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Cottage Lake, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Cottage Lake is a Census CDP of 22,518 people across 22.74 square miles of land, in King County. Median household income is $213,106, 91.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottage Lake
What Cottage Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area22.74 sq mi
- Water area0.13 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land990
- County holding the largest share of its areaKing County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cottage Lake
- Population22,518
- Median age44.2
- Population under 185,354
- Share under 1823.8 percent
- Population 65 and over4,080
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households7,794
- Family households6,609
- Share of households that are families84.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cottage Lake
- Median household income$213,106
- Per capita income$93,328
- Civilian labor force10,704
- Employed10,266
- Unemployed438 plus or minus 225
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over15,949
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher67.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cottage Lake
- Housing units8,040
- Occupied units7,794
- Vacant units246 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied7,104
- Renter occupied690 plus or minus 223
- Ownership rate91.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,230,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,740
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units7,884
- Share single family98.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Mobile homes112 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cottage Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,531
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,065 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,456
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.6 percent
- Drove alone57.4 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home33.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
King County, not Cottage Lake
King County context, not Cottage Lake figures
- Establishments in King County70,376
- Covered employment, King County1,449,785
- Average annual pay, King County$132,279
- Housing units permitted, King County10,564
Every figure in this section is published for King County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cottage Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cottage Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cottage Lake, Washington?
22,518, in 7,794 households. Cottage Lake CDP covers 22.74 square miles of land, which is 990 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cottage Lake in?
King County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cottage Lake?
$213,106. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,230,700. Median gross rent is $2,740 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Cottage Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for King County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cottage Lake.
Is zoning published for Cottage Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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