Seattle, WA Demographic Statistics (2024)

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	563,374	100.0

Male	280,973	49.9
Female	282,401	50.1

Under 5 years	26,215	4.7
5 to 9 years	24,459	4.3
10 to 14 years	23,425	4.2
15 to 19 years	29,648	5.3
20 to 24 years	51,014	9.1
25 to 34 years	122,282	21.7
35 to 44 years	95,077	16.9
45 to 54 years	81,453	14.5
55 to 59 years	24,830	4.4
60 to 64 years	17,164	3.0
65 to 74 years	29,463	5.2
75 to 84 years	27,273	4.8
85 years and over	11,071	2.0

Median age (years)	35.4	(X)

18 years and over	475,547	84.4
Male	236,354	42.0
Female	239,193	42.5
21 years and over	449,528	79.8
62 years and over	77,671	13.8
65 years and over	67,807	12.0
Male	26,996	4.8
Female	40,811	7.2

RACE
One race	538,226	95.5
White	394,889	70.1
Black or African American	47,541	8.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,659	1.0
Asian	73,910	13.1
Asian Indian	2,843	0.5
Chinese	19,415	3.4
Filipino	15,867	2.8
Japanese	8,979	1.6
Korean	4,863	0.9
Vietnamese	11,943	2.1
Other Asian ¹	10,000	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,804	0.5
Native Hawaiian	409	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	364	0.1
Samoan	1,391	0.2
Other Pacific Islander ²	640	0.1
Some other race	13,423	2.4
Two or more races	25,148	4.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	413,396	73.4
Black or African American	55,611	9.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	11,869	2.1
Asian	84,649	15.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,977	0.9
Some other race	20,758	3.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	563,374	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	29,719	5.3
Mexican	17,886	3.2
Puerto Rican	1,466	0.3
Cuban	759	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	9,608	1.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	533,655	94.7
White alone	382,532	67.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	563,374	100.0
In households	536,719	95.3
Householder	258,499	45.9
Spouse	84,648	15.0
Child	102,003	18.1
Own child under 18 years	77,764	13.8
Other relatives	25,317	4.5
Under 18 years	6,909	1.2
Nonrelatives	66,252	11.8
Unmarried partner	20,269	3.6
In group quarters	26,655	4.7
Institutionalized population	6,860	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	19,795	3.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	258,499	100.0
Family households (families)	113,400	43.9
With own children under 18 years	46,310	17.9
Married-couple family	84,648	32.7
With own children under 18 years	32,349	12.5
Female householder, no husband present	20,916	8.1
With own children under 18 years	10,949	4.2
Nonfamily households	145,099	56.1
Householder living alone	105,542	40.8
Householder 65 years and over	24,029	9.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	50,783	19.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	49,171	19.0

Average household size	2.08	(X)
Average family size	2.87	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	270,524	100.0
Occupied housing units	258,499	95.6
Vacant housing units	12,025	4.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,826	0.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	258,499	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	125,165	48.4
Renter-occupied housing units	133,334	51.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.32	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.84	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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