Renton

Population: 105,279
Median household income: $96,626
Median home value: $631,400

Located in King County, Washington, Renton is a community with a population of 105,279. The median household income of $96,626 is below the King County median ($122,148).

Between 2019 and 2023, Renton's population grew 3.7% from 101,484 to 105,279, while its median home value rose 57.7% from $400,500 to $631,400.

7.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.53 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 105,279
Median age: 36.5 yrs
Median household income: $96,626
Median home value: $631,400
Median gross rent: $1,923
Housing units: 43,066
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

101,484105,279

Median household income

$77,739$96,626

Median home value

$400,500$631,400

Median gross rent

$1,543$1,923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	101,484	$77,739	$400,500	$1,543
2020	101,871	$79,824	$442,600	$1,612
2021	105,313	$84,374	$474,700	$1,733
2022	105,355	$92,292	$576,800	$1,864
2023	105,279	$96,626	$631,400	$1,923

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,754	6.4%
5 to 17	14,869	14.1%
18 to 24	8,257	7.8%
25 to 34	19,823	18.8%
35 to 44	15,646	14.9%
45 to 54	14,443	13.7%
55 to 64	11,912	11.3%
65 to 74	8,234	7.8%
75 and over	5,341	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,561	40.4%
Black or African American	9,334	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	374	0.4%
Asian	27,156	25.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	764	0.7%
Some other race	742	0.7%
Two or more races	8,981	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,367	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate20.4%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,770	10.3%
High school graduate	15,382	20.4%
Some college or associate's	22,834	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	19,185	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10,228	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit4.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,425	63.0%
Carpooled	5,358	9.5%
Public transit	2,259	4.0%
Walked	943	1.7%
Bicycle	93	0.2%
Worked from home	11,250	20.0%
Other means	883	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,196	13.8%
15 to 29 min	15,800	35.1%
30 to 44 min	13,509	30.0%
45 to 59 min	5,138	11.4%
60+ min	4,318	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 7.8% (8,122 of 104,633)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,850	60.2%
Nonfamily households	16,401	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,251	95.8%
Vacant	1,815	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,632	54.9%
Renter-occupied	18,619	45.1%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached6.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units18.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	21,732	50.5%
1-unit, attached	2,881	6.7%
2 to 4 units	3,147	7.3%
5 to 19 units	6,565	15.2%
20 or more units	7,946	18.5%
Mobile home & other	795	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5357745
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 1.73 sq mi
Center point: 47.4792, -122.1946