COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

King County

Washington · 1,507,319 residents · 2,116 sq mi

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With 1,507,319 people, King County is a county in Washington. 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Median home value sits at $139,500. Households here earn about 16% more than in Washington as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.0% of people here. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,507,319

−13%vs 2000

vs 1,737,034 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,116 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(104,013)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(99,177)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(87,503)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(86,982)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(111,671)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(302,508)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.9%(270,384)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(163,506)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(114,247)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(98,725)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(51,906)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(16,697)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,179

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,157 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,587

−37%vs 2000

vs $29,521 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$139,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $226,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$510

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $758 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.8%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.8% in 2000

41.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.4%(1,275,127)

Black5.3%(91,798)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(95,242)

Asian10.7%(186,615)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(1,280,287)

Black5%(74,968)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(42,160)

Asian7.9%(119,070)

Other2.2%(32,994)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.1%(161,863)

Central American1.3%(30,062)

South American1%(22,189)

Salvadoran0.5%(11,429)

Puerto Rican0.4%(10,206)

Spaniard0.4%(8,673)

Guatemalan0.3%(7,655)

Honduran0.3%(6,374)

Colombian0.3%(5,934)

Peruvian0.2%(4,519)

Cuban0.2%(3,864)

Venezuelan0.1%(3,330)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.1%(2,968)

Argentine0.1%(2,200)

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,971)

Nicaraguan0.1%(1,847)

Panamanian0.1%(1,722)

Dominican0.1%(1,281)

Costa Rican0%(769)

Bolivian0%(747)

Uruguayan0%(279)

Paraguayan0%(214)

Asian origin

Chinese5.7%(129,946)

Asian Indian5%(114,638)

Filipino2.3%(53,047)

Vietnamese2.2%(49,605)

Korean1.6%(35,900)

Japanese0.9%(20,140)

Taiwanese0.4%(10,248)

Cambodian0.3%(7,657)

Pakistani0.2%(4,739)

Kazakh0.2%(4,708)

Thai0.2%(4,073)

Laotian0.2%(3,815)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0.1%(2,195)

Nepalese0.1%(1,869)

Indonesian0.1%(1,814)

Hmong0.1%(1,692)

Mongolian0.1%(1,297)

Mien0%(943)

Bangladeshi0%(869)

Sri Lankan0%(614)

Malaysian0%(515)

Singaporean0%(172)

Bhutanese0%(168)

Uzbek0%(139)

Okinawan0%(74)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(9,480)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(8,269)

Chamorro0.2%(3,683)

Marshallese0.1%(1,755)

Fijian0.1%(1,402)

Tongan0.1%(1,279)

Guamanian0%(316)

Chuukese0%(270)

Ancestry

German12%(273,985)

English11%(250,637)

Irish8.6%(196,924)

Italian3.4%(78,729)

Norwegian3.4%(78,124)

Subsaharan African2.9%(65,856)

American2.5%(56,622)

Swedish2.4%(54,713)

Scottish2.3%(53,214)

French2.2%(51,429)

Polish1.9%(42,882)

Russian1.3%(30,574)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.2%(26,485)

Dutch1.1%(25,672)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(20,537)

Ethiopian0.9%(19,834)

Arab0.8%(18,439)

British0.7%(17,097)

Welsh0.7%(17,065)

Danish0.7%(15,776)

Somali0.6%(13,378)

Finnish0.5%(10,394)

Iranian0.4%(10,136)

French Canadian0.4%(9,840)

Swiss0.4%(9,655)

Czech0.4%(9,520)

Romanian0.4%(9,216)

Canadian0.4%(9,002)

Greek0.4%(8,855)

Portuguese0.4%(8,621)

Hungarian0.3%(7,771)

Austrian0.3%(6,518)

Turkish0.3%(6,280)

West Indian0.3%(6,064)

Kenyan0.2%(5,635)

Brazilian0.2%(5,074)

Croatian0.2%(4,876)

Lithuanian0.2%(4,677)

Iraqi0.2%(4,084)

Lebanese0.2%(3,788)

Nigerian0.2%(3,643)

Armenian0.2%(3,447)

Egyptian0.1%(2,911)

Bulgarian0.1%(2,769)

Belgian0.1%(2,450)

Slovak0.1%(2,366)

Jamaican0.1%(2,102)

Israeli0.1%(1,884)

Australian0.1%(1,836)

Latvian0.1%(1,763)

Serbian0.1%(1,428)

Haitian0.1%(1,286)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,284)

Syrian0.1%(1,250)

Slovene0.1%(1,207)

Palestinian0.1%(1,149)

Moroccan0%(1,106)

Jordanian0%(937)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(781)

Macedonian0%(369)

Guyanese0%(333)

Barbadian0%(70)

Cape Verdean0%(34)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.8%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.9%(386,708)

Married51%(494,337)

Widowed1.7%(16,015)

Divorced7.5%(72,703)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(315,531)

Married49.8%(471,566)

Widowed5.8%(55,284)

Divorced11.1%(104,926)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 66.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 77.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% 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)26.3%(21,747)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(18,189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.7%(26,245)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(4,327)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(1,150)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 82,668 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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