Demographics of Seattle city, Washington

Seattle city, Washington had 784,777 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +44,102 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Seattle city, in four figures

784,777
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 754,195 ±72.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +44,102 people.; 35.6 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $123,860 ±$2,244
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Seattle city, Washington's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Seattle city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Seattle city, Washington's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Seattle city, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	740,675	100.0	100.0
2021	733,750	99.1	100.2
2022	749,545	101.2	100.7
2023	759,395	102.5	101.6
2024	773,205	104.4	102.5
2025	784,777	106.0	103.1

Population of Seattle city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	740,675	—
2021	733,750	−6,925
2022	749,545	+15,795
2023	759,395	+9,850
2024	773,205	+13,810
2025	784,777	+11,572

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±0.2: for men 35.4 ±0.3 and for women 35.8 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Seattle city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	31,970 ±1,481	4.2% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	71,853 ±2,032	9.5% ±0.3	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	75,263 ±2,304	10.0% ±0.3	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	315,407 ±3,943	41.8% ±0.5	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	161,506 ±2,797	21.4% ±0.4	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	98,196 ±2,327	13.0% ±0.3	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $123,860 ±$2,244, and income per person $86,095 ±$1,158, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Seattle city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	40,200 ±1,914	11.1% ±0.5	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	36,595 ±1,600	10.1% ±0.4	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	40,348 ±1,792	11.1% ±0.5	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	35,253 ±1,866	9.7% ±0.5	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	57,787 ±1,809	15.9% ±0.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	42,863 ±1,752	11.8% ±0.5	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	110,420 ±2,023	30.4% ±0.5	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Seattle city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	72,557 ±2,767	9.9% ±0.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,512 ±1,077	9.3% ±1.0	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	48,061 ±2,216	9.6% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	14,984 ±1,133	11.5% ±0.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Seattle city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Seattle city	Washington	United States
Housing units	393,918 ±2,085	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±0.2	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% ±0.4	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	43.7% ±0.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	56.3% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$938,600 ±$8,494	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,030 ±$22	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±1	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Seattle city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	63,894 ±2,678	8.5% ±0.4	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	443,250 ±4,294	58.8% ±0.6	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	48,376 ±2,652	6.4% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	131,815 ±3,631	17.5% ±0.5	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,385 ±398	0.3% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	1,748 ±452	0.2% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4,741 ±835	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	57,986 ±2,140	7.7% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Seattle city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	265,995 ±3,523	35.3% ±0.5	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	320,065 ±4,033	42.4% ±0.5	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16,146 ±1,030	2.1% ±0.1	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	151,989 ±3,264	20.2% ±0.4	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	70,704 ±2,397	9.4% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	81,285 ±2,584	10.8% ±0.3	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Seattle city among the places of Washington

1st of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Seattle city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seattle city	754,195 ±72
Spokane city	230,293 ±108
Tacoma city	222,758 ±60
Vancouver city	195,300 ±71
Bellevue city	151,847 ±87
Kent city	135,603 ±113

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Seattle city, Washington

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Washington by per capita income
No. 13 Places in Washington by median home value
No. 33 Places in Washington by median household income
No. 37 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 41 Places in Washington by poverty rate
No. 42 Places in Washington by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026