Moving to Seattle, Washington
Population: 563,374. Estimated population in July 2024: 573,911 (+1.9% change)
Males: 280,973 (49.9%), Females: 282,401 (50.1%)
Zip codes: 98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98112, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98125, 98126, 98133, 98134, 98136, 98144, 98146, 98148, 98154, 98155, 98164, 98166, 98168, 98174, 98177, 98178, 98188, 98198, 98199.
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $45,736
Median house value: $259,600
Population by Race
Races in Seattle:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
- Black (8.4%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- Two or more races (4.5%)
- Chinese (3.4%)
- Filipino (2.8%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Vietnamese (2.1%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Japanese (1.6%)
- Korean (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.2%), Irish (11.9%), English (11.3%), Norwegian (5.7%), Italian (3.9%), Scottish (3.5%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 83.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Seattle
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Seattle city
- Never married: 41.8%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 11.4%
16.9% Foreign born (9.4% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +47,613 (+9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Seattle:
- CHILDREN’S HOSP & REGIONAL MED CTR (4800 SAND POINT WAY NE/BOX C-5371)
- HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (325 9TH AVENUE (MS359738))
- KINDRED HOSPITAL-SEATTLE (10560 5TH AVENUE NE)
- NORTHWEST HOSPITAL (1550 NORTH 115TH STREET/BOX 330333)
- SCHICK-SHADEL HOSPITAL (12101 AMBAUM BOULEVARD S W)
- SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE (825 EASTLAKE)
- SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER (747 BROADWAY)
- SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER/PROVIDENCE (500 17TH AVE/PO BOX C-34008)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR (1959 NE PACIFIC ST/BOX 356151)
- VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER (925 SENECA STREET/PO BOX 1930)
- WEST SEATTLE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (2600 SOUTHWEST HOLDEN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seattle:
- BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 8 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: BFI)
- SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 14 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: SEA)
- SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 20 miles; EVERETT, WA; Abbreviation: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seattle:
- KENMORE AIR HARBOR (about 1 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: W55)
- SEATTLE SEAPLANES (about 2 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Abbreviation: 0W0)
- KENMORE AIR HARBOR INC (about 11 miles; KENMORE, WA; Abbreviation: S60)
Amtrak station:
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 Seattle:
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 32,742; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,743; Location: 900 BROADWAY; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.seattleu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- SHORELINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,526; Location: 16101 GREENWOOD AVE N; Public; Website: www.shoreline.ctc.edu)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 4,386; Location: 1701 BROADWAY; Public; Website: www.seattlecentral.org)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 3,489; Location: 9600 COLLEGE WAY N; Public; Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu)
- SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 3,013; Location: 6000 16TH AVE SW; Public; Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu)
- SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,992; Location: 3307 3RD AVE W; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.spu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE (Full-time enrollment: 2,313; Location: 2323 ELLIOTT AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ais.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-WASHINGTON CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 1,114; Location: 7100 FT DENT WAY; Private, for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu/washington; Offers Doctor’s degree)
- ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY-SEATTLE BRANCH (Full-time enrollment: 657; Location: 2326 6TH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
- CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS (Full-time enrollment: 615; Location: 710 E ROY ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.cornish.edu)
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 520; Location: 12720 GATEWAY DR STE 100; Private, for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- SEATTLE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 308; Location: 2120 S JACKSON; Public; Website: www.sccd.ctc.edu)
- PIMA MEDICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 297; Location: 1627 EASTLAKE AVE E; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.PimaMedical.com)
- GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY-SEATTLE (Full-time enrollment: 238; Location: 310 SKINNER BLDG 1326 5TH AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ggu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- COURT REPORTING INSTITUTE AND AGENCY (Full-time enrollment: 222; Location: 929 N 130TH ST STE 2; Private, for-profit; Website: www.cri.org)
- BUSINESS COMPUTER TRAINING INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 191; Location: 15445 53RD AVE S; Private, for-profit; Website: www.bcti.org)
- NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF ACUPUNCTURE & ORIENTAL MED (Full-time enrollment: 145; Location: 701 N 34TH STE 300; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.niaom.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- GENE JUAREZ ACADEMY OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 138; Location: 10715 8TH AVE NE; Private, for-profit)
- BRENNEKE SCHOOL OF MASSAGE (Full-time enrollment: 111; Location: 160 ROY ST; Private, for-profit)
Biggest public high schools in Seattle:
- ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,659; Location: 1410 NE 66 ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,652; Location: 400 23 AV; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,628; Location: 1418 NW 65 ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,562; Location: 3013 S MT BAKER BV; Grades: 09 – 12)
- EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,206; Location: 830 SW 116TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,169; Location: 1819 N 135 ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,133; Location: 3000 CALIFORNIA AV SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,079; Location: 10750 30 AV NE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SEALTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 974; Location: 2600 SW THISTLE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 732; Location: 5511 15 AV S; Grades: 09 – 12)
Biggest private high schools in Seattle:
- LAKESIDE SCHOOL (Students: 715; Location: 14050 1ST AVE NE; Grades: 5 – 12)
- SEATTLE PREP SCHOOL (Students: 658; Location: 2400 11TH AVE E; Grades: 9 – 12)
- KINGS 7-12 CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 589; Location: 19303 FREMONT AVE N; Grades: 7 – 12)
- BUSH SCHOOL (Students: 545; Location: 405 36TH AVENUE EAST; Grades: KG – 12)
- HOLY NAMES ACADEMY (Students: 537; Location: 728 21ST AVE E; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
- O DEA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 482; Location: 802 TERRY AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
- PACIFIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 20833 INTERNATIONAL BLVD; Grades: PK – 12)
- UNIVERSITY PREP (Students: 398; Location: 8000 25TH NE; Grades: 6 – 12)
- SEATTLE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SC (Students: 389; Location: 1432 15TH AVE; Grades: 6 – 12)
- NW SCH OF ARTS HUM AND ENVIRON (Students: 367; Location: 1415 SUMMIT AVE; Grades: 6 – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Seattle:
- ECKSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,263; Location: 3003 NE 75 ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,108; Location: 9201 15 AV NW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,050; Location: 2101 S JACKSON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 913; Location: 5950 DELRIDGE WY SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DIMMITT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 906; Location: 12320 80TH AVE S; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 818; Location: 1600 S COLUMBIAN WY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DENNY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 791; Location: 8402 30 AV SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 765; Location: 1610 N 41 ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- AKI KUROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 699; Location: 3928 S GRAHAM ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SUMMIT K-12 (Students: 679; Location: 11051 34 AV NE; Grades: KG – 12)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Seattle:
- ASSUMPTION ST BRIDGET SCHOOL (Students: 540; Location: 6220 32ND AVENUE NE; Grades: KG – 8)
- KING’S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 523; Location: 19531 DAYTON AVE N; Grades: KG – 6)
- VILLA ACADEMY (Students: 506; Location: 5001 NE 50TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL (Students: 473; Location: 4142 42ND AVENUE SW; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 120 NORTH 79TH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ZION PREPARATORY ACADEMY (Students: 355; Location: 4730 32ND AVE SOUTH; Grades: KG – 8)
- UNIVERSITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT S (Students: 287; Location: 5062 9TH AVE NE; Grades: PK – 5)
- SEATTLE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 285; Location: 2619 4TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: KG – 8)
- OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL (Students: 270; Location: 3301 WEST DRAVUS ST; Grades: KG – 8)
- HOLY FAMILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 9615 20TH AVENUE SW; Grades: PK – 8)
Libraries
Library in Seattle:
- SEATTLE PUBLIC (Operating income: $35,963,089; Location: 800 PIKE STREET; 1,801,755 books; 73,787 audio materials; 37,301 video materials; 5,179 serial subscriptions)