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Seattle, WA

749,267 Population
84 square miles 8,919.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 37.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 38.4 ±0.2

Economics

$82,716 ±$2,523 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $60,346 ±$733
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $50,764 ±$428
$115,409 ±$5,426 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $106,909 ±$1,271
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $91,306 ±$841

10.1% ±1% (73,706  ±7,394) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 8.6% 341,325 (±0.5% / ±18,515)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 10% 763,469 (±0.3% / ±24,765)

25.8 minutes ±0.5 (7,565,745  ±277,256) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 28.5 45,151,400 (±0.3 / ±676,699)
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 26.3 80,392,864 (±0.2 / ±965,854)

Families

367,119 ±5,573 Number of households
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,611,580 ±7,587
  • Washington: 3,079,953 ±10,236
2 ±0 (724,798  ±895) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 2.5 3,961,893 (±0 / ±2,032)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,632,260

2.6% ±0.7% (5,760  ±1,443) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 4.9% 48,953 (±0.4% / ±3,893)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 5.1% 92,565 (±0.3% / ±4,869)

Housing

397,728 ±5,526 Number of housing units
  • the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 1,709,710 ±926
  • Washington: 3,313,479 ±1,252

$924,200 ±$17,542 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: $718,100 ±$6,196
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Washington: $569,500 ±$4,606

22.4% ±1.2% (166,814  ±9,165) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 15.9% 634,459 (±0.5% / ±19,117.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 14.8% 1,137,387 (±0.4% / ±29,433.1)

Social

95.5% ±2% (545,815  ±13,287.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 93.1% 2,674,105 (±0.9% / ±26,203.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.2% 5,041,714 (±0.7% / ±35,681.8)
67.3% ±1.7% (384,835  ±10,904.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 46.9% 1,346,131 (±0.6% / ±16,942.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 39.5% 2,159,683 (±0.4% / ±22,586.3)

24.1% ±1.4% (174,260  ±9,998.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 26.1% 994,389 (±0.5% / ±20,209.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 21.1% 1,556,596 (±0.4% / ±26,067.2)

20.4% ±0.9% (152,457  ±6,498) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 20.8% 837,093
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 15.3% 1,188,392

3.2% ±0.4% (20,520  ±2,473) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area: 6.5% 204,748 (±0.2% / ±6,813)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 7.7% 469,565 (±0.2% / ±9,384)
20,520 Total veterans ±2,473 18,480 Male ±2,353 2,040 Female ±734

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