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King County, WA

2,271,380 Population
2,115.7 square miles 1,073.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.6 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$72,488 ±$1,129 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington: $52,011 ±$541
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$120,824 ±$2,117 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $94,605 ±$1,221
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.8% ±0.6% (196,613  ±14,149) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 10.4% 794,426 (±0.3% / ±26,113)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

27.6 minutes ±0.4 (26,291,560  ±491,498) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 26.7 85,416,730 (±0.2 / ±973,110)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

949,792 ±7,010 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,101,265 ±10,961
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (2,230,826  ±456) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,659,849
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.3% ±0.5% (24,905  ±3,056) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.3% 97,347 (±0.3% / ±6,087)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,021,711 ±279 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,361,561 ±310
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$848,300 ±$11,530 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $576,000 ±$3,882
  • more than double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

16.5% ±0.7% (371,401  ±16,714.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 14.2% 1,099,648 (±0.4% / ±28,225.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.1% (1,556,312  ±19,088.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 5,090,206 (±0.7% / ±36,316.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
58.3% (963,734  ±13,681.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 40.5% 2,229,338 (±0.4% / ±21,620.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

30.8% (663,858  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington: 21.5% 1,588,365 (±0.4% / ±26,371.5)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

25.8% (586,010  ±13,160) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 15.5% 1,213,933
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.2% ±0.2% (76,748  ±4,449) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Washington: 7.6% 465,141 (±0.2% / ±9,288)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
76,748 Total veterans ±4,449 69,171 Male ±3,897 7,577 Female ±1,531

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