2024 population: 5,654,611 ( 168,257 from 2020)
Land area: 23868.8 square miles
Population density: 236.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	3,444,867	60.92%	3.2%
Black:	303,506	5.37%	10.4%
Indian:	57,895	1.02%	0.9%
Asian:	868,988	15.37%	21.4%
2+ races:	286,621	5.07%	8.5%
Hispanic:	692,734	12.25%	13.0%

Total non-White:	2,209,744	39.08%	14.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	245,390	11.2
Deaths:	192,779	8.8
Net Migration:	-60,120	-2.7
Net Immigration:	178,053	8.1

Change in White population:	-115,263	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	283,520	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
5,486,354
3,560,130	64.89%
274,852	5.01%
58,443	1.07%
715,657	13.04%
264,227	4.82%
613,045	11.17%
1,926,224	35.11%

2010
4,759,122
3,402,338	71.49%
204,709	4.30%
55,527	1.17%
464,646	9.76%
196,506	4.13%
426,074	8.95%
1,356,784	28.51%

2000
4,201,907
3,293,442	78.38%
165,137	3.93%
54,440	1.30%
308,434	7.34%
139,968	3.33%
230,782	5.49%
908,465	21.62%

1990
3,497,314
3,030,190	86.64%
129,733	3.71%
51,317	1.47%
185,840	5.31%
n/a
100,234	2.87%
467,124	13.36%

1980
2,870,687
2,583,224	89.99%
91,509	3.19%
32,687	1.14%
96,635	3.37%
n/a
62,004	2.16%
287,463	10.01%

1970
2,405,240
2,238,130	93.05%
61,562	2.56%
21,024	0.87%
38,101	1.58%
n/a
39,793	1.65%
167,110	6.95%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
566,186	11.9
340,695	7.2
234,336	4.9
215,609	4.5

157,792	3.3
569,440	12.0

Number	Rate
2000's
528,442	12.6
294,950	7.0
140,256	3.3
150,000	3.6

108,896	2.6
448,319	10.7

Number	Rate
1990's
547,382	15.7
285,323	8.2
230,004	6.6
114,037	3.3

263,252	7.5
441,341	12.6

Number	Rate
1980's
490,367	17.1
236,021	8.2
383,233	13.3
n/a

446,966	15.6
179,661	6.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
272,443	11.3
n/a

345,094	14.3
120,353	5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
1,131,388	10.2%
10,009,577	89.8%
863,847	7.8%

2,151,200
2.49

1,360,609	63.2%
1,068,974	78.6%
101,340	7.4%
790,591	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
1,073,947	22.6%
3,685,175	77.4%
579,106	12.2%

1,886,489
2.47

1,191,322	63.2%
914,007	76.7%
111,066	9.3%
695,167	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
1,036,706	24.7%
3,165,201	75.3%
466,110	11.1%

1,647,591
2.49

1,072,820	65.1%
855,199	79.7%
99,211	9.2%
574,771	34.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
875,138	25.0%
2,622,176	75.0%
404,884	11.6%

1,363,166
2.50

914,460	67.1%
752,537	82.3%
77,468	8.5%
448,706	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
765,835	26.7%
2,104,852	73.3%
297,648	10.4%

1,084,621
2.58

751,693	69.3%
639,344	85.1%
60,981	8.1%
332,928	30.7%

2022 Housing Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	75,165	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	53,806	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	50,293	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	51,052	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	53,808	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	54,804	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	55,471	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	60,367	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	60,693	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	127,904	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	181,406	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	269,494	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	235,912	11.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	183,980	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	250,589	11.6%
$200,000 or more	386,456	18.0%

Median Household Income	100,786
Per Capita Income	53,755

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	117

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89,204	4.1%
Public Assistance	68,861	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	234,882	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,321,674	72.3%
Unemployed	116,141	3.6%
In Armed Forces	46,726	1.5%

Total Labor Force	2,484,541	77.3%
Not in Labor Force	728,197	22.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,061,340	762,763	58.2%
Non-Profit	79,418	152,538	34.2%
Self-Employed	150,234	113,131	57.0%

Local Government	81,828	111,947	42.2%
State Government	57,656	85,326	40.3%
Federal Government	51,873	31,808	62.0%

Total Private + Self	1,211,574	875,894	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	270,775	381,619	41.5%
Total	1,482,349	1,257,513	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	522,055	19.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	502,772	18.3%
Professional, Technical	773,073	28.2%
Service Occupations	419,691	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	17,157	0.6%
All others	527,338	19.2%

White Collar		65.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	345,552	12.6%
Retail trade	328,868	12.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	325,282	11.9%
Manufacturing	255,316	9.3%
Educational services	220,948	8.0%
Construction	192,882	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	174,629	6.4%
Public administration	137,815	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	132,421	4.8%
Other services	122,002	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	103,978	3.8%
Finance and insurance	88,633	3.2%
Information	75,631	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	63,658	2.3%
Wholesale trade	62,332	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	60,665	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30,133	1.1%
Utilities	17,093	0.6%
Management	5,126	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,965	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	409,430	7.49%
Puerto Rican	34,414	0.63%
Cuban	8,398	0.15%
Dominican	3,476	0.06%

Total Central American	56,807	1.04%
Costa Rican	2,272	0.04%
Guatemalan	17,249	0.32%
Honduran	9,130	0.17%
Nicaraguan	2,700	0.05%
Panamanian	4,345	0.08%
Salvadoran	20,715	0.38%
Other Central American	396	0.01%

Total South American	32,541	0.59%
Argentinean	3,420	0.06%
Bolivian	1,094	0.02%
Chilean	3,457	0.06%
Colombian	9,691	0.18%
Ecuadorian	2,737	0.05%
Paraguayan	223	0.00%
Peruvian	7,634	0.14%
Uruguayan	381	0.01%
Venezuelan	3,634	0.07%
Other South American	270	0.00%

Other Hispanic	50,863	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	142,291	2.60%
Indian	136,589	2.50%
Filipino	99,613	1.82%
Vietnamese	74,764	1.37%
Korean	64,201	1.17%
Japanese	32,076	0.59%
Cambodian	19,065	0.35%
Taiwanese	11,078	0.20%
Laotian	7,151	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,068,546	78.8%
Spanish	339,684	6.6%
Other Asian	128,494	2.5%
Other Indo-European	124,773	2.4%
Chinese	120,732	2.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	76,302	1.5%
Other	71,956	1.4%
Vietnamese	61,670	1.2%
Tagalog	56,189	1.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	784,828	14.4%
English	611,301	11.2%
Irish	536,130	9.8%
Norwegian	246,867	4.5%
European	195,340	3.6%
Italian	184,023	3.4%
American	177,358	3.2%
Swedish	151,509	2.8%
Scottish	142,098	2.6%
French	140,272	2.6%
Polish	97,495	1.8%
Dutch	86,077	1.6%
Russian	60,865	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	56,756	1.0%
British	53,050	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,011,197	91.6%
Not a citizen	457,900	8.4%

Native	4,556,619	83.3%
Foreign-born	912,478	16.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
109,607	2.8%	154,638	4.0%	786,845	20.3%	1,205,274	31.1%	983,815	25.4%	634,027	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	109,607	2.8%
9-12 Years	154,638	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	786,845	20.3%
Some College	1,205,274	31.1%
Bach. Degree	983,815	25.4%
Grad Degree	634,027	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,825,262	1,744,600	80,662	4.4%
1991	1,850,256	1,751,284	98,972	5.3%
1992	1,916,879	1,793,088	123,791	6.5%
1993	1,947,352	1,816,792	130,560	6.7%
1994	1,963,895	1,848,491	115,404	5.9%
1995	2,000,084	1,885,810	114,274	5.7%
1996	2,060,692	1,950,913	109,779	5.3%
1997	2,119,686	2,025,018	94,668	4.5%
1998	2,156,281	2,065,020	91,261	4.2%
1999	2,183,336	2,091,335	92,001	4.2%

2000	2,225,182	2,121,319	103,863	4.7%
2001	2,228,734	2,107,170	121,564	5.5%
2002	2,235,986	2,088,327	147,659	6.6%
2003	2,258,995	2,107,605	151,390	6.7%
2004	2,293,291	2,159,414	133,877	5.8%
2005	2,344,361	2,223,667	120,694	5.1%
2006	2,405,423	2,297,786	107,637	4.5%
2007	2,455,685	2,355,559	100,126	4.1%
2008	2,503,275	2,384,490	118,785	4.7%
2009	2,493,839	2,297,491	196,348	7.9%

2010	2,492,506	2,269,458	223,048	8.9%
2011	2,483,888	2,277,883	206,005	8.3%
2012	2,511,845	2,329,317	182,528	7.3%
2013	2,513,416	2,364,131	149,285	5.9%
2014	2,548,464	2,409,053	139,411	5.5%
2015	2,592,792	2,463,127	129,665	5.0%
2016	2,660,653	2,534,755	125,898	4.7%
2017	2,718,152	2,602,211	115,941	4.3%
2018	2,783,525	2,671,973	111,552	4.0%
2019	2,846,158	2,742,774	103,384	3.6%

2020	2,858,010	2,620,484	237,526	8.3%
2021	2,836,338	2,695,813	140,525	5.0%
2022	2,908,267	2,797,307	110,960	3.8%
2023	2,948,053	2,834,034	114,019	3.9%
2024	2,991,505	2,861,979	129,526	4.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,320,982
Median Value	$590,623

Occupied	2,151,200	92.7%
Vacant	169,782	7.3%

Owned	1,354,448	63.0%
Rented	796,752	37.0%
Median Rent	$1,702

Single-Family Units	1,521,330	65.5%
Detached	1,418,565	61.1%
Attached	102,765	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	554,242	23.9%
Mobile Homes	107,823	4.6%

Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Seattle-Tacoma, WA Market Area