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Population: 2,014. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,286 (+13.5% change)
Males: 1,048 (52.0%), Females: 966 (48.0%)

Snohomish County

Zip code: 98251

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.6 years
Median household income: $45,714
Median house value: $148,800

Population by Race

Races in Gold Bar:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Other race (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (23.0%), Irish (20.4%), English (11.6%), Norwegian (7.0%), Swedish (5.6%), French (4.2%).

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gold Bar

  • High school or higher: 84.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 45.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gold Bar city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

3.3% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +799 (+65.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gold Bar:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gold Bar:

  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 40 miles; EVERETT, WA; Abbreviation: PAE)
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 48 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: BFI)
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 51 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gold Bar:

  • SKY HARBOR (about 7 miles; SULTAN, WA; Abbreviation: S86)
  • FIRSTAIR FIELD (about 21 miles; MONROE, WA; Abbreviation: W16)
  • SKYKOMISH STATE (about 28 miles; SKYKOMISH, WA; Abbreviation: S88)

Amtrak station near Gold Bar:

  • 20 miles: MONROE (RED BARN UNOCAL) – Bus Station

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gold Bar:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 30 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 32,742)
  • BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,013)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,328)
  • EVERETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EVERETT, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,970)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,007)
  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
  • RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; RENTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,623)

Public primary/middle school in Gold Bar:

  • GOLD BAR ELEMENTARY (Students: 413; Location: 419 LEWIS AVE; Grades: KG – 06)

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