Washington / AIANNHCE 4290 / Federally-recognized area

Tulalip

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

88.3%25/3 availability

48.5%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

11Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Tulalip within Washington, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

In Washington, this federally recognized tribe uses Tulalip Reservation as its main reservation, and it spans about 35 square miles of land plus roughly 17.5 square miles of water. FCC BDC records show 11 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers serving roughly 6,693 service locations, with current availability of 88.3% at 25/3 Mbps, 48.5% at 100/20, and 0.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

A federally recognized tribe in Washington, Tulalip is organized around tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

You are about to leave the Tulalip Tribes Government Website and visit a third-party website that the Tulalip Tribes does not maintain or control. Child Support Enforcement Custodial Maintenance Elections Elder Services Enrollment Funeral Services Grants & Self Governance Minor Trust Accounts Senior Center TANF. A federally recognized tribe and successors in interest to the Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Skykomish, and other allied tribes and bands that signed the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	9,846	9,744	10,132	10,296	10,190	10,353
Households	3,635	3,626	3,667	3,756	3,727	3,793
Median age	45.2	46.7	45.6	45.1	44.7	45.3
Male / Female	50.1% / 49.9%	50.7% / 49.3%	51.0% / 49.0%	51.2% / 48.8%	51.2% / 48.8%	51.4% / 48.6%
Avg. household size	2.70	2.68	2.75	2.73	2.72	2.72
Pop. density (per sq mi)	283.7	280.8	291.9	296.7	293.6	298.3
HH density (per sq mi)	104.7	104.5	105.7	108.2	107.4	109.3

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$81,135	$86,836	$93,063	$99,841	$101,575	$102,169
Per capita income	$37,040	$38,764	$40,166	$43,686	$45,063	$46,721
Poverty rate	10.5%	11.8%	11.8%	14.0%	16.9%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	7.5%	6.6%	6.5%	7.0%	6.3%
HS diploma or higher	60.2%	62.1%	60.8%	60.9%	61.4%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	20.5%	21.2%	20.5%	20.8%	21.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	23.4 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2019Q2	20.9 Mbps	8.5 Mbps
2019Q3	22.9 Mbps	5.0 Mbps
2019Q4	26.6 Mbps	10.6 Mbps
2020Q1	28.6 Mbps	12.6 Mbps
2020Q2	25.4 Mbps	5.4 Mbps
2020Q3	29.6 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2020Q4	32.6 Mbps	10.4 Mbps
2021Q1	42.9 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2021Q2	47.5 Mbps	15.9 Mbps
2021Q3	51.4 Mbps	15.4 Mbps
2021Q4	60.1 Mbps	19.0 Mbps
2022Q1	63.7 Mbps	18.3 Mbps
2022Q2	65.7 Mbps	22.3 Mbps
2022Q3	75.7 Mbps	18.2 Mbps
2022Q4	93.2 Mbps	23.9 Mbps
2023Q1	97.8 Mbps	28.8 Mbps
2023Q2	100.7 Mbps	25.9 Mbps
2023Q3	124.6 Mbps	23.4 Mbps
2023Q4	114.1 Mbps	31.5 Mbps
2024Q1	108.9 Mbps	35.0 Mbps
2024Q2	121.5 Mbps	33.9 Mbps
2024Q3	117.6 Mbps	39.6 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	25.5%	1.5%	0.0%
2016	54.2%	45.6%	0.0%
2017	70.7%	65.9%	13.7%
2018	72.0%	72.0%	1.3%
2019	80.1%	79.7%	1.2%
2020	91.9%	85.6%	5.1%
2021	92.9%	80.7%	7.2%
2022	52.3%	2.8%	0.1%
2023	65.0%	9.2%	0.2%
2024	88.3%	48.5%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	67.1%	65.1%
2018	69.3%	62.3%
2019	72.1%	66.9%
2020	72.8%	73.8%
2021	74.4%	75.6%
2022	74.7%	81.7%
2023	75.4%	86.7%
2024	74.5%	89.9%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	88.3%
100/20 Mbps	48.5%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	88.3%	92%
100/20 Mbps	48.5%	85%
Adoption	74.5%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	11
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	6,693

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Radiate Holdings, LP	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Comcast Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Dish Network Corporation
EchoStar Corporation	—
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Northwest Open Access Network	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Salish Networks, Inc.	—
Northwest Fiber, LLC	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	3.3%
Fiber	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%
Cable	39.2%	39.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Fixed Wireless	38.9%	11.6%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	6.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	0.211

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	68.2	51.6	23.6	1.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	73.9	65.6	44.8	1.5	1.5	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.7	69.7	54.5	2.9	1.5	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	2.9	1.5	0.1
Any Terrestrial	87.8	81.8	54.5	2.9	1.5	0.1
Cable	43.4	43.4	43.4	1.4	1.4	0.0
Cable/Fiber	43.5	43.5	43.5	1.5	1.5	0.1
Copper	72.2	51.5	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	51.1	23.6	23.6	1.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	42.0	42.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	78.6	64.1	36.3	9.3	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	75.6	70.5	56.1	1.0	1.0	0.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	77.0	73.8	67.2	10.2	1.0	0.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	1.0	0.1
Any Terrestrial	87.3	85.7	67.2	10.2	1.0	0.1
Cable	55.2	55.2	55.2	0.9	0.9	0.1
Cable/Fiber	55.3	55.3	55.3	1.0	1.0	0.1
Copper	73.7	52.2	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	57.6	36.3	36.3	9.3	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	42.4	42.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	80.5	70.2	43.6	12.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	74.8	69.3	55.8	4.1	4.1	3.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.5	73.7	68.7	15.9	4.1	3.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	4.1	3.4
Any Terrestrial	86.8	85.1	68.7	15.9	4.1	3.4
Cable	51.7	51.7	51.7	0.9	0.9	0.2
Cable/Fiber	54.9	54.9	54.9	4.1	4.1	3.4
Copper	69.9	49.6	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	59.3	43.6	43.6	12.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	45.4	45.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	78.2	67.5	43.4	17.1	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	67.4	67.4	45.1	42.6	3.9	3.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.0	72.3	63.7	52.1	3.9	3.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.9	3.2
Any Terrestrial	83.6	82.2	63.7	52.1	3.9	3.2
Cable	39.5	39.5	39.5	39.5	0.8	0.1
Cable/Fiber	42.6	42.6	42.6	42.6	3.9	3.2
Copper	54.9	54.9	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	57.7	43.4	43.4	17.1	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	42.4	42.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	60.6	38.9	38.9	13.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	67.3	67.3	45.0	42.5	3.8	3.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.6	72.0	62.4	51.1	3.8	3.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.8	3.1
Any Terrestrial	74.6	72.0	62.4	51.1	3.8	3.1
Cable	39.5	39.5	39.5	39.5	0.7	0.1
Cable/Fiber	42.5	42.5	42.5	42.5	3.8	3.1
Copper	54.8	54.8	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	60.6	38.9	38.9	13.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	64.4	38.9	38.9	11.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	67.5	67.5	44.8	42.3	4.0	3.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.0	71.4	61.3	49.0	4.0	3.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	3.3
Any Terrestrial	75.0	71.4	61.3	49.0	4.0	3.3
Cable	39.2	39.2	39.2	39.2	0.9	0.3
Cable/Fiber	42.3	42.3	42.3	42.3	4.0	3.3
Copper	55.3	55.3	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	64.4	38.9	38.9	11.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.