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Seattle

Washington · 608,660 residents · 84.0 sq mi
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Seattle is home to 608,660 people in Washington. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 28% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $456,200. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income runs $60,665, well clear of the $52,703 US median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.1
US median: 37.2
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
608,660
+8%since 2000
from 563,374 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.1
+2%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
84.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
492K564K635K707K778K19902000201020202024Seattle
2024754K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.3%(32,036)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 94.3%(25,943)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 143.6%(22,091)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 195%(30,585)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249%(54,885)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3420.8%(126,616)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4416.4%(99,704)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.2%(80,543)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.6%(70,762)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.4%(33,069)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.3%(20,059)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over2%(12,367)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,665
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,736 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,868
+35%since 2000
from $30,306 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
40.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 39.9% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
12.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.485
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information10%
US avg: 11.5%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 10.9%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration4.4%
US avg: 4.9%
Arts, entertainment, food4.1%
US avg: 2.4%
Finance & insurance3.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.1%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 3.1%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$456,200
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $252,100 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$958
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $721 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
48.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 48.4% in 2000
51.9% rent
Vacancy rate
7.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.04 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.06 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
35.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 44.2% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
7.5
−1%since 2009
from 7.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic67.9%(382,532)
Black8.3%(46,545)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(29,719)
Asian13%(73,512)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic66.3%(403,578)
Black7.7%(47,113)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(40,329)
Asian13.7%(83,537)
Other5.5%(33,505)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.9%(23,242)
Central American0.6%(3,807)
South American0.5%(3,125)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,987)
Spaniard0.2%(1,268)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,193)
Cuban0.2%(975)
Colombian0.2%(963)
Honduran0.2%(921)
Guatemalan0.1%(774)
Peruvian0.1%(696)
Costa Rican0.1%(396)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.1%(392)
Argentine0.1%(384)
Panamanian0%(273)
Chilean0%(246)
Nicaraguan0%(232)
Venezuelan0%(208)
Dominican0%(102)
Uruguayan0%(34)
Bolivian0%(23)
Ancestry
German16.3%(97,270)
Irish11.9%(71,012)
English11.6%(68,827)
Norwegian5.1%(30,449)
Italian4.4%(25,949)
Scottish3.7%(22,301)
Swedish3.7%(21,937)
French3.2%(18,860)
American2.6%(15,466)
Polish2.5%(14,995)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(14,973)
Subsaharan African2.4%(14,575)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch2%(11,744)
Russian1.6%(9,615)
Welsh1.3%(7,475)
British1.2%(6,970)
Danish1.1%(6,649)
French Canadian0.8%(4,894)
Greek0.7%(4,462)
Ethiopian0.7%(4,342)
Somali0.7%(3,872)
Czech0.6%(3,837)
Swiss0.6%(3,689)
Hungarian0.6%(3,531)
Canadian0.5%(3,240)
Finnish0.5%(3,089)
Austrian0.4%(2,639)
Arab0.4%(2,559)
Ukrainian0.4%(2,427)
Lithuanian0.4%(2,126)
Croatian0.3%(1,828)
Portuguese0.3%(1,823)
Romanian0.2%(1,402)
Iranian0.2%(1,225)
West Indian0.2%(1,208)
Lebanese0.2%(1,156)
Slovak0.2%(1,056)
Belgian0.2%(909)
Turkish0.1%(736)
Armenian0.1%(634)
Australian0.1%(631)
Latvian0.1%(624)
Slovene0.1%(536)
Nigerian0.1%(523)
Kenyan0.1%(513)
Bulgarian0.1%(506)
Israeli0.1%(466)
Brazilian0.1%(394)
Serbian0.1%(386)
Haitian0.1%(305)
Jamaican0%(269)
Egyptian0%(188)
Syrian0%(157)
Moroccan0%(143)
Macedonian0%(102)
Ghanaian0%(96)
Barbadian0%(79)
Jordanian0%(66)
Iraqi0%(39)
Guyanese0%(20)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
55.1%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 47.2% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
92.4%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 89.5% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
21.9%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+60%since 2000
from 15.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
53.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.8% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
9.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
18.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
8.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
2.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
15.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 15.5% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
14.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
53.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 52.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Foreign born
17.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 17.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
6.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married49.2%(167,004)
Married41.8%(141,892)
Widowed1.4%(4,845)
Divorced7.6%(25,933)
Women 15+
Never married43.9%(143,597)
Married40.6%(132,903)
Widowed4.6%(14,992)
Divorced10.9%(35,618)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.2%
−7.1 ptssince 2013
from 11.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.9%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 68.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.3%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 1.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
23.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 23.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)28.8%(6,149)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(4,848)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.3%(6,263)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(1,181)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(292)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 21,353 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Seattle, Washington?

Seattle, Washington has about 608,660 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Seattle, Washington?

The typical household in Seattle, Washington earns about $60,665 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Seattle, Washington expensive?

In Seattle, Washington, the median home is worth about $456,200, and the typical rent is about $958 a month.

How educated are people in Seattle, Washington?

About 55.1% of adults age 25 and over in Seattle, Washington hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Seattle, Washington?

About 12.7% of people in Seattle, Washington live below the federal poverty line.

Has Seattle, Washington grown since 1990?

Yes, Seattle, Washington has grown since 1990. The population has added about 92,401 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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