Medical Lake is a city of 4,950 people in Washington. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. 1,192 more people live here than in 2000. Renters pay $785 a month at the median. Density works out to 1,468 people per square mile. That trails the Washington median by roughly 18%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,989, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Medical Lake
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,444 → $368,700(+164%)US over the same years: +67%
White share90.4% → 86.3%(−4.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 33.3%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)47%(296)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)47.8%(301)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.2%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 630 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Medical Lake, decade by decade
Medical Lake population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,664
$62,363
$139,444
7.8%
22.5
2000
3,758
$76,799
$190,363
10.7%
31.5
2010
5,060
$82,468
$241,104
19.6%
31.9
2020
4,874
$75,846
$248,589
36.2%
41.6
2024
4,950
$79,989
$368,700
33.3%
31.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
