Median household income in Washington
At $93,119, the median household income in Washington is 19% above the national figure of $78,067, ranking 8 of 52, with King County the highest county at $116,340.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King County | $116,340 | 2,254,371 residents |
| 2 | Snohomish County | $104,083 | 828,337 residents |
| 3 | Kitsap County | $93,675 | 275,411 residents |
| 4 | Pierce County | $91,486 | 918,993 residents |
| 5 | Clark County | $90,115 | 504,091 residents |
| 6 | Thurston County | $88,895 | 294,272 residents |
| 7 | Skamania County | $84,500 | 12,118 residents |
| 8 | Benton County | $83,778 | 207,560 residents |
| 9 | Island County | $82,850 | 86,510 residents |
| 10 | Skagit County | $82,029 | 129,480 residents |
| 11 | Douglas County | $79,422 | 43,189 residents |
| 12 | Franklin County | $77,877 | 96,692 residents |
| 13 | Whatcom County | $77,581 | 226,523 residents |
| 14 | San Juan County | $76,745 | 18,001 residents |
| 15 | Mason County | $74,388 | 66,053 residents |
| 16 | Chelan County | $71,876 | 79,076 residents |
| 17 | Cowlitz County | $70,912 | 110,621 residents |
| 18 | Spokane County | $70,394 | 538,711 residents |
| 19 | Columbia County | $68,825 | 3,980 residents |
| 20 | Lincoln County | $68,172 | 11,036 residents |
| 21 | Lewis County | $67,247 | 82,663 residents |
| 22 | Kittitas County | $66,800 | 44,424 residents |
| 23 | Walla Walla County | $66,635 | 62,150 residents |
| 24 | Klickitat County | $66,581 | 22,798 residents |
| 25 | Grant County | $66,387 | 99,145 residents |
| 26 | Clallam County | $66,108 | 77,333 residents |
| 27 | Yakima County | $64,910 | 256,143 residents |
| 28 | Jefferson County | $64,796 | 33,006 residents |
| 29 | Asotin County | $63,724 | 22,370 residents |
| 30 | Adams County | $63,105 | 20,557 residents |
| 31 | Stevens County | $62,381 | 46,774 residents |
| 32 | Pend Oreille County | $59,353 | 13,570 residents |
| 33 | Wahkiakum County | $59,167 | 4,476 residents |
| 34 | Grays Harbor County | $59,105 | 75,672 residents |
| 35 | Pacific County | $58,889 | 23,396 residents |
| 36 | Okanogan County | $58,218 | 42,336 residents |
| 37 | Garfield County | $57,958 | 2,310 residents |
| 38 | Ferry County | $50,424 | 7,260 residents |
| 39 | Whitman County | $49,345 | 47,141 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).