Kenmore, WA

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2022 Population

23,611

0.233% 1-year growth

2022 Median Age

38.8

2.02% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

6.37%

4.86% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$132,191

8.83% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$803,000

22.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

12,833

0.873% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Kenmore, WA had a population of 23.6k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $132,191. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kenmore, WA grew from 23,556 to 23,611, a 0.233% increase and its median household income grew from $121,463 to $132,191, a 8.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kenmore, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (67.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.6%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.13%), and White (Hispanic) (2.94%).

None of the households in Kenmore, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.8% of the residents in Kenmore, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kenmore, WA are Bastyr University (270 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Kenmore, WA was $803,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.7%.

Most people in Kenmore, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Kenmore, WA was 2 cars per household.

United States

Population & Diversity

Kenmore, WA is home to a population of 23.6k people, from which 90.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 20.9% of Kenmore, WA residents were born outside of the country (4.93k people).

In 2022, there were 4.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Kenmore, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.39k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 1.56k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.8%

2022 Citizenship

90.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.8% of Kenmore, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Kenmore, WA was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kenmore, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kenmore, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
16k ± 922
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.39k ± 680
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.56k ± 464

8.32%

Hispanic Population

1.97k people

8.32% of the people in Kenmore, WA are hispanic (1.97k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kenmore, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Mexico
244,390 ± 11,943 people
India
101,527 ± 7,771 people
China
86,360 ± 7,174 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 244,390 Washington residents, followed by India with 101,527 and China with 86,360.

Foreign-Born Population

20.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.93k people

21.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.98k people

As of 2022, 20.9% of Kenmore, WA residents (4.93k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kenmore, WA was 21.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kenmore, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
365 ± 148
Vietnam
309 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
193 ± 106

Kenmore, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kenmore, WA employs 12.8k people. The largest industries in Kenmore, WA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,266 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,707 people), and Retail Trade (1,415 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($203,047), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($175,083), and Utilities ($134,038).

Males in Washington have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,054. The income inequality in Washington (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2022 Value

± 831

−0.873%

1 Year decline

± 9.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kenmore, WA declined at a rate of −0.873%, from 12.9k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kenmore, WA, are Management Occupations (2,094 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,631 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,075 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kenmore, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2022 Value

± 831

−0.873%

1 Year decline

± 9.29%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kenmore, WA declined at a rate of −0.873%, from 12.9k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kenmore, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,266 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,707 people), and Retail Trade (1,415 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kenmore, WA, though some of these residents may live in Kenmore, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$96,434

Median earning men ± $11,886

$58,859

Median earning women ± $9,822

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($209,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,518), and Manufacturing ($123,523).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($105,069), Manufacturing ($90,208), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,063).

Civics

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Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (51.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.9%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.18%)
Libertarian and Independent Party

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Senator Elections

US Senators from the United States

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The following chart shows elected senators in the United States over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Kenmore, WA awarded 270 degrees. The student population of Kenmore, WA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 107 male students and 621 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kenmore, WA are White (160 and 60.2%), followed by Asian (42 and 15.8%), Black or African American (17 and 6.39%), and Hispanic or Latino (17 and 6.39%).

The largest universities in Kenmore, WA by number of degrees awarded are Bastyr University (270 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kenmore, WA are Naturopathic Medicine (105 and 38.9%), Nutrition Sciences (43 and 15.9%), and Counseling Psychology (42 and 15.6%).

The median tuition cost in Kenmore, WA for private four year colleges is $28,950.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 728 students enrolled in Kenmore, WA, 14.7% men and 85.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 421 records, of which 87.9% were women and 12.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Counseling Psychology
42 degrees awarded
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine
34 degrees awarded
Nutrition Sciences
22 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Kenmore, WA was Counseling Psychology with 42 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Kenmore, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Bastyr University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

270 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bastyr University with 270 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 37 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kenmore, WA, which is 0.159 times less than the 233 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 160 degrees mean that there were 3.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 42 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,950) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($330) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kenmore, WA was $803,000 in 2022, which is 2.85 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $656,200 to $803,000, a 22.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Kenmore, WA is 68.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kenmore, WA have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kenmore, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kenmore, WA is $132,191. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Kenmore, WA was Census Tract 223 with a value of $176,607, followed by Census Tract 215 and Census Tract 221.01, with respective values of $174,295 and $173,246.

Housing

Property

$803,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$29,689

$6,335

Median Property Taxes

±$511

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kenmore, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kenmore, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2022

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 68.7% of the housing units in Kenmore, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kenmore, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 223
Census Tract 215
Census Tract 221.01

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kenmore, WA was Census Tract 223 with a value of $176,607, followed by Census Tract 215 and Census Tract 221.01, with respective values of $174,295 and $173,246.

The following map shows all of the places in Kenmore, WA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$132,191

Median Household Income

± $16,480

9.22k

Number of Households

± 691

In 2022, the median household income of the 9.22k households in Kenmore, WA grew to $132,191 from the previous year's value of $121,463.

The following chart displays the households in Kenmore, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kenmore, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (55.1%)
Worked At Home (25.7%)
Public Transit (8.85%)

In 2022, 55.1% of workers in Kenmore, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.85%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kenmore, WA have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.43% of the workforce in Kenmore, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kenmore, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kenmore, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kenmore, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.37% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kenmore, WA (1.5k out of 23.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kenmore, WA is White, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.1% of the population of Kenmore, WA has health coverage, with 62.7% on employee plans, 10.7% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 0.764% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in King County, WA see 833 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.604% increase from the previous year (828 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 881 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 180 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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833 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in King County, WA

Primary care physicians in King County, WA see an average of 833 patients per year. This represents a 0.604% increase from the previous year (828 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in King County, WA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.95%

Uninsured

62.7%

Employer Coverage

10.7%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

10%

Non-Group

0.764%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kenmore, WA grew by 11.2% from 4.45% to 4.95%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kenmore, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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