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Bonney Lake, WA
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Living in Bonney Lake



Bonney Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 22,885 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Bonney Lake is the 51st largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bonney Lake, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Bonney Lake, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bonney Lake’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bonney Lake does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $108,705.00.

Housing costs in Bonney Lake are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

Also of interest is that Bonney Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Bonney Lake telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Bonney Lake is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bonney Lake, the average commute to work is 37.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Bonney Lake is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bonney Lake in 2018 was $46,222, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,888 for a family of four.

Bonney Lake is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bonney Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bonney Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bonney Lake also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bonney Lake include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Bonney Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.