Kenmore vs SeaTac

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

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

SeaTac has the higher population (31,143 vs 23,594 in Kenmore). Kenmore has the higher median household income ($137,926 vs $76,517 in SeaTac). Kenmore has the higher median home value ($869,800 vs $483,200 in SeaTac).

Population, income & housing

	Kenmore	SeaTac
Population	23,594	31,143
Median age	38.7 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$137,926	$76,517
Median home value	$869,800	$483,200
Median gross rent	$1,944	$1,637
Housing units	9,362	12,424
Homeownership rate	69.7%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.2%	26.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kenmore	SeaTac
Population	22,724 → 23,594 (+3.8%)	29,019 → 31,143 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$109,810 → $137,926 (+25.6%)	$63,009 → $76,517 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$572,900 → $869,800 (+51.8%)	$321,300 → $483,200 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,433 → $1,944 (+35.7%)	$1,286 → $1,637 (+27.3%)

Kenmore

Population

22,72423,594

Median household income

$109,810$137,926

Median home value

$572,900$869,800

Median gross rent

$1,433$1,944

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)

	Kenmore	SeaTac
Under 5	6.4%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.2%
35 to 44	15.1%	17.6%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.5%
75 and over	6.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kenmore	SeaTac
White (non-Hispanic)	64.3%	29.3%
Black or African American	3.0%	23.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	14.7%	15.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.2%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kenmore	SeaTac
No high school diploma	3.7%	16.1%
High school graduate	13.2%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	25.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kenmore	SeaTac
Drove alone	54.2%	60.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	15.7%
Public transit	6.2%	6.9%
Walked	1.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.8%	10.8%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kenmore	SeaTac
1-unit, detached	63.3%	43.7%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	22.1%
20 or more units	16.8%	19.5%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Kenmore	SeaTac
Poverty rate	6.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1984	1971