Washington > King County > Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
King County · population ~158,300
Population
158,300
↑ 29% since 2010
Jobs
158,121
↑ 37% since 2010
Renters
48%
↑ 7pp since 2009
Median income
$165,576
↑ 106% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (52% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
- 227% of the people who work in Bellevue commute in from a single place (Seattle) — the largest single commuting relationship measured here.
- 3Among the 14,779 locally registered EVs, 57% are Teslas — well above the four-county average (43%).
Key facts
Population
158,300
Jobs
158,121
Renters
48%
Median income
$165,576
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 115,446 in 2010 to 158,121 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2017 (+4.8%/year before, +0.6%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has fallen 7 percentage points since 2009 (60% to 52% by 2024) — measured across non-overlapping ACS survey windows to avoid over-reading a single year's release.
Local jobs, 2010–2023
The numbers
Each row: the current value, its trend over time, and where it falls among all 82 places we cover.
Family households
ACS 5-yr
63.3%
higher than only 41% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
52.0%
higher than only 19% of places
Local jobs
LODES
158,121
higher than 97% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
37%
higher than 53% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
27,290
higher than 95% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
57%
higher than 97% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
46th pctl
vs. this place's own 2010–2025 permitting history (not a cross-place comparison)
2BR Fair Market Rent
HUD, county-level
$2,549
FY2020 → FY2027, shared across this HUD metro area — not place-specific
Housing mix
ACS 5-yr — current housing stock, not new permits
Single-family58%
Multifamily (5+ units)42%
Where Bellevue's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
27.0%
Bellevue
14.2%
Kirkland
6.0%
Renton
5.3%
Redmond
4.7%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks131
Schools29
Grocery stores27
Hospitals1
Libraries5
Nearest community site: Church of Christ Lake Hills (Churches), 0.45 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)26% (40,649)
Information (partial technology proxy)11% (16,984)
Administrative & Support Services11% (16,807)
Healthcare & Social Assistance9% (14,242)
Retail8% (12,726)
Hospitality7% (10,917)
Construction / Real Estate7% (10,700)
Logistics / Industrial6% (9,619)
Finance5% (8,620)
Education (includes academia/research)5% (8,240)
Other3% (4,358)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)1% (2,176)
Government (Public Administration)1% (2,083)