Bonney Lake is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 22,835 people and ten associated 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 $123,462.00. 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.Bonney Lake is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bonney Lake is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bonney Lake who work in management occupations (12.34%), office and administrative support (12.30%), and sales jobs (10.40%). 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 14.71% 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 35.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of people in Bonney Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.50% of adults in Bonney Lake have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bonney Lake in 2022 was $49,627, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,508 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 10.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bonney Lake include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bonney Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
