Salmon Creek is a city of 20,017 people in Washington. Few US cities rank higher on income. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 43.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 3,154 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $530,100.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $111,631, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 82%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Salmon Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$201,126 → $530,100(+164%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants65.8% → 78.7%(+12.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population11,989 → 20,017(+67%)US over the same years: +35%
Salmon Creek's population equals 3.9% of Clark County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 5.4% of the county's.
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)23.8%(409)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(403)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.1%(587)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(90)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,720 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
Salmon Creek, decade by decade
Salmon Creek 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
11,989
$82,010
$201,126
21.3%
12.4
2000
16,767
$98,218
$291,829
27.3%
27.1
2010
19,686
$88,173
$394,888
31.6%
36.6
2020
21,293
$97,988
$431,122
35.1%
52.7
2024
20,017
$111,631
$530,100
36.4%
57.1
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.
