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Seattle--Tacoma, WA Urban Area

3,561,397 Population
982.9 square miles 3,623.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$61,614 ±$809 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$106,615 ±$1,280 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

8.7% ±0.5% (305,896  ±16,757) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

27.6 minutes ±0.3 (38,717,356  ±651,026) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,443,434 ±8,843 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (3,494,049  ±12,266) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.8% ±0.4% (43,515  ±3,691) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

1,527,872 ±5,605 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$727,000 ±$7,431 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

16.4% ±0.5% (579,341  ±18,415.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

93.1% ±0.9% (2,362,268  ±25,199.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
48.5% ±0.6% (1,230,655  ±16,568.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

28% ±0.7% (941,249  ±25,320.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

22.2% ±0.5% (791,084  ±16,297) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6% ±0.2% (169,687  ±6,186) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
169,687 Total veterans ±6,186 148,693 Male ±5,903 20,994 Female ±2,297

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