Chain Lake, Washington

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Population in 2010: 3,741.
Males: 1,908  (51.0%)
Females: 1,833  (49.0%)
Median resident age:

44.3 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years

Zip codes: 98272.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $101,532
Chain Lake:

$101,532
WA:

$91,306

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $51,337

Chain Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $713,200
Chain Lake:

$713,200
WA:

$569,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $763,802; detached houses: $806,584; mobile homes: $436,557

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,121.

March 2022 cost of living index in Chain Lake: 94.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.1%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 5.3% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Chain Lake, WA (2022)
    • 4,29482.7%White alone
    • 3336.4%Hispanic
    • 3266.3%Two or more races
    • 681.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 420.8%Asian alone
    • 180.3%American Indian alone

Races in Chain Lake detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (24.5%), English (13.2%), American (7.0%), Norwegian (4.8%), Polish (4.1%), Czechoslovakian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

334 residents are foreign born (3.2% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).

This place:

6.4%
Washington:

14.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,460 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,142 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Everett, WA (10.7 miles , pop. 91,488).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (21.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (973.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Monroe North, WA (1.2 miles ),
Three Lakes, WA (1.6 miles ),
Monroe, WA (1.8 miles ),
Woods Creek, WA (2.1 miles ),
Snohomish, WA (2.2 miles ),
Northwest Snohomish, WA (2.4 miles ),
Lake Roesiger, WA (2.5 miles ),
Bunk Foss, WA (2.5 miles )

Latitude: 47.90 N, Longitude: 121.99 W

Distribution of median household income in Chain Lake, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Chain Lake, WA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Washington:

4.6%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO Ozone PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 91.7. This is worse than average.

City:

91.7
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2005 was 0.891. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.891
U.S.:

0.251
Ozone Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.22. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.22
U.S.:

8.11
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00474. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00474
U.S.:

0.00931

Earthquake activity:

Chain Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1235% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from Chain Lake center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 62.6 miles away from Chain Lake center
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 12.2 miles away from Chain Lake center
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from Chain Lake center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Snohomish County (31) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 17, Mudslides: 14, Landslides: 10, Winter Storms: 6, Winds: 5, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Chain Lake:

  • VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; MONROE, WA)
  • MONROE CONVALESCENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; MONROE, WA)
  • REGENCY CARE CENTER AT MONROE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; MONROE, WA)
  • DELTA REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SNOHOMISH, WA)
  • MERRY HAVEN CARE CENTER LLC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; SNOHOMISH, WA)
  • SUNRISE VIEW CONVALESCENT CTR (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)
  • BETHANY AT SILVER LAKE (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; EVERETT, WA)

Amtrak stations near Chain Lake:

  • 4 miles: MONROE (RED BARN UNOCAL) - Bus Station
  • 12 miles: EVERETT (2900 BOND ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: EDMONDS (211 RAILROAD AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chain Lake:

  • Everett Community College (about 13 miles; Everett, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
  • University of Washington-Bothell Campus (about 14 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 3,902)
  • Cascadia Community College (about 14 miles; Bothell, WA; FT enrollment: 2,238)
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 17 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
  • Edmonds Community College (about 17 miles; Lynnwood, WA; FT enrollment: 7,271)
  • Shoreline Community College (about 21 miles; Shoreline, WA; FT enrollment: 5,026)
  • Seattle Community College-North Campus (about 22 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 4,220)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Chain Lake: Box R Farms (A), Snohomish Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Meadow Lake (A), Chain Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Snohomish County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.9 people
Washington:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

81.0%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.4%
Whole state:

7.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Chain Lake:

Marital status in Chain Lake, WA
  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

For population 25 years and over in Chain Lake:

  • High school or higher: 94.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.1
Washington average:

11.6

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chain Lake
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Chain Lake, WA (based on Snohomish County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant85,354327
Catholic75,39316
Other34,27090
Mainline Protestant21,64271
Orthodox1,9436
Black Protestant4064
None494,327-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 121
This county:

1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 12
Here:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 96
Here:

1.42 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 172
Snohomish County:

2.55 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 469
This county:

6.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Snohomish County:

7.5%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Snohomish County:

27.4%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.3%
State:

13.9%

7.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($97,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.60%
Washington average:

7.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($285 average AGI)
Snohomish County:

0.04%
Washington average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from King County, WA  3.93% ($116,266 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.20% ($58,809)
from Skagit County, WA  0.20% ($61,196)


7.20% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($85,049 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.20%
Washington average:

7.40%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Snohomish County:

0.02%
Washington average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to King County, WA  2.26% ($79,355 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.29% ($78,001)
to Skagit County, WA  0.23% ($71,521)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chain Lake:

  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KCIS (630 AM; 5 kW; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES)
  • KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KARR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KIRKLAND, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chain Lake:

  • K205DL (88.9 FM; GRANITE FALLS/EVERET, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KSER (90.7 FM; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KSER FOUNDATION)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Chain Lake:

  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
  • K29ED (Channel 29; EVERETT, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Chain Lake fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Chain Lake fatal accident list:

Nov 21, 2020 08:38 PM, Cr-Trombley, Lat: 47.914883, Lon: -121.985825, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 17, 2018 07:35 PM, Cr-Chain Lake Rd, Lat: 47.903583, Lon: -121.976872, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 26, 2014 03:41 PM, Cr-Ingraham Rd, Lat: 47.887742, Lon: -121.948000, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 16ft / 5.0mTotal length
  • $2,756,000Total costs
  • 51,708Total average daily traffic
  • 3,618Total average daily truck traffic
  • 74,872Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chain Lake, WA
  • 50.0%Electricity
  • 21.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 11.2%Wood
  • 6.1%Utility gas
  • 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chain Lake, WA
  • 80.5%Electricity
  • 13.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Chain Lake compared to Washington state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.

Chain Lake on our top lists:

  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Laos (population 500+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
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