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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

4,044,837 Population
5,870.2 square miles 689 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6465%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male51%
  • Male
  • Female
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56%White6%Black0%Native16%Asian1%Islander1%Other8%Two+12%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$62,137 ±$825 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$110,744 ±$1,836 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.1% ±0.5% (360,070  ±19,998) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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29.2 minutes ±0.4 (49,875,860  ±801,513) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

60%Drove alone8%Carpooled6%Public transit1%†Bicycle3%Walked1%†Other20%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

1,627,693 ±8,137 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (3,972,485  ±641) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples62%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female31%
Now marriedMale52%Female51%
DivorcedMale8%Female12%
WidowedMale2%Female6%
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4.8% ±0.4% (48,511  ±4,303) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-194%†20-246%†25-299%†30-358%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

1,734,427 ±357 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied60%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit61%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$712,200 ±$6,200 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

15.4% ±0.5% (617,078  ±21,032.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

93.5% ±0.9% (2,702,137  ±25,512.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
48.6% ±0.6% (1,404,951  ±16,744.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%No degree18%High school27%Some college29%Bachelor's20%Post-grad
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26.3% ±0.6% (1,006,711  ±23,640.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only75%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only74%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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21.3% (861,459  ±17,695) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.2% (198,806  ±7,158) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,232†WWII4,894†Korea57,522Vietnam54,462Gulf (1990s)62,633Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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198,806 Total veterans ±7,158 174,536 Male ±6,439 24,270 Female ±2,608

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US42660-seattle-tacoma-bellevue-wa-metro-area/>