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King County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Designated Market Area: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 2,266,789   ( 335,540 from 2010 , 2,878 from 2020)
Land area: 2115.2 square miles
Population density: 1071.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:1,246,196 54.98% 0.4%
Black:156,9256.92% 34.9%
Indian:12,8500.57% 0.6%
Asian:503,09022.19% 71.1%
2+ races:109,9944.85% 38.3%
Hispanic:237,73410.49% 37.9%
Total non-White:1,020,59345.02% 50.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:52,960 11.7
Deaths:33,9307.5
Net Migration: -52,450-11.6
Net Immigration: 32,4267.1
Change in White population:-5,104 -0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:340,644 17.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,931,249
1,251,30064.79%
116,3266.02%
12,9310.67%
294,09715.23%
79,5294.12%
172,3788.93%
679,94935.21%

2000
1,737,034
1,275,12773.41%
91,7985.28%
14,2780.82%
195,35211.25%
60,6603.49%
95,2425.48%
461,90726.59%

1990
1,507,319
1,257,42583.42%
73,3804.87%
16,3591.09%
117,9957.83%
n/a
42,1602.80%
249,89416.58%

1980
1,269,749
1,113,39487.69%
54,5694.30%
9,7260.77%
62,7444.94%
n/a
27,0802.13%
156,35512.31%

1970
1,156,633
1,056,66691.36%
39,8603.45%
7,2570.63%
28,6122.47%
n/a
20,9521.81%
99,967 8.64%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
212,511 12.2
106,8856.2
-31,167-1.8
101,9125.9
-23,827 -1.4
218,042 12.6
1990's
NumberRate
222,113 14.7
113,8167.6
-26,726-1.8
76,0605.0
17,702 1.2
212,013 14.1
1980's
NumberRate
197,708 15.6
101,051 8.0
147,298 11.6
n/a
144,031 11.3
93,539 7.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
40,023 3.5
n/a
56,728 4.9
56,388 4.9

Age, Family & Household Data for King County, WA
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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
NumberPercent
37.2
445,321 19.6%
1,821,468 80.4%
306,055 13.5%
916,270
2.42
537,292 58.6%
429,956 80.0%
36,807 6.9%
378,978 41.4%

2010
NumberPercent
37.1
413,502 21.4%
1,517,747 78.6%
210,679 10.9%
789,232
2.40
461,510 58.5%
357,491 77.5%
40,063 8.7%
327,722 41.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
389,035 22.4%
1,347,999 77.6%
181,885 10.5%
711,235
2.39
423,511 59.5%
335,940 79.3%
37,720 8.9%
287,724 40.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
340,079 22.6%
1,167,240 77.4%
167,328 11.1%
616,691
2.40
381,807 61.9%
310,060 81.2%
31,514 8.3%
234,884 38.1%

1980
NumberPercent
31.1
311,038 24.5%
958,711 75.5%
129,400 10.2%
498,221
2.49
323,172 64.9%
269,798 83.5%
27,298 8.4%
175,049 35.1%

2022 Housing Data for King County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units972,821 
Median Value$761,500 
Occupied916,27094.2%
Vacant56,5515.8%
Owned514,95756.2%
Rented401,31343.8%
Median Rent$1,950 
Single-Family Units552,29156.8%
    Detached502,72651.7%
    Attached49,5655.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units350,77636.1%
Mobile Homes14,8201.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for King County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00031,3443.4%
$10,000 to $14,99922,0362.4%
$15,000 to $19,99917,7911.9%
$20,000 to $24,99918,2612.0%
$25,000 to $29,99919,6772.1%
$30,000 to $34,99920,2012.2%
$35,000 to $39,99918,5342.0%
$40,000 to $44,99920,8382.3%
$45,000 to $49,99921,2722.3%
$50,000 to $59,99945,1884.9%
$60,000 to $74,99965,5587.2%
$75,000 to $99,99998,32810.7%
$100,000 to $124,99990,1769.8%
$125,000 to $149,99976,0198.3%
$150,000 to $199,999114,73612.5%
$200,000 or more236,31125.8%
Median Household Income116,340 
Per Capita Income66,811 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state123 
Compared to U.S.133 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI30,7803.4%
Public Assistance27,2623.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps86,3269.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,061,50476.0%
Unemployed50,3973.6%
In Armed Forces1,9600.1%
Total Labor Force1,113,86179.7%
Not in Labor Force283,27320.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector513,297352,89059.3%
Non-Profit38,46772,45634.7%
Self-Employed66,14150,90056.5%
Local Government27,91941,93940.0%
State Government21,20531,16940.5%
Federal Government11,0008,97555.1%
Total Private + Self579,438403,79058.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.98,591154,53938.9%
Total678,029558,32954.8%
Pct. Govt.11.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts273,15922.1%
Sales and Office Occupations203,98816.5%
Professional, Technical424,12234.2%
Service Occupations166,29913.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,6300.2%
All others171,16113.8%
White Collar 72.8%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical218,38217.6%
Retail trade150,78812.2%
Health care and social assistance144,23311.6%
Manufacturing99,9808.1%
Educational services99,4558.0%
Accommodation and food services76,9206.2%
Construction64,9855.2%
Transportation and warehousing58,6134.7%
Information51,8924.2%
Other services51,2724.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.45,8503.7%
Finance and insurance42,5283.4%
Public administration34,7412.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing29,6572.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation28,8972.3%
Wholesale trade26,2172.1%
Utilities5,9210.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5,2490.4%
Management2,9050.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2440.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for King County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican152,9186.78%
Puerto Rican10,0540.45%
Cuban3,5520.16%
Dominican1,0410.05%
Total Central American26,0241.15%
Costa Rican1,0080.04%
Guatemalan7,1870.32%
Honduran5,2320.23%
Nicaraguan1,2870.06%
Panamanian1,3110.06%
Salvadoran9,7690.43%
Other Central American2300.01%
Total South American16,9470.75%
Argentinean1,9160.08%
Bolivian7100.03%
Chilean1,9700.09%
Colombian4,4580.20%
Ecuadorian1,3720.06%
Paraguayan1620.01%
Peruvian4,1250.18%
Uruguayan2440.01%
Venezuelan1,9520.09%
Other South American380.00%
Other Hispanic18,3370.81%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese117,2055.20%
Indian104,7294.65%
Filipino50,2972.23%
Vietnamese45,8982.04%
Korean33,2021.47%
Japanese20,9220.93%
Taiwanese9,6380.43%
Cambodian8,6340.38%
Laotian4,2850.19%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,506,49970.6%
Spanish140,4376.6%
Chinese100,6994.7%
Other Indo-European88,8994.2%
Other Asian79,5003.7%
Other50,0562.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic42,0952.0%
Vietnamese37,8351.8%
Tagalog27,3111.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German279,77512.4%
English232,83110.3%
Irish195,6608.7%
Norwegian84,0233.7%
European80,8043.6%
Italian79,1323.5%
Swedish58,7612.6%
American57,6732.6%
French54,4032.4%
Scottish52,6912.3%
Polish43,9381.9%
Russian31,6461.4%
Dutch26,7081.2%
British23,1821.0%
Ukrainian22,8821.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,962,42687.0%
Not a citizen291,94513.0%
Native1,701,03275.5%
Foreign-born553,33924.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for King County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
51,587 3.2%49,162 3.0%238,296 14.7%393,642 24.3%519,110 32.0%370,839 22.9%
  Average years of education: 14.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 51,587 3.2%
9-12 Years 49,162 3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 238,296 14.7%
Some College 393,642 24.3%
Bach. Degree 519,110 32.0%
Grad Degree 370,839 22.9%
Average years of education: 14.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for King County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 856,290 824,999 31,291 3.7% 5.1%
1991 864,351 827,148 37,203 4.3% 6.1%
1992 895,264 847,584 47,680 5.3% 7.2%
1993 901,812 852,409 49,403 5.5% 7.3%
1994 896,617 856,851 39,766 4.4% 6.3%
1995 903,354 862,474 40,880 4.5% 6.2%
1996 930,596 891,379 39,217 4.2% 5.9%
1997 956,746 920,451 36,295 3.8% 4.9%
1998 966,641 932,930 33,711 3.5% 4.8%
1999 968,263 936,308 31,955 3.3% 4.8%
2000 993,205 955,128 38,077 3.8% 5.1%
2001 1,000,772 954,971 45,801 4.6% 6.0%
2002 986,493 930,117 56,376 5.7% 7.1%
2003 987,986 931,009 56,977 5.8% 7.2%
2004 992,385 943,570 48,815 4.9% 6.3%
2005 1,011,908 967,878 44,030 4.4% 5.6%
2006 1,047,216 1,009,037 38,179 3.6% 5.0%
2007 1,067,828 1,034,460 33,368 3.1% 4.6%
2008 1,088,536 1,047,485 41,051 3.8% 5.2%
2009 1,094,788 1,017,652 77,136 7.0% 8.3%
2010 1,097,736 1,005,539 92,197 8.4% 9.1%
2011 1,106,635 1,023,172 83,463 7.5% 8.5%
2012 1,127,689 1,056,990 70,699 6.3% 7.7%
2013 1,137,057 1,086,876 50,181 4.4% 6.6%
2014 1,164,823 1,112,394 52,429 4.5% 5.9%
2015 1,185,074 1,136,052 49,022 4.1% 5.4%
2016 1,213,173 1,166,951 46,222 3.8% 5.2%
2017 1,235,923 1,192,366 43,557 3.5% 4.6%
2018 1,268,039 1,226,711 41,328 3.3% 4.4%
2019 1,288,635 1,255,340 33,295 2.6% 4.1%
2020 1,286,608 1,190,168 96,440 7.5% 8.4%
2021 1,279,701 1,226,727 52,974 4.1% 5.2%
2022 1,319,911 1,281,609 38,302 2.9% 4.2%
2023 1,348,792 1,302,991 45,801 3.4% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com