COMPARING TWO PLACES
Carnation vs Sammamish
PLACE A
Carnation, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Sammamish, Washington
Carnation is 96% smaller than Sammamish. Sammamish earns more, with a median household income $86,927 higher. Sammamish has grown faster since 2000 (47% vs 21%).
CARNATIONSAMMAMISHDIFFERENCE
Total population2,47166,110−96% vs Sammamish
Population density2,1343,236−1,103
Population growth20.8%47.3%−26.5 pts
Median age36.839.9−3.1
Male47.3%49.0%−1.7 pts
Female52.7%51.0%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born14.0%36.5%−22.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%49.2%+23.2 pts
Black4.5%1.3%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.3%5.6%+7.7 pts
Asian4.2%37.1%−32.9 pts
Other5.5%6.7%−1.2 pts
Median household income$152,763$239,690−$86,927
Per capita income$61,388$98,874−$37,486
Poverty rate1.6%4.3%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.406−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher47.9%77.1%−29.2 pts
Graduate degree19.2%37.3%−18.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%3.1%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation73.9%68.8%+5.0 pts
Median home value$875,000$1,407,300−$532,300
Median gross rent$2,175$2,857−$682
Owner-occupied81.4%82.6%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%2.1%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households37.6%43.1%−5.5 pts
Average commute31.429.3+2.1
Worked from home27.6%38.8%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured3.7%2.3%+1.4 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025