Seattle

Population: 741,440
Median household income: $121,984
Median home value: $912,100

Seattle, a community in King County, Washington, has 741,440 residents. The median household income of $121,984 is in line with the King County median ($122,148).

From 2019 to 2023, Seattle's population grew 2.4% from 724,305 to 741,440, while its median home value rose 37.6% from $663,100 to $912,100.

67.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 44.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 741,440
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $121,984
Median home value: $912,100
Median gross rent: $1,998
Housing units: 382,933
Homeownership rate: 44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

724,305741,440

Median household income

$92,263$121,984

Median home value

$663,100$912,100

Median gross rent

$1,614$1,998

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	724,305	$92,263	$663,100	$1,614
2020	741,251	$97,185	$713,600	$1,702
2021	726,054	$105,391	$767,500	$1,801
2022	734,603	$116,068	$879,900	$1,945
2023	741,440	$121,984	$912,100	$1,998

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 179.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3424.9%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31,396	4.2%
5 to 17	72,349	9.8%
18 to 24	74,989	10.1%
25 to 34	184,601	24.9%
35 to 44	120,732	16.3%
45 to 54	90,223	12.2%
55 to 64	72,354	9.8%
65 to 74	57,250	7.7%
75 and over	37,546	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	444,080	59.9%
Black or African American	48,164	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,567	0.3%
Asian	126,161	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,861	0.3%
Some other race	4,413	0.6%
Two or more races	53,454	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	60,740	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate9.5%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree37.6%

Graduate or professional degree30.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,127	4.3%
High school graduate	53,583	9.5%
Some college or associate's	105,106	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	211,355	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	168,535	30.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone37.6%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit13.9%

Walked8.3%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home31.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	169,435	37.6%
Carpooled	23,069	5.1%
Public transit	62,577	13.9%
Walked	37,223	8.3%
Bicycle	11,273	2.5%
Worked from home	141,046	31.3%
Other means	6,249	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58,620	18.9%
15 to 29 min	122,645	39.6%
30 to 44 min	81,929	26.4%
45 to 59 min	28,625	9.2%
60+ min	18,007	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 9.9% (71,260 of 721,999)

	Count	Share
Family households	150,981	42.8%
Nonfamily households	202,038	57.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353,019	92.2%
Vacant	29,914	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	156,194	44.2%
Renter-occupied	196,825	55.8%

1-unit, detached37.9%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units38.1%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	144,990	37.9%
1-unit, attached	22,596	5.9%
2 to 4 units	20,897	5.5%
5 to 19 units	47,373	12.4%
20 or more units	146,040	38.1%
Mobile home & other	1,037	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5363000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 84 sq mi
Water area: 58 sq mi
Center point: 47.6193, -122.3515