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Compare Sammamish to Mercer Island

This post compares Sammamish, Washington to Mercer Island, Washington across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Sammamish (city) Mercer Island (city)
Population 62,877 24,768
Income (median) $116,376 $110,338
Home Value (median) $679,900 $1,034,600
White 66% 74%
Black 0% 1%
Asian 27% 18%
With Kids 52% 34%
Age (median) 38 45
Rentals 13% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Sammamish or Mercer Island?
A: Sammamish has a larger population count than Mercer Island: 62877 compared with 24768 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Sammamish or in Mercer Island?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Sammamish.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Sammamish or Mercer Island?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Sammamish.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mercer Island does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 13% for Sammamish versus 29% for Mercer Island.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Sammamish may include: Union-Hill-Novelty-Hill, Mill-Creek-East, and Issaquah.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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