Moving to Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Population: 20,362. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,251 (-0.5% change)
Males: 10,078 (49.5%), Females: 10,284 (50.5%)

Snohomish County

Zip code: 98043

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $47,238
Median house value: $170,000

Population by Race

Races in Mountlake Terrace:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.2%)
  • Hispanic (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.9%)
  • Filipino (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • Korean (2.6%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Chinese (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (1.3%)
  • Vietnamese (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (11.6%), Irish (11.3%), Norwegian (7.1%), Swedish (4.2%), United States (4.0%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountlake Terrace

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountlake Terrace city

  • Never married: 29.7%
  • Now married: 49.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

16.9% Foreign born (9.5% Asia, 3.1% Europe, 2.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +677 (+3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountlake Terrace:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountlake Terrace:

  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 8 miles; EVERETT, WA; Abbreviation: PAE)
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 19 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: BFI)
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 25 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountlake Terrace:

  • KENMORE AIR HARBOR INC (about 5 miles; KENMORE, WA; Abbreviation: S60)
  • SEATTLE SEAPLANES (about 12 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: 0W0)
  • KENMORE AIR HARBOR (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: W55)

Amtrak stations near Mountlake Terrace:

  • 6 miles: EDMONDS (211 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: SEATTLE (303 S. JACKSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountlake Terrace:

  • EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; LYNNWOOD, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
  • SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,526)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 9 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,489)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,328)
  • SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,992)
  • SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,743)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,386)