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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Seattle is $44,167, which is higher than the state average of $31,233 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Seattle median household income is $67,365, which has grown by 47.29% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Seattle residents spend 26.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.9 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #45

Seattle, WA	44,167 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	40,412 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	46,557 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	35,147 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #155

Seattle, WA	67,365 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	94,559 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #99

Seattle, WA	47.29%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Seattle, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.71%	$19,373, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.25%	$17,352, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.14%	$3,418, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.06%	$28,108, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	99,597 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Seattle, WA	128,526 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$75,190, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$30,242, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$52,537, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$54,503, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,316, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$48,158, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$42,164, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,915, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$28,934, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,025, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,263, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$45,086, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	547,635, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	272,177, 49.70%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	209,087, 76.82%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,115, 0.41%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	207,972, 76.41%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	193,175, 92.89%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14,797, 7.11%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	63,090, 23.18%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	275,458, 50.30%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,621, 68.11%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	190, 0.07%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,431, 68.04%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	176,463, 94.15%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,968, 5.85%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87,837, 31.89%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	363,209, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	185,301, 51.02%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	30,505, 8.40%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	71,117, 19.58%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	33,729, 9.29%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	18,173, 5.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24,384, 6.71%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Seattle, WA	26.2 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	369,638	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	193,175, 52.26%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107,136, 55.46%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26,035, 13.48%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32,067, 16.60%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	536, 0.28%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,947, 3.60%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,090, 8.33%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	176,463, 47.74%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98,980, 56.09%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32,189, 18.24%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38,606, 21.88%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	151, 0.09%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	560, 0.32%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,624, 3.19%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Seattle, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	369,638, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,556, 0.42%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	11,022, 2.98%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	25,876, 7.00%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7,317, 1.98%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	41,777, 11.30%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,725, 3.17%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	14,004, 3.79%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21,491, 5.81%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	74,786, 20.23%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87,388, 23.64%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41,151, 11.13%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	12,772, 3.46%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18,773, 5.08%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Seattle, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	86,593	13.98%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9,820	7.57%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.