Washington > King County > Sammamish
Sammamish, WA
King County · population ~68,500
Population
68,500
↑ 50% since 2010
Jobs
7,299
↑ 66% since 2010
Renters
17%
↑ 7pp since 2009
Median income
$239,690
↑ 85% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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Mobility
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What stands out
- 186.7% of households here are family households — well above the regional median (67%).
- 2Among the 9,947 locally registered EVs, 58% are Teslas — well above the four-county average (43%).
Key facts
Population
68,500
Jobs
7,299
Renters
17%
Median income
$239,690
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 4,384 in 2010 to 7,299 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2020 (+6.0%/year before, -0.1%/year after). That trend has since leveled off. Owner-occupancy has fallen 7 percentage points since 2009 (90% to 83% 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
86.7%
higher than 99% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
82.6%
higher than 95% of places
Local jobs
LODES
7,299
higher than only 35% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
66%
higher than 81% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
1,991
higher than only 41% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
58%
higher than 99% 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-family89%
Multifamily (5+ units)11%
Where Sammamish's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Sammamish
23.4%
Seattle
18.7%
Bellevue
6.6%
Issaquah
5.2%
Renton
4.7%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks157
Schools17
Grocery stores6
Hospitals0
Libraries1
Nearest community site: Pinelake Covenant Church (Churches), 0.08 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)21% (1,541)
Hospitality12% (907)
Education (includes academia/research)11% (800)
Administrative & Support Services9% (680)
Logistics / Industrial9% (676)
Retail9% (659)
Healthcare & Social Assistance8% (612)
Other5% (398)
Construction / Real Estate5% (378)
Finance3% (220)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)2% (148)
Government (Public Administration)2% (146)
Information (partial technology proxy)2% (134)