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King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA

157,067 Population
78.5 square miles 2,002 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$102,289 ±$6,998 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • more than double the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$195,671 ±$20,370 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • more than double the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

4.5% ±1.3% (7,050  ±1,987) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.2 minutes ±1.9 (1,629,285  ±163,337) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

58,710 ±2,256 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (156,098  ±4,134) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.4% ±1.1% (963  ±434) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

60,979 ±2,318 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,561,300 ±$63,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.1% ±2.3% (22,082  ±3,702.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.4% ±3.2% (105,977  ±4,902) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
76.8% ±3% (82,790  ±4,185.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.9% ±1.9% (52,041  ±2,839.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 21.4% 1,583,146 (±0.2% / ±13,181.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

32.7% ±2.6% (51,431  ±4,250) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.9% ±0.7% (4,586  ±848) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,586 Total veterans ±848 4,272 Male ±809 314 Female ±204

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