Bothell vs SeaTac

A side-by-side comparison of Bothell and SeaTac: population, income, housing, and more.

Bothell and SeaTac are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bothell has the higher population (48,610 vs 31,143 in SeaTac). Bothell has the higher median household income ($132,232 vs $76,517 in SeaTac). Bothell has the higher median home value ($871,300 vs $483,200 in SeaTac).

Population, income & housing

	Bothell	SeaTac
Population	48,610	31,143
Median age	38.0 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$132,232	$76,517
Median home value	$871,300	$483,200
Median gross rent	$2,295	$1,637
Housing units	19,926	12,424
Homeownership rate	63.2%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bothell	SeaTac
Population	45,749 → 48,610 (+6.3%)	29,019 → 31,143 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$99,965 → $132,232 (+32.3%)	$63,009 → $76,517 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$530,300 → $871,300 (+64.3%)	$321,300 → $483,200 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,719 → $2,295 (+33.5%)	$1,286 → $1,637 (+27.3%)

Bothell

Population

45,74948,610

Median household income

$99,965$132,232

Median home value

$530,300$871,300

Median gross rent

$1,719$2,295

SeaTac

Population

29,01931,143

Median household income

$63,009$76,517

Median home value

$321,300$483,200

Median gross rent

$1,286$1,637

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bothell	SeaTac
Under 5	5.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.9%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.2%
35 to 44	18.2%	17.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.5%
75 and over	5.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bothell	SeaTac
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	29.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	19.1%	15.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bothell	SeaTac
No high school diploma	4.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	11.3%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	36.0%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bothell	SeaTac
Drove alone	55.4%	60.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	15.7%
Public transit	4.3%	6.9%
Walked	1.5%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.2%	10.8%
Other means	0.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bothell	SeaTac
1-unit, detached	53.4%	43.7%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	22.1%
20 or more units	14.6%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Bothell	SeaTac
Poverty rate	5.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1992	1971