ZIP Code 98126

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in King County, Washington.

Population: 22,433
Median household income: $114,030
Median home value: $751,900

ZIP Code 98126 (King County, Washington) is home to about 22,433 residents. At $114,030, its median household income sits below King County's $122,148.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 98126's population declined 5.1% from 23,646 to 22,433, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $1,428 to $1,708.

44.2% of workers drive to work alone. 54.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,433
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $114,030
Median home value: $751,900
Median gross rent: $1,708
Housing units: 10,824
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,64622,433

Median household income

$86,983$114,030

Median home value

$563,100$751,900

Median gross rent

$1,428$1,708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,646	$86,983	$563,100	$1,428
2020	22,681	$84,934	$589,600	$1,449
2021	22,030	$97,368	$616,700	$1,493
2022	21,102	$108,072	$698,800	$1,665
2023	22,433	$114,030	$751,900	$1,708

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3417.8%

35 to 4419.7%

45 to 5414.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,445	6.4%
5 to 17	3,214	14.3%
18 to 24	923	4.1%
25 to 34	3,987	17.8%
35 to 44	4,416	19.7%
45 to 54	3,332	14.9%
55 to 64	2,264	10.1%
65 to 74	1,719	7.7%
75 and over	1,133	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,668	60.9%
Black or African American	2,888	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	2,177	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.4%
Some other race	165	0.7%
Two or more races	1,658	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,762	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate13.3%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree36.3%

Graduate or professional degree23.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	538	3.2%
High school graduate	2,241	13.3%
Some college or associate's	3,997	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,125	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,950	23.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone44.2%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit9.6%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home36.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,341	44.2%
Carpooled	790	6.5%
Public transit	1,164	9.6%
Walked	219	1.8%
Bicycle	145	1.2%
Worked from home	4,357	36.1%
Other means	56	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,374	17.8%
15 to 29 min	2,591	33.6%
30 to 44 min	2,011	26.1%
45 to 59 min	1,178	15.3%
60+ min	561	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 9.2% (2,022 of 22,076)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,257	52.3%
Nonfamily households	4,796	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,053	92.9%
Vacant	771	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,072	60.4%
Renter-occupied	3,981	39.6%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units22.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,935	54.8%
1-unit, attached	1,163	10.7%
2 to 4 units	346	3.2%
5 to 19 units	981	9.1%
20 or more units	2,399	22.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 98126

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