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King County

King County has 2,287,171 residents across 82 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $124,746, 27% above the Washington figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $859,900, and 57% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
2,287,171residentsACS 2020–2024
$124,746median household incomeWashington: $98K
$859,900median home valueowner-occupied homes
95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
King County in WashingtonZIP codes in King County highlighted; the rest of Washington in grey
Map of Washington with King County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 82 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
9800137,460$107K$587K74%27%94%33 min
9800237,509$79K$421K49%16%93%31 min
9800351,619$75K$477K47%28%93%34 min
9800439,897$183K$2.00M36%79%97%23 min
9800521,846$161K$1.52M51%70%97%24 min
9800640,009$198K$1.39M80%73%99%29 min
9800727,692$131K$1.02M36%69%96%25 min
9800827,242$185K$1.21M72%67%96%25 min
980106,857$142K$775K86%53%96%40 min
9801128,963$132K$933K58%61%96%27 min
980148,264$164K$941K92%50%94%33 min
9801912,242$161K$827K88%54%97%35 min
9802222,418$120K$609K81%28%96%39 min
9802350,448$105K$590K66%34%95%36 min
980243,908$161K$1.11M89%62%97%32 min
9802728,955$153K$997K68%67%97%28 min
9802823,741$140K$921K69%62%96%32 min
9802930,586$171K$1.06M62%72%98%30 min
9803038,523$92K$582K52%27%97%33 min
9803140,094$106K$612K67%32%97%34 min
9803240,862$83K$521K43%28%94%32 min
9803340,982$183K$1.49M63%74%97%23 min
9803452,531$135K$946K59%61%96%28 min
9803837,324$152K$777K86%49%96%39 min
980392,928$250K$2.00M80%88%95%23 min
9804025,307$219K$2.00M67%81%95%26 min
9804250,216$128K$659K82%35%97%37 min
9804515,289$176K$939K84%57%97%33 min
980476,817$115K$483K57%22%98%35 min
98050108$-666667K$2.00M100%100%100%45 min
980513,442$136K$791K93%33%97%48 min
9805280,717$163K$1.18M45%75%96%25 min
9805322,765$192K$1.21M85%73%98%31 min
9805524,660$97K$603K55%40%95%30 min
9805635,849$114K$797K54%44%95%32 min
9805712,705$69K$649K25%34%91%31 min
9805842,980$115K$676K73%43%95%35 min
9805942,406$139K$872K77%51%97%34 min
9806515,944$198K$957K85%67%99%32 min
980709,934$121K$791K83%50%95%35 min
9807224,446$176K$1.12M72%68%96%28 min
9807430,761$244K$1.37M84%80%99%30 min
9807525,498$250K$1.60M87%77%99%31 min
9807714,109$184K$1.21M89%64%100%30 min
9809250,224$122K$636K74%36%96%36 min
9810117,153$129K$784K14%74%93%23 min
9810227,333$115K$963K27%77%96%27 min
9810352,671$131K$1.04M44%79%95%28 min
9810416,542$61K$616K8%46%86%26 min
9810549,767$74K$1.31M31%78%92%27 min
9810628,690$124K$707K59%48%95%32 min
9810728,776$143K$953K38%79%95%30 min
9810825,529$96K$720K58%41%93%30 min
9810934,328$134K$1.03M21%79%97%24 min
9811223,921$172K$1.55M60%82%98%25 min
9811554,349$156K$1.09M60%81%97%27 min
9811628,711$126K$973K50%67%96%33 min
9811735,711$183K$1.04M73%76%97%30 min
9811850,500$114K$811K57%52%92%32 min
9811926,879$124K$1.05M38%71%96%26 min
9812121,166$152K$848K23%79%95%22 min
9812243,234$107K$957K28%71%94%26 min
9812544,520$100K$874K45%60%92%29 min
9812622,975$116K$784K61%61%96%31 min
9813353,249$94K$770K48%51%92%30 min
98134645$68K$346K36%30%95%25 min
9813617,252$149K$925K64%68%97%33 min
9814433,787$97K$902K46%61%90%29 min
9814628,573$103K$680K64%39%96%30 min
981489,715$87K$608K51%34%93%29 min
9815536,511$132K$816K70%57%95%29 min
98164292$250K$-666667K83%92%100%16 min
9816622,082$115K$824K68%47%94%31 min
9816835,528$88K$548K54%24%93%28 min
9817721,090$170K$1.05M87%68%96%31 min
9817826,748$100K$660K67%36%94%34 min
9818827,311$76K$456K42%28%90%26 min
981952,757$-666667K$-666667K0%39%100%20 min
9819840,463$86K$590K55%31%94%32 min
9819922,468$181K$1.20M63%78%97%28 min
98224190$79K$688K89%16%83%48 min
98288169$65K$450K62%34%82%29 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

2,287,171 residents in 941,054 households, next to the Washington figure.

20%
under 18
26%
aged 18–34
14%
aged 65 and over
32%
of households are people living alone
46%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

1,003,284 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $859,900 (±$4,853).

55%
of households own their home
50%
of homes are detached single-family houses
38%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
1%
are mobile homes
6%
of housing units are vacant
$2,092
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%
2010–201914%
2000–200913%
1990–199912%
1980–198914%
1970–197912%
1960–196911%
1950–19597%
1940–19495%
1939 or earlier11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$968.

$124,746
median household income
8.6%
of people live below the poverty line
4.8%
unemployment rate
57%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min
average commute to work
18%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
57%
of workers drive or carpool
7%
take public transportation
5%
walk or bike
29%
work from home
11%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%
of households have a broadband subscription
3%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near King County, Washington, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Sound Transit 545 at Redmond TC
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Sound Transit 545 at Redmond TC
Photo: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello
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1999 Ferrari 550 Maranello
Photo: Wistar Rinearson · CC0
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2005 Bentley Continental GT DutchAngle 8825
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2005 Bentley Continental GT DutchAngle 8825
Photo: Wistar Rinearson · CC0
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