Moving to Bellevue, Washington
Population: 109,569. Estimated population in July 2024: 117,137 (+6.9% change)
Males: 54,347 (49.6%), Females: 55,222 (50.4%)
King County
Zip codes: 98004, 98005, 98006, 98007, 98008.
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $62,338
Median house value: $299,400
Population by Race
Races in Bellevue:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.8%)
- Chinese (6.2%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- Two or more races (3.2%)
- Asian Indian (2.6%)
- Japanese (2.6%)
- Other race (2.5%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Korean (2.0%)
- Other Asian (1.7%)
- Vietnamese (1.4%)
- Filipino (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.7%), English (12.8%), Irish (10.3%), Norwegian (4.7%), Swedish (3.5%), French (3.5%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 30.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bellevue
- High school or higher: 94.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 54.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.4%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bellevue city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 10.1%
24.4% Foreign born (13.6% Asia, 5.3% Europe, 3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,665 (+7.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Bellevue:
- OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (1035-116TH AVE NE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bellevue:
- GROUP HEALTH EASTSIDE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; REDMOND, WA)
- EVERGREEN HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; KIRKLAND, WA)
- FAIRFAX HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; KIRKLAND, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bellevue:
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 12 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: BFI)
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 15 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)
- SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 23 miles; EVERETT, WA; Abbreviation: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bellevue:
- RENTON MUNI (about 9 miles; RENTON, WA; Abbreviation: RNT)
- WILL ROGERS WILEY POST MEML (about 9 miles; RENTON, WA; Abbreviation: W36)
- SEATTLE SEAPLANES (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: 0W0)
Amtrak station near Bellevue:
- 12 miles: SEATTLE (303 S. JACKSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Bellevue:
- BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 7,013; Location: 3000 LANDERHOLM CIR SE; Public; Website: www.bcc.ctc.edu)
- CITY UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,007; Location: 335 116TH AVE SE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cityu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- BELLEVUE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 59; Location: 14045 NE 20TH ST; Private, for-profit)
- CASCADE BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 13646 NE 24TH ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
- BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTERS (Location: 400 112TH AVE NE STE 285; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bellevue:
- RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; RENTON, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,623)
- LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 9 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,328)
- SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,743)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 11 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 4,386)
- ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE (about 13 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,313)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 14 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,489)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 15 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,013)
Schools
Public high schools in Bellevue:
- BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,338; Location: 10416 WOLVERINE WAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NEWPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,296; Location: 4333 FACTORIA BOULEVARD SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SAMMAMISH SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,159; Location: 100 140TH AVENUE SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- INTERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 756; Location: 16245 NE 24TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ROBINSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: 14844 SE 22ND STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BSD VOC ED/CAREER EDUC OPTIONS (Students: 152; Location: 12111 NE 1ST STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
- TRANSITION PROGRAM (Students: 26; Location: 15027 NE BEL-RED ROAD; Grades: 12 – 12)
Private high schools in Bellevue:
- EASTSIDE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location: 11650 SOUTHEAST 60TH; Grades: 9 – 12)
- FOREST RIDGE SCHOOL OF THE SAC (Students: 331; Location: 4800 139TH AVENUE SE; Grades: 5 – 12; Girls only)
- HILLSIDE STUDENT COMMUNITY (Students: 61; Location: 5027 159TH PL SE; Grades: 4 – 12)
- EASTSIDE URBAN ACADEMY (Students: 31; Location: 1717 BELLEVUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bellevue:
- CHINOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 820; Location: 2001 98TH AVENUE NE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- TYEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 790; Location: 13630 SE ALLEN ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- ODLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 670; Location: 14401 NE 8TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- TILLICUM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 16020 SE 16TH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY (Students: 592; Location: 4229 W LAKE SAMM PKWY SE; Grades: PK – 05)
- COUGAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 591; Location: 4630 167TH AVE SE; Grades: KG – 06)
- STEVENSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 532; Location: 14220 NE 8TH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: 15027 NE BEL-RED ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- NEWPORT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 522; Location: 12635 SE 56TH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- SUNSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 510; Location: 3810 132ND AVENUE SE; Grades: KG – 06)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Bellevue:
- ST LOUISE PARRISH SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 133 156TH AVENUE SE; Grades: KG – 8)
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 9450 NE 14TH ST; Grades: KG – 8)
- EASTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 14615 SE 22ND ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- ETON SCHOOL (Students: 318; Location: 2701 BELLEVUE-REDMOND RD; Grades: PK – 6)
- NEWPORT CHILDREN’S SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 12930 S.E. NEWPORT WAY; Grades: PK – 1)
- JEWISH DAY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: PO BOX 7299; Grades: KG – 8)
- BELLEVUE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 217; Location: 2411 112TH AVE NE; Grades: PK – 4)
- THE LITTLE SCHOOL (Students: 174; Location: 2812 116TH AVENUE NE; Grades: UG – UG)
- EARLY WORLD CHILDRENS SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 13831 BEL RED ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
- OPEN WINDOW SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 5225 119TH AVENUE SE; Grades: PK – 5)