ZIP Code 98105

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in King County, Washington.

Population: 49,229
Median household income: $78,691
Median home value: $1,261,100

ZIP Code 98105 (King County, Washington) is home to about 49,229 residents. At $78,691, its median household income sits below King County's $122,148.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 98105's population declined 2.4% from 50,434 to 49,229, while its median gross rent rose 23.8% from $1,456 to $1,803.

32.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,229
Median age: 24.7 yrs
Median household income: $78,691
Median home value: $1,261,100
Median gross rent: $1,803
Housing units: 20,582
Homeownership rate: 33.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

50,43449,229

Median household income

$62,582$78,691

Median home value

$895,300$1,261,100

Median gross rent

$1,456$1,803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	50,434	$62,582	$895,300	$1,456
2020	52,290	$67,449	$989,500	$1,508
2021	49,448	$73,343	$1,062,200	$1,597
2022	50,302	$75,214	$1,253,600	$1,755
2023	49,229	$78,691	$1,261,100	$1,803

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 177.7%

18 to 2440.0%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,541	3.1%
5 to 17	3,784	7.7%
18 to 24	19,694	40.0%
25 to 34	9,275	18.8%
35 to 44	5,048	10.3%
45 to 54	3,610	7.3%
55 to 64	2,481	5.0%
65 to 74	2,164	4.4%
75 and over	1,632	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,815	56.5%
Black or African American	1,690	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	476	1.0%
Asian	11,399	23.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	113	0.2%
Some other race	210	0.4%
Two or more races	4,198	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,328	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate5.2%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree37.2%

Graduate or professional degree40.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	347	1.4%
High school graduate	1,263	5.2%
Some college or associate's	3,903	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	9,002	37.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,695	40.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone29.5%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit18.6%

Walked16.6%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home26.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,633	29.5%
Carpooled	1,059	4.1%
Public transit	4,818	18.6%
Walked	4,284	16.6%
Bicycle	968	3.7%
Worked from home	6,793	26.3%
Other means	319	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,639	24.3%
15 to 29 min	8,334	43.7%
30 to 44 min	3,877	20.3%
45 to 59 min	1,358	7.1%
60+ min	873	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 22.8% (9,448 of 41,404)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,816	37.6%
Nonfamily households	11,290	62.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,106	88.0%
Vacant	2,476	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,993	33.1%
Renter-occupied	12,113	66.9%

1-unit, detached32.1%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units40.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,608	32.1%
1-unit, attached	801	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,483	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3,319	16.1%
20 or more units	8,297	40.3%
Mobile home & other	74	0.4%

ZIP Code 98105

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