysville

12.6%

Seattle

8.2%

Lake Stevens

6.7%

Mukilteo

4.1%

Everett, WA

The forces shaping Everett now.

Boeing remains Everett’s largest employer, but its footprint is far smaller than it was in 2016.

Everett Community College and Washington State University Everett make higher education part of Everett’s economy.

33% of observed Everett resident jobs stay inside the city—the local share is unusually large.

Both sides of Everett’s day are growing: the people who live there and the jobs located there.

A majority of Everett renters are cost-burdened, far above the rate for owners.

Who lives here—and which households shape demand?

Who lives here

What powers the local economy—and how dependent is it?

Jobs by sector

Verified employer anchors

What kinds of homes exist—and where is pressure showing?

What owner-occupied homes are worth

The housing mix we can estimate confidently

Where do residents need to go—and who has a real alternative to driving?

Where resident workers go

How residents usually get to work

About how long does it take to get where people go?

Community institutions and local activity

Places for everyday needs in Everett

2 public-library branches inside Everett

The schools inside Everett.

Everett supports more retail activity per resident than most regional cities.

Everett uses one of Washington’s uncommon first-class city charters.

When does the Everett council meet?

Where to check Everett election results.

What is changing the city’s trajectory?