Union Hill-Novelty Hill is a city of 23,047 people in Washington. This is an unusually credentialed place: 72% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,218,500, having roughly tripled since 2000. That is roughly 89% ahead of the Washington median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 11,782 people. Households take in $185,369 a year at the median, 125% more than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $185,369, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
72% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 65%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Union Hill-Novelty Hill
What changed most since 2000
Asian share4.2% → 29.1%(+24.9 pts)US over the same years: +2.3 pts
White share88.6% → 56.5%(−32.1 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Population11,265 → 23,047(+105%)US over the same years: +19%
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)9.6%(84)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(135)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.9%(473)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 877 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
Union Hill-Novelty Hill, decade by decade
Union Hill-Novelty Hill 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
2000
11,265
$178,633
$737,406
53.4%
26.4
2010
18,805
$163,216
$902,559
64.2%
48.0
2020
22,683
$187,109
$1,042,596
72.4%
70.7
2024
23,047
$185,369
$1,218,500
71.7%
73.5
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.
