2012 Population Estimate: 616,500
2011 Employment Estimate:  473,921

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.

Census 2010 Profile Map

Some Highlights from Census 2010 

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%
   

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

Neighborhood Reports

• Community Reporting Areas
  | Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population | 
  | Households | Housing | 
• Neighborhood Districts
  | Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
  | Households | Housing |
• Urban Centers and Villages
  | Overview Map | Change from 1990 | Population |
  | Households | Housing |
   

• Narrative profile
• Four-page profile PDF l Excel