King County, Washington
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2,344,939 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 2,344,939 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 2,269,668 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 3.3% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 2,269,675 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,931,249 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.9% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.2% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 49.8% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 58.6% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 7.3% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.5% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 24.1% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 1.0% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 7.4% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 11.7% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 50.1% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 82,668 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 25.8% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1,042,576 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 55.4% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $859,900 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $3,273 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $1,116 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $2,092 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 8,505 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 941,054 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.39 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 83.3% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 31.1% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 98.1% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 95.1% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 93.8% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 56.7% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.1% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.2% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 69.8% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.2% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 11,087,353 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 31,688,958 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 17,562,946 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 139,045,064 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $61,380 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 27.6 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $124,746 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $74,100 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 8.8% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 70,376 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 1,305,947 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 143,710,917 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 1.2% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 193,904 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 54,078 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 28,536 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 14,047 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 15,184 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 33,931 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,587 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 48,138 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,073.0 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 912.9 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 2,115.23 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 2,115.57 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 53033 1