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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

3,979,845 Population
5,869.9 square miles 678 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$49,184 ±$528 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $41,521 ±$361
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$94,027 ±$1,540 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $78,687 ±$923
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

7.8% ±0.5% (305,079  ±17,468) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 9.8% 730,240 (±0.4% / ±26,102)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

31.6 minutes ±0.3 (62,034,555  ±746,747) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 28.8 100,088,410 (±0.2 / ±948,785)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,541,245 ±6,838 Number of households
  • Washington: 2,932,477 ±11,062
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (3,910,347  ±4,060) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 2.6 7,467,073 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±0.5% (52,980  ±4,534) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 5.4% 98,105 (±0.4% / ±6,661)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,644,721 ±1,644 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,195,098 ±641
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$503,000 ±$7,719 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Washington: $387,600 ±$2,320
  • more than double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

17.3% ±0.6% (679,327  ±23,436.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 16.9% 1,273,897 (±0.4% / ±31,025)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.8% ±1% (2,605,490  ±26,652.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 91.7% 4,850,250 (±0.7% / ±35,221.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
44.1% ±0.6% (1,239,731  ±17,701.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 37% 1,955,632 (±0.4% / ±21,591.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

24.8% ±0.6% (927,850  ±20,962.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 20.5% 1,466,047 (±0.4% / ±26,895.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

19.7% ±0.5% (782,726  ±18,359) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 14.9% 1,132,834 (±0.3% / ±21,363)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.5% ±0.3% (234,435  ±8,827) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 8.9% 523,852 (±0.2% / ±11,285)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
234,435 Total veterans ±8,827 204,770 Male ±7,164 29,665 Female ±3,932

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