Union Hill-Novelty Hill is a

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(CDP) in King County,

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, United States. The area was first recognized by the Census Bureau in the 2000 census. The population was 22,683 at the 2020 census. Based on

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, Union Hill-Novelty Hill ranks 5th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.

Geography

Union Hill-Novelty Hill is located in northern King County and is bordered to the west by the city of Redmond, and a separate portion of the city, comprising the Redmond Watershed Preserve, is surrounded by the northern part of the CDP. To the north is the Cottage Lake CDP, and

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runs along the southern edge of the community in the valley of Evans Creek and Patterson Creek. The Ames Lake CDP is to the southeast, and downtown

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is to the southwest. According to the

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, the Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.36%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 11,265 people, 3,584 households, and 3,103 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 462.9 people per square mile (178.7/km²). There were 3,677 housing units at an average density of 151.1/sq mi (58.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.77%

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, 0.78%

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, 0.39% Native American, 4.25% Asian, 0.06%

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, 1.30% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races.

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or Latino people of any race were 3.45% of the population. There were 3,584 households, out of which 53.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.7% were

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living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.37. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $98,061, and the median income for a family was $105,758. Males had a median income of $77,954 versus $46,167 for females. The

for the CDP was $58,285. About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the community is in the

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. Other portions are in the Riverview School District and in the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

References

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