Bellevue is a city of 151,847 people in Washington. 72% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $1,340,300. 43% of people here were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 69% more than in Washington as a whole. The median household earns $165,576, about 101% above the national median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $165,576, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
72% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 156%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bellevue
What changed most since 1990
Asian share9.9% → 42.7%(+32.8 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share85.3% → 39.9%(−45.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$465,133 → $1,340,300(+188%)US over the same years: +67%
Bellevue's population equals 6.6% of King County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 11% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 5.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.7%(563)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(832)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(1,496)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(205)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(110)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4,113 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bellevue, decade by decade
Bellevue population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
86,878
$105,123
$465,133
45.7%
32.8
2000
109,569
$113,558
$523,361
54.1%
56.2
2010
122,363
$117,836
$800,565
60.7%
70.9
2020
151,854
$156,955
$1,075,927
69.1%
79.8
2024
151,847
$165,576
$1,340,300
72.1%
80.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
