Bothell, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bothell, WA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 107,070. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BOTHELL-WA · Bothell, WA 3 ZIPs · 107,070 pop · #763/25278 · King County and Snohomish County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $153,866
  • RANK-TOP #763/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Snohomish
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-MID 107,070
  • SPREAD-MOD 98011→98021
  • HOME-TOP $925,767

Nearest income peer: Snohomish, WA (+ $1,412 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bothell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bothell on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bothell, WA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
107,070
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,866
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $153,866 and home value $925,767 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bothell as a pure owner town.

Within Washington, South Prairie is the closest lower-income city and Snohomish the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bothell.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Bothell differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Bothell: $131,667 in ZIP 98011 to $183,786 in 98021. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

98011 to 98021

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

98012 to 98021

Poverty-rate spread
1.5 points

98021 to 98012

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 98012 skews compact Bothell

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 98012 covers about 48% of Bothell's 107,070 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Bothell

Citywide ZBP: 2,965 establishments, 39,731 employees , annual payroll $3,936,537k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98012 (1,331 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (494) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Bothell, WA

These ZIP codes straddle King County and Snohomish County, so county-level figures split Bothell between several administrative records. See the King County roll-up →

Bothell sits in the upper half of King County and Snohomish County on income: Seattle, Everett and Kent report less, while Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland report more. Everett marks the far end of that range at $88,537, 42% below Bothell.

Side-by-side: Compare 98012 vs 98011 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98012 51,136 $146,144 1,331 1,290
98011 29,212 $131,667 814 1,375
98021 26,722 $183,786 820 1,021

Bothell roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bothell, .