Bellevue

Population: 151,199
Median household income: $161,300
Median home value: $1,203,100

Bellevue is a community in King County, Washington, home to 151,199 residents. Its median household income of $161,300 runs above the King County figure of $122,148.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bellevue's population grew 4.7% from 144,403 to 151,199, while its median home value rose 48.7% from $809,200 to $1,203,100.

47.0% of workers drive to work alone. 47.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 151,199
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $161,300
Median home value: $1,203,100
Median gross rent: $2,505
Housing units: 65,536
Homeownership rate: 51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

144,403151,199

Median household income

$120,456$161,300

Median home value

$809,200$1,203,100

Median gross rent

$1,947$2,505

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	144,403	$120,456	$809,200	$1,947
2020	146,145	$129,497	$887,700	$2,104
2021	149,365	$140,252	$951,200	$2,220
2022	150,606	$149,551	$1,139,500	$2,422
2023	151,199	$161,300	$1,203,100	$2,505

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,050	4.7%
5 to 17	23,184	15.3%
18 to 24	10,008	6.6%
25 to 34	27,480	18.2%
35 to 44	23,769	15.7%
45 to 54	20,426	13.5%
55 to 64	17,394	11.5%
65 to 74	11,585	7.7%
75 and over	10,303	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,109	42.4%
Black or African American	3,247	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	202	0.1%
Asian	61,797	40.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	460	0.3%
Some other race	910	0.6%
Two or more races	7,606	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12,868	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate8.4%

Some college or associate's15.9%

Bachelor's degree36.2%

Graduate or professional degree35.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,822	4.3%
High school graduate	9,301	8.4%
Some college or associate's	17,635	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	40,120	36.2%
Graduate or professional degree	39,079	35.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone47.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit5.9%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home32.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,284	47.0%
Carpooled	5,785	7.3%
Public transit	4,668	5.9%
Walked	3,784	4.8%
Bicycle	393	0.5%
Worked from home	26,030	32.8%
Other means	1,387	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,510	25.3%
15 to 29 min	22,421	42.1%
30 to 44 min	11,380	21.4%
45 to 59 min	3,316	6.2%
60+ min	2,674	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 7.3% (10,954 of 150,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,384	64.1%
Nonfamily households	22,049	35.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61,433	93.7%
Vacant	4,103	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,899	51.9%
Renter-occupied	29,534	48.1%

1-unit, detached47.2%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units29.8%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,908	47.2%
1-unit, attached	3,538	5.4%
2 to 4 units	3,467	5.3%
5 to 19 units	8,056	12.3%
20 or more units	19,497	29.8%
Mobile home & other	70	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5305210
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 4.04 sq mi
Center point: 47.5978, -122.1565