Washington > King County > Renton
Renton, WA
King County · population ~109,800
Population
109,800
↑ 21% since 2010
Jobs
69,222
↑ 30% since 2010
Renters
46%
↓ 2pp since 2009
Median income
$100,432
↑ 75% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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Mobility
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What stands out
- 1Only 61.0% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (54% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
Key facts
Population
109,800
Jobs
69,222
Renters
46%
Median income
$100,432
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 53,349 in 2010 to 69,222 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2017 (+2.8%/year before, +1.5%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Family-household share has risen 5 percentage points since 2009 (56% to 61% 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
61.0%
higher than only 29% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
54.4%
higher than only 23% of places
Local jobs
LODES
69,222
higher than 87% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
30%
higher than only 37% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
19,970
higher than 87% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
45%
higher than 63% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
0th 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-family67%
Multifamily (5+ units)33%
Where Renton's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
16.7%
Renton
13.6%
Kent
11.4%
Auburn
5.0%
Bellevue
4.9%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks121
Schools26
Grocery stores16
Hospitals1
Libraries2
Nearest community site: Lighthouse Baptist Church (Churches), 0.76 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Healthcare & Social Assistance21% (14,842)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)21% (14,694)
Retail9% (5,892)
Hospitality8% (5,235)
Logistics / Industrial7% (5,127)
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)7% (5,115)
Construction / Real Estate7% (4,886)
Administrative & Support Services7% (4,637)
Education (includes academia/research)5% (3,345)
Other3% (2,097)
Government (Public Administration)2% (1,721)
Finance2% (1,102)
Information (partial technology proxy)1% (529)