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Chain Lake, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Chain Lake is a Census CDP of 4,950 people across 10.91 square miles of land, in Snohomish County. Median household income is $161,286, 88.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chain Lake
What Chain Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.91 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land454
- County holding the largest share of its areaSnohomish 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.
Chain Lake
How many people live in Chain Lake
- Population4,950
- Median age43.3
- Population under 181,149 plus or minus 277
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over876 plus or minus 206
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households1,708
- Family households1,355
- Share of households that are families79.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chain Lake
Income and work in Chain Lake
- Median household income$161,286
- Per capita income$72,549
- Civilian labor force2,769 plus or minus 575
- Employed2,652
- Unemployed117 plus or minus 155
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over3,533
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chain Lake
Housing in Chain Lake
- Housing units1,708
- Occupied units1,708
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied1,516
- Renter occupied192 plus or minus 100
- Ownership rate88.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$873,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,755 plus or minus $452
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units1,570
- Share single family91.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more1.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Mobile homes113 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chain Lake
How Chain Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,886 plus or minus 379
- Commuting under 15 minutes402 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,245 plus or minus 269
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more66.0 percent
- Drove alone62.6 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home28.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Snohomish County, not Chain Lake
Snohomish County context, not Chain Lake figures
- Establishments in Snohomish County20,258
- Covered employment, Snohomish County297,617
- Average annual pay, Snohomish County$79,940
- Housing units permitted, Snohomish County4,149
Every figure in this section is published for Snohomish County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chain Lake.
All Snohomish County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Chain Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chain Lake, Washington?
4,950, in 1,708 households. Chain Lake CDP covers 10.91 square miles of land, which is 454 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chain Lake in?
Snohomish 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 Chain Lake?
$161,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $873,000. Median gross rent is $1,755 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 Chain Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Snohomish 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 Chain Lake.
Is zoning published for Chain Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.