2011 Population Estimate: 612,100
2010 Employment Estimate: 462,180
The 2010 Census measured Seattle’s population at 608,660. This was an increase of about 56,000 persons, or 8 percent since the 2000 Census. While somewhat slower than the 9 percent population growth Seattle experienced in the 1990s, this was still a healthy rate of growth for a major U.S. city.
While Seattle did not grow as quickly as King County as a whole, Seattle remains, by far, the most populous city in the King County. Seattle is the 23rd most populous city in the nation, and is the hub of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue Metro Area, which is the 15th most populous metro area in the nation.
In that same decade Seattle’s employment decreased 5.8% from the high-point of 502,834 jobs in 2000, a similar trend as other metro areas in the nation.
Some Highlights from Census 2010
- Population: 608,660
- Population age 18+: 515,147 (84.6%
- Population under 18: 93,513 (15.4%)
- Population who are persons of color: 205,082 (33.7%)
- Housing Units: 308,516
- Owner-occupied: 136,362 (48.1%)
- Renter-occupied: 147,148 (51.9%)
- Vacant Housing Units: 25,006 (8.1%)
- Households: 283,510
- Average Household Size: 2.06
- Average Family size: 2.87
Additional Demographics and Housing Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey:
- Median household income: $60,665
- Percent population below poverty level: 12.7%
- Median gross rent: $958
- Percent population 25 years with a college degree: 61.9%
- Percent workers commuting by transit, carpool, biking or walking: 41.2%
Census 2010
2010 Citywide Reports
- Demographic highlights from the 2010 Census
- Basic Population and Housing Characteristics Change from 1990, 2000, and 2010 – PDF report of counts of population by race, ethnicity and over/under 18 years of age as well as a total, occupied and vacant housing unit count
- Three-page subject report – PDF report of detailed population, household and housing data
2010 Neighborhood Reports
- Community Reporting Areas
| Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
| Households | Housing |
- Neighborhood Districts
| Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
| Households | Housing | - Neighborhood Planning Areas
| Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
| Households | Housing | - Urban Centers and Villages
| Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
| Households | Housing |
- Comprehensive Plan Housing Target Growth Report for Urban Centers and Villages
- Citywide Residential Permit Report
- Comprehensive Plan Employment Target Growth Report for Urban Centers and Villages
- Citywide Employment 1995-2010
May 18, 2012
