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Seattle Metro

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 3 counties · 4,161,883 residents (2025 est.) · 5,870 sq mi
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Seattle is a metro area of 4,061,920 people. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $749,490. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Growth has run 33% since 2000, or 1,018,042 more people. Households take in $116,172 a year at the median, 41% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,061,920
+33%since 2000
from 3,043,878 in 2000
4,161,883 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
692 / sq mi
+33%since 2000
from 519 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.6
+7%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
5,870 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.4M2.9M3.3M3.8M4.2M19902000201020202024Seattle
20244.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(226,089)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(237,829)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.9%(239,657)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.6%(228,957)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(239,374)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.9%(687,561)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4415.6%(634,360)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.6%(510,796)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.7%(474,099)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748.7%(353,999)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(163,024)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(66,175)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$116,172
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,307 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$63,994
+143%since 2000
from $26,332 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.6%
+25.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.5%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.459
+6%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$749,490
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $199,995 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,997
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $729 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.2%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 62.3% in 2000
39.8% rent
Vacancy rate
5.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.0%
−10.9 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
47.8%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 45.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.4
+17%since 2009
from 5.5 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.
Gentrification Score
94
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic76%(2,313,259)
Black4.9%(149,000)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(162,453)
Asian8.4%(256,454)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.8%(2,305,309)
Black6%(242,707)
Hispanic / Latino11.7%(473,833)
Asian15.9%(647,120)
Other9.7%(392,951)
Diversity Score
78
+34%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−6%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7.7%(313,554)
Central American1.2%(47,292)
South American0.9%(36,534)
Puerto Rican0.6%(24,619)
Salvadoran0.5%(19,075)
Spaniard0.4%(16,318)
Guatemalan0.3%(10,919)
Colombian0.3%(10,698)
Honduran0.2%(9,040)
Peruvian0.2%(7,800)
Cuban0.2%(7,484)
Venezuelan0.1%(5,763)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.1%(4,269)
Panamanian0.1%(3,439)
Dominican0.1%(3,434)
Argentine0.1%(3,211)
Ecuadorian0.1%(3,157)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,798)
Costa Rican0%(1,677)
Bolivian0%(911)
Uruguayan0%(408)
Paraguayan0%(238)
Asian origin
Chinese3.7%(150,836)
Asian Indian3.6%(147,389)
Filipino2.2%(87,360)
Vietnamese1.8%(71,892)
Korean1.5%(61,219)
Japanese0.7%(26,771)
Cambodian0.5%(18,763)
Taiwanese0.3%(11,953)
Pakistani0.2%(7,418)
Thai0.2%(7,259)
Kazakh0.1%(5,935)
Laotian0.1%(5,575)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0.1%(3,462)
Nepalese0.1%(3,048)
Burmese0.1%(2,734)
Hmong0.1%(2,713)
Mongolian0.1%(1,910)
Bangladeshi0%(1,217)
Sri Lankan0%(1,058)
Mien0%(971)
Malaysian0%(829)
Bhutanese0%(220)
Uzbek0%(142)
Okinawan0%(99)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.5%(19,950)
Native Hawaiian0.5%(18,951)
Chamorro0.3%(11,336)
Marshallese0.1%(3,011)
Fijian0.1%(2,739)
Tongan0.1%(2,484)
Guamanian0%(821)
Chuukese0%(455)
Ancestry
German12.9%(525,730)
English11.2%(452,974)
Irish9.1%(369,337)
Norwegian4%(161,642)
Italian3.3%(136,005)
American2.9%(116,414)
Swedish2.5%(101,619)
Scottish2.5%(100,059)
Subsaharan African2.3%(94,930)
French2.3%(94,273)
Polish1.7%(68,715)
Dutch1.2%(48,556)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.1%(46,514)
Ukrainian1.1%(45,717)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(36,525)
Danish0.7%(30,179)
Welsh0.7%(29,143)
Arab0.7%(29,126)
British0.7%(27,317)
Ethiopian0.6%(26,289)
Finnish0.5%(19,218)
French Canadian0.4%(17,195)
Swiss0.4%(15,565)
Greek0.4%(14,554)
Czech0.4%(14,534)
Portuguese0.4%(14,513)
Canadian0.3%(13,887)
Somali0.3%(13,639)
Romanian0.3%(13,620)
Iranian0.3%(13,237)
West Indian0.3%(11,998)
Hungarian0.3%(11,517)
Austrian0.2%(9,195)
Kenyan0.2%(9,073)
Croatian0.2%(8,430)
Turkish0.2%(7,835)
Brazilian0.2%(7,598)
Lithuanian0.2%(6,887)
Nigerian0.2%(6,764)
Lebanese0.1%(5,819)
Iraqi0.1%(5,404)
Armenian0.1%(5,203)
Jamaican0.1%(4,768)
Egyptian0.1%(4,693)
Bulgarian0.1%(4,500)
Belgian0.1%(4,406)
Slovak0.1%(3,697)
Latvian0.1%(2,459)
Australian0.1%(2,425)
Syrian0.1%(2,215)
Israeli0.1%(2,156)
Haitian0.1%(2,128)
Moroccan0%(1,963)
Palestinian0%(1,947)
Jordanian0%(1,902)
Slovene0%(1,867)
Ghanaian0%(1,777)
Serbian0%(1,742)
Macedonian0%(469)
Guyanese0%(373)
Barbadian0%(145)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.0%
+14.6 ptssince 2000
from 32.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 89.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
19.0%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.2 min
+53%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
58.1%
−12.1 ptssince 2009
from 70.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.8%
+18.8 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.5%
−0.9 ptssince 2011
from 69.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
51.5%
+10.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
21.0%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.5%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2012
from 10.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.6%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+7.8 ptssince 2017
from 87.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 96.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
73.7%
−4.0 ptssince 2016
from 77.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 6.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.7%(638,243)
Married52.1%(880,569)
Widowed1.8%(30,513)
Divorced8.4%(142,244)
Women 15+
Never married30.9%(514,551)
Married50.9%(847,849)
Widowed6.2%(103,438)
Divorced12.1%(200,938)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.6%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 12.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
64.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 63.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
75.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 76.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 29.1% 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)31%(63,130)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(52,749)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.8%(60,637)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(7,260)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(1,973)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 203,419 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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In this metro

Largest cities

SeattleCENTRAL784,777TacomaCENTRAL229,816BellevueCENTRAL154,193KentCENTRAL134,871EverettCENTRAL113,567RentonCENTRAL104,975Federal Way99,729Kirkland97,410AuburnCENTRAL86,301RedmondCENTRAL82,506Marysville77,686South Hill68,025Shoreline66,542Sammamish66,110LakewoodCENTRAL62,755Bothell52,199Burien51,859Edmonds42,748Puyallup42,682Lynnwood42,132Lake Stevens42,091Issaquah39,423Parkland38,742University Place35,479Graham35,079SeaTac34,578Spanaway34,019Des Moines33,032Maple Valley28,482Mill Creek East25,453

The 30 most populous of 200 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

3 component counties

King CountyCENTRAL2,344,939Pierce CountyCENTRAL946,288Snohomish CountyCENTRAL870,656
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has about 4,061,920 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

The typical household in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns about $116,172 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA expensive?

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, the median home is worth about $749,490, and the typical rent is about $1,997 a month.

How educated are people in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

About 47.0% of adults age 25 and over in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA?

About 8.5% of people in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA live below the federal poverty line.

Has Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA grown since 1990?

Yes, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,502,756 residents, a change of about 59 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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