Compare ZIP Code 98118 vs King County, WA vs Seattle, WA vs Seattle Metro Area, WA vs Washington State (WA)
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| Metric |
98118 – Seattle, WA ZIP Code |
King County, WA County |
Seattle, WA City |
Seattle Metro Area, WA Metro Area |
Washington State (WA) State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 50,500 | 2,287,171 | 754,195 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 |
| Rent | $1,839 | $2,092 | $2,030 | $2,000 | $1,760 |
| Year built | 1968 | 1983 | 1976 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Household income | $113,762 | $124,746 | $123,860 | $115,177 | $98,141 |
| Per capita income | $61,620 | $74,100 | $86,095 | $63,994 | $53,744 |
| Poverty rate | 11.6% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.1% | 45.2% | 42.4% | 47.3% | 47.5% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 50,500 | 2,287,171 | 754,195 | 4,061,920 | 7,816,116 |
| Adults over 25 | 36,929 | 1,657,996 | 575,109 | 2,890,014 | 5,484,391 |
| Total households | 19,176 | 941,054 | 363,466 | 1,608,596 | 3,064,820 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $113,762 | $124,746 | $123,860 | $115,177 | $98,141 |
| Per capita income | $61,620 | $74,100 | $86,095 | $63,994 | $53,744 |
| Poverty rate | 11.6% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 8.5% | 9.9% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 51.1% | 45.2% | 42.4% | 47.3% | 47.5% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,839 | $2,092 | $2,030 | $2,000 | $1,760 |
| Year built | 1968 | 1983 | 1976 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Households that rent | 42.9% | 44.6% | 56.3% | 40% | 36.2% |
| Households that own | 57.1% | 55.4% | 43.7% | 60% | 63.8% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 40.4% | 54.7% | 60.3% | 58.8% | 65.8% |
| Black | 18.1% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Asian | 24.3% | 20.7% | 17.6% | 16.1% | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 9.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 12.8% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.8% | 11% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 14.4% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 89.2% | 89% | 91.5% | 88.3% | 85.6% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 71.1% | 70.8% | 65.2% | 76% | 80.2% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 28.0 min | 26.0 min | 29.0 min | 27.0 min |
| Work from home | 28.9% | 29.2% | 34.8% | 24% | 19.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 21.4% | 20.6% | 15.6% | 24.2% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 18.7% | 14.1% | 9.5% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Some college or associate degree | 8.1% | 8.6% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 11.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 51.9% | 56.7% | 68.4% | 47.2% | 39.6% |