City safety & data profile

Lakeland NorthWA

Lakeland North, WA is a 13K-resident city in King County with a median household income of $105,216.

King County, Washington. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Lakeland North, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Lakeland North has a population larger than 17% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $557,000.

Data updated 2026-09-03

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 18%
By size
$105,216
Median income (place)
$557,000
Median home (place)
14.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Lakeland North

Lakeland North posts a median household income higher than 73% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 27%
by median income, US cities

Where Lakeland North income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$105,216 Top 27% higher than 73% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Lakeland North $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in WA

Population among 109 WA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Seattle is the largest WA city on this list; Sammamish leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in WA

Median household income among the same 109-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Sammamish posts the highest place-level median income in WA; Seattle is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Lakeland North, WA beyond the headline numbers

Lakeland North sits inside King County, Washington, at roughly 47.33°N, -122.28°W. Population 12,942, $105,216 median household income. Median home value $557,000, median rent $2,340. Poverty rate 14.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Lakeland North, WA stands at 14.4%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Lakeland North costs around 5.3 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

14.8% of Lakeland North workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 26.1% in Lakeland North, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Lakeland North from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,942
Lakeland North · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$105,216
+18% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$557,000
+35% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (King County): Lakeland North's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
2.3M+16%
Median Income
$124,746+74%
Median Home Value
$859,900+128%
Poverty Rate
8.6%-25%
Unemployment
4.8%-38%

Economics

Economics indicators for Lakeland North, WA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,340/mo
Poverty Rate
14.4% +16% vs avg
Unemployment 4.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26.4%
Work From Home 14.8%
Public Transit 1.1%

Population

White 47.6%
African American 10.9%
Asian 18.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
31.6%
High Blood Pressure
30.8%
Obesity
26.1%
Physical Inactivity
18.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
17%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.7%
Current Asthma
10.7%
Current Smoking
10.5%
Diabetes
9.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 66.6%
Annual Checkup 70.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.2%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Lakeland North?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Lakeland North right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet WA-LAKELAND-NORTH · Lakeland North

Lakeland North: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Lakeland North; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Washington state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Lakeland North, WA?
Lakeland North, WA has a population of 12,942 people, located in King County, Washington.
What is the median household income in Lakeland North?
The median household income in Lakeland North, WA is $105,216 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 14.4%.
What is the median home value in Lakeland North?
The median home value in Lakeland North, WA is $557,000. Median rent is $2,340/month.
What are the top health concerns in Lakeland North?
The top health indicators in Lakeland North include Short Sleep Duration (31.6%), High Blood Pressure (30.8%), Obesity (26.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Lakeland North?
The median age in Lakeland North, WA is 40.1 years. 26.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Lakeland North, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside WA (14.4% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside WA ($105,216 here).

Compare Lakeland North with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Lakeland North's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (King County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.