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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Seattle Metro

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · 3 counties · 3,439,809 residents · 5,870 sq mi
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With 3,439,809 people, Seattle is a metro area. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $361,375. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $65,342 a year at the median, 24% more than the country as a whole. Growth has run 13% since 2000, or 395,931 more people. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.2% of people across the metro.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.8
US median: 37.2
More educated
37% 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
3,439,809
+13%since 2000
from 3,043,878 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
586 / sq mi
+13%since 2000
from 519 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.8
+5%since 2000
from 35.1 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
5,870 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
2.4M2.9M3.3M3.8M4.2M19902000201020202024Seattle
20244.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 56.5%(223,335)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.2%(213,938)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.2%(214,332)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.5%(223,364)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.7%(230,437)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415.2%(523,970)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.8%(509,691)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5415.2%(524,486)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.8%(404,248)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.9%(202,673)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.3%(114,162)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.6%(55,173)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,342
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $51,307 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,151
+30%since 2000
from $26,332 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
43.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
10.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.433
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade11.8%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade7.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Other services6.8%
US avg: 7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Public administration4.3%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$361,375
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $199,995 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$976
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $729 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
61.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2000
from 62.3% in 2000
38.3% rent
Vacancy rate
6.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.46 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
36.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.9% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 45.2% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
5.5
+1%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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic68%(2,340,274)
Black5.4%(185,061)
Hispanic / Latino9%(309,476)
Asian11.3%(389,309)
Other5.9%(204,035)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican6.2%(206,685)
Central American0.6%(18,719)
Puerto Rican0.4%(14,744)
South American0.4%(13,788)
Spaniard0.2%(7,180)
Salvadoran0.2%(6,770)
Guatemalan0.1%(4,489)
Peruvian0.1%(3,951)
Cuban0.1%(3,817)
Colombian0.1%(3,668)
Honduran0.1%(3,199)
Panamanian0.1%(1,716)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(1,504)
Argentine0%(1,312)
Chilean0%(1,268)
Ecuadorian0%(1,187)
Venezuelan0%(1,057)
Dominican0%(815)
Bolivian0%(480)
Paraguayan0%(387)
Uruguayan0%(107)
Ancestry
German18.5%(622,383)
Irish11.9%(398,862)
English11.5%(387,189)
Norwegian6.3%(209,872)
Swedish3.9%(129,777)
Italian3.9%(129,353)
French3.5%(119,039)
American3.3%(111,678)
Scottish3.2%(105,977)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(79,555)
Polish2.1%(70,940)
Dutch2%(68,238)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian1.5%(48,644)
Subsaharan African1.4%(47,878)
Danish1.1%(38,171)
Welsh1.1%(36,155)
Ukrainian0.8%(27,721)
French Canadian0.8%(25,612)
British0.8%(25,581)
Swiss0.6%(19,225)
Finnish0.6%(18,630)
Czech0.5%(16,933)
Canadian0.5%(16,678)
Greek0.5%(15,626)
Arab0.4%(13,289)
Hungarian0.4%(13,259)
Ethiopian0.4%(11,830)
Austrian0.3%(11,550)
Portuguese0.3%(10,666)
Romanian0.3%(10,132)
Somali0.3%(9,349)
Croatian0.2%(7,462)
Iranian0.2%(6,994)
Lithuanian0.2%(6,688)
West Indian0.2%(5,893)
Belgian0.1%(4,815)
Lebanese0.1%(4,513)
Slovak0.1%(4,405)
Turkish0.1%(4,270)
Armenian0.1%(4,249)
Jamaican0.1%(2,551)
Australian0.1%(2,483)
Latvian0.1%(2,421)
Egyptian0.1%(2,399)
Nigerian0.1%(2,299)
Brazilian0.1%(2,171)
Bulgarian0.1%(2,118)
Kenyan0.1%(1,720)
Slovene0%(1,521)
Serbian0%(1,520)
Haitian0%(1,135)
Israeli0%(1,081)
Syrian0%(1,071)
Iraqi0%(626)
Moroccan0%(396)
Jordanian0%(394)
Ghanaian0%(281)
Barbadian0%(273)
Macedonian0%(147)
Guyanese0%(128)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 32.4% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
91.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.3% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
12.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.6 min
+45%since 2000
from 19.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
70.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 70.2% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
8.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
5.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
3.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
7.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
41.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.8% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
16.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 15.3% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
10.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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 3,439,809 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns about $65,342 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 $361,375, and the typical rent is about $976 a month.

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

About 36.6% 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 10.2% 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 880,645 residents, a change of about 34 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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