Census place 5345865

Mill Creek

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Mill Creek city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Mill Creek.

According to the 2025 estimate, Mill Creek has a population of 20,902 and 4,501 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 91 covered Washington places are: median home value is $903,800, above the comparison median of $549,300; population density is 4,501/sq mi, above the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi; and median household income is $124,364, above the comparison median of $91,951. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$903,800
Above the comparison median of $549,300
population density
4,501/sq mi
Above the comparison median of 2,972/sq mi
median household income
$124,364
Above the comparison median of $91,951

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Mill Creek's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
20,902
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
4,501/sq mi
4.6 sq mi land area
Median age
39.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$124,364
Median home value
$903,800
Median gross rent
$2,249
Bachelor’s degree or higher
56%
Typical commute
33 min
Drive-alone commute
56.9%
Public transit commute
4.4%
Walked to work
0.3%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
41%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
65.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.1%
Working from home
29.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
96.6%
Homes built 2020+
1%
Households without a vehicle
4.6%
Households with children
32.3%
Residents with a disability
9.1%
Residents without insurance
3.1%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Snohomish County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
21
Severe Storm declarations
12
Flood declarations
4
Mud/Landslide declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: EVERETT SNOHOMISH CO AP (6 mi from place center)
Average high
57.9°F
Average low
44.9°F
Annual rainfall
33.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Mill Creek.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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Median home
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Median home
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