Washington > King County > Seattle
Seattle, WA
King County · population ~823,400
Population
823,400
↑ 35% since 2010
Jobs
656,821
↑ 30% since 2010
Renters
56%
↑ 6pp since 2009
Median income
$123,860
↑ 110% since 2009 (nominal)
Overview
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What stands out
- 1Only 42.0% of households here are family households — well below the regional median (67%).
- 2Renter-occupied housing outnumbers owner-occupied more than is typical here (44% owner-occupied vs. a regional median of 68%).
Key facts
Population
823,400
Jobs
656,821
Renters
56%
Median income
$123,860
Nearby places
Straight-line distance, not drive time
The story so far
Local job base moved from 503,357 in 2010 to 656,821 by 2023, with the pace of change shifting noticeably around 2020 (+1.7%/year before, +3.1%/year after). That trend is still underway as of the most recent data. Owner-occupancy has fallen 6 percentage points since 2009 (50% to 44% 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
42.0%
higher than only 1% of places
Owner-occupied
ACS 5-yr
43.7%
higher than only 5% of places
Local jobs
LODES
656,821
higher than 99% of places
Job growth since 2010
LODES
30%
higher than only 43% of places
Weekday transit departures
GTFS snapshot
256,385
higher than 99% of places
Tesla share of local EVs
WA DOL
32%
higher than only 19% of places
Multifamily permitting
Census BPS
15th 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-family49%
Multifamily (5+ units)51%
Where Seattle's workforce lives
LODES OD — commuting flows
Seattle
47.9%
Bellevue
4.9%
Renton
3.2%
Kirkland
2.9%
Kent
2.9%
Life
per place — WA OSPI, OpenStreetMap
Parks494
Schools111
Grocery stores99
Hospitals8
Libraries52
Nearest community site: First United Methodist Church of Seattle (Churches), 0.14 km
Work
Share of local jobs by sector · LODES · workplace location, not resident industry
Professional Services (partial technology proxy)23% (150,088)
Healthcare & Social Assistance13% (87,955)
Hospitality9% (62,139)
Information (partial technology proxy)9% (57,179)
Logistics / Industrial8% (51,058)
Education (includes academia/research)7% (48,451)
Construction / Real Estate6% (38,982)
Retail5% (35,694)
Other5% (30,614)
Administrative & Support Services4% (26,932)
Manufacturing (includes, but is not limited to, aerospace)4% (24,561)
Finance3% (21,808)
Government (Public Administration)3% (21,360)