Mill Creek is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 20,828 people and four associated neighborhoods, Mill Creek is the 55th largest community in Washington.
Mill Creek home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Mill Creek real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Mill Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Mill Creek, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.20 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the city, public transportation in Mill Creek is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Mill Creek, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Mill Creek, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Mill Creek is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 52.61% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Mill Creek in 2022 was $61,422, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $245,688 for a family of four.
Mill Creek is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mill Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mill Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mill Creek include English, German, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian.
Mill Creek also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.10%.
The most common language spoken in Mill Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.