Washington > Snohomish County > Mountlake Terrace
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Snohomish County · population ~24,750
Population
24,750
↑ 24% since 2010
Jobs
6,675
↑ 9% since 2010
Renters
43%
↑ 3pp since 2009
Median income
$107,687
↑ 106% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 57.4% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (57% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
- 333% of Mountlake Terrace's local jobs sit in a single sector (Finance) — a signature of one dominant employer rather than broad-based economic diversity.
Key facts
Population
24,750
Jobs
6,675
Renters
43%
Median income
$107,687
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 6,097 in 2010 to 6,675 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2016 (+2.2%/year before, -0.1%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has fallen 5 percentage points since 2009 (62% to 57% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
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
57.4%
higher than only 9% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
56.9%
higher than only 35% of places
Local jobs
LODES
6,675
higher than only 27% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
9%
higher than only 9% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
4,494
higher than 57% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
38%
higher than only 34% 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-family63%
Multifamily (5+ units)37%
Where Mountlake Terrace's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
16.4%
Everett
10.4%
Mountlake Terrace
9.0%
Lynnwood
6.8%
Edmonds
6.3%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks14
Schools5
Grocery stores3
Hospitals0
Libraries1
Nearest community site: First Baptist Church (Churches), 0.55 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Finance33% (2,217)
Healthcare & Social Assistance15% (1,004)
Construction / Real Estate11% (727)
Retail9% (607)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)7% (447)
Hospitality6% (372)
Administrative & Support Services4% (291)
Logistics / Industrial4% (252)
Education (includes academia/research)3% (211)
Government (Public Administration)3% (208)
Other2% (133)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)2% (111)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (95)