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Gold Bar, WA

Snohomish County · population ~2,420
Population
2,420
↑ 17% since 2010
Jobs
138
↑ 37% since 2010
Renters
9%
↑ 1pp since 2009
Median income
$100,729
↑ 81% since 2009 (nominal)
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    Key facts
    Population
    2,420
    Jobs
    138
    Renters
    9%
    Median income
    $100,729
    Nearby places
    Straight-line distance, not drive time

    The story so far

    Local job base moved from 101 in 2010 to 138 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2016 (+12.4%/year before, -1.3%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 7 percentage points since 2009 (71% to 77% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.

    Local jobs, 20102023
    20162010138101
    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
    77.3%
    42.0%86.7%
    higher than 90% of places
    Owner-occupied
    ACS 5-yr
    90.5%
    40.4%85.1%
    higher than 100% of places
    Local jobs
    LODES
    138
    1,506656,821
    higher than only 0% of places
    Job growth since 2010
    LODES
    37%
    -3%166%
    higher than 52% of places
    Weekday transit departures
    GTFS snapshot
    163
    19256,385
    higher than only 6% of places
    Tesla share of local EVs
    WA DOL
    43%
    24%58%
    higher than 56% 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 Gold Bar's workforce lives
    LODES OD — commuting flows
    Gold Bar
    46.7%
    Everett
    15.0%
    Sultan
    10.0%
    Monroe
    10.0%
    Seattle
    5.0%
    Life
    per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
    Parks1
    Schools1
    Grocery stores2
    Hospitals0
    Libraries0
    Nearest community site: Sky Valley Baptist Church (Churches), 0.83 km

    Work

    Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
    Retail27% (37)
    Hospitality26% (36)
    Construction / Real Estate14% (20)
    Healthcare & Social Assistance8% (11)
    Administrative & Support Services7% (10)
    Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)7% (9)
    Other4% (6)
    Government (Public Administration)4% (5)
    Logistics / Industrial2% (3)
    Education (includes academia/research)1% (1)
    Professional Services (partial technology proxy)0% (0)
    Finance0% (0)
    Information (partial technology proxy)0% (0)