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Compare Shoreline to Mercer Island

This post compares Shoreline, 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 Shoreline (city) Mercer Island (city)
Population 55,431 24,768
Income (median) $56,369 $110,338
Home Value (median) $389,300 $1,034,600
White 69% 74%
Black 6% 1%
Asian 14% 18%
With Kids 27% 34%
Age (median) 41 45
Rentals 36% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Shoreline or Mercer Island?
A: Shoreline has a larger population count than Mercer Island: 55431 compared with 24768 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Shoreline or in Mercer Island?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Shoreline.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Shoreline does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 36% for Shoreline versus 29% for Mercer Island.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Shoreline may include: Lynnwood, Des-Moines, and University-Place.

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

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