What is the population of Seattle, Washington?

The population of Seattle, Washington is 758,313.

What is the median household income in Seattle, Washington?

The median household income in Seattle, Washington is $121,210, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Seattle, Washington is $886,454, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Seattle, Washington is 4.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A

Education A+

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Population	758,313	7,740,889	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	5337.5	108.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.41%	1.20%	0.57%
Median age	35.8	36.2	37.1
Households	349,728	3,012,519	128,459,983

Year	Seattle

Group	Share

Seattle has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$121,210	$95,177	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.25%	6.00%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.9%	5.2%

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$886,454	$471,160	$242,182
Median rent	$1,996	$1,681	$1,342
Homeownership rate	44.0%	63.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.9	22.6	22.5
Work from home	31.3%	17.7%	13.4%

Seattle has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.6%	35.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.01	2.51	2.54

Seattle has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Seattle	Washington Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.2	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.1%	15.4%	16.3%
Smokers	9.4%	16.4%	19.0%