Census Reporter

King County, WA

2,225,064 Population
2,115.2 square miles 1,051.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$55,374 ±$510 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington: $40,837 ±$198
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$99,158 ±$944 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $77,006 ±$296
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

8.4% ±0.3% (184,895  ±5,836) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 10.2% 751,044 (±0.2% / ±12,849)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

29.8 minutes ±0.1 (31,455,695  ±231,769) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 28 92,400,305 (±0.1 / ±456,639)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

900,061 ±2,676 Number of households
  • Washington: 2,905,822 ±5,585
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0 (2,187,190  ±1,255) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,365,480
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.9% ±0.2% (27,883  ±1,296) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.5% 96,936 (±0.1% / ±2,554)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

952,344 ±540 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,150,194 ±389
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$601,100 ±$4,451 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $366,800 ±$1,278
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

18.4% ±0.4% (403,981  ±7,847.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 17% 1,259,803 (±0.2% / ±14,297)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

93.4% ±0.6% (1,489,884  ±9,042.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 91.7% 4,768,368 (±0.3% / ±16,668.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
53.4% ±0.4% (851,818  ±6,420) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 36.7% 1,907,238 (±0.2% / ±10,362)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

23.7% ±0.2% (527,658  ±5,175) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,089,660 (±0.1% / ±8,722)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.4% ±0.1% (95,173  ±2,192) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington: 8.9% 517,912 (±0.1% / ±5,610)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
95,173 Total veterans ±2,192 87,127 Male ±2,067 8,046 Female ±664

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