METRO AREA
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
median household income $116,172, 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
Unique to this place
What stands out about Seattle
What changed most since 1990
- Median home value (2024 dollars)$297,730 → $749,490 (+152%)US over the same years: +67%
- White share85.0% → 56.8% (−28.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
- Asian share6.3% → 15.9% (+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Among the 21 metro and micro areas based in Washington
- 1st in household income$116,172
- 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree47.0%
- 1st in home value$749,490
- 1st in diversity score77.6
Section 01
Population & growth
4,061,920
+33%since 2000
from 3,043,878 in 2000
4,161,883 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
5,870 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20244.1M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(226,089)
5 to 95.9%(237,829)
10 to 145.9%(239,657)
15 to 195.6%(228,957)
20 to 245.9%(239,374)
25 to 3416.9%(687,561)
35 to 4415.6%(634,360)
45 to 5412.6%(510,796)
55 to 6411.7%(474,099)
65 to 748.7%(353,999)
75 to 844%(163,024)
85 and over1.6%(66,175)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$116,172
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,307 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
67.6%
+25.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
Retail trade9.2%
Wholesale trade6.7%
Finance & insurance5.8%
Other services5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.5%
Public administration3.4%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
Education & health services0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
Construction0.5%
Manufacturing0%
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Section 03
Housing
$749,490
+106%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $199,995 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
6.4
+17%since 2009
from 5.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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)
78
+34%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
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)
Singaporean0%(172)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,507)
Macedonian0%(469)
Guyanese0%(373)
Barbadian0%(145)
Cape Verdean0%(57)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
93.3%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 89.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 96.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
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
Direct-purchase
12.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
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)
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(52,749)
Vietnam era29.8%(60,637)
Korean War3.6%(7,260)
World War II1%(1,973)
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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Over time
Seattle, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,559,164 | $83,953 | $297,730 | 26.9% | 33.5 |
| 2000 | 3,043,878 | $93,463 | $364,321 | 32.4% | 50.9 |
| 2010 | 3,439,809 | $93,999 | $519,863 | 36.6% | 63.7 |
| 2020 | 4,018,762 | $111,403 | $614,873 | 43.3% | 77.3 |
| 2024 | 4,061,920 | $116,172 | $749,490 | 47.0% | 77.6 |
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.
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.
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3 component counties
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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