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98101

Seattle, WA · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
17,153
Median household income
$128,882
People below poverty
10.8%
Median home value
$784,200

Income

The median income of households in 98101 was $128,882. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 30.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.6
$35,000 to $49,999 5.2
$50,000 to $74,999 9.8
$75,000 to $99,999 8.4
$100,000 to $149,999 13.2
$150,000 to $199,999 14.2
$200,000 or more 30.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 152725
Female 113536

An estimated 85.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 13.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 10.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,357. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.4
Social Security 13.9
Retirement income 10.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.6

In 2020-2024, 7.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 54% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 1.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98101 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 80.2% and public coverage was 23.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 98101 had a total population of 17,153 - 7,307 (42.6%) females and 9,846 (57.4%) males. The median age was 33.8 years. An estimated 2.3% of the population was under 18 years, 63.8% was 19 to 44 years, 20.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 98101 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 78 94
5 to 9 107 82
10 to 14 21 0
15 to 19 61 52
20 to 24 914 931
25 to 29 2277 1203
30 to 34 2087 1285
35 to 39 826 587
40 to 44 479 348
45 to 49 338 194
50 to 54 627 442
55 to 59 571 254
60 to 64 536 574
65 to 69 287 236
70 to 74 131 161
75 to 79 125 362
80 to 84 174 250
85 and over 207 252

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 49.8% were White; 6.2% were Black or African American; 3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 35.1% were Asian; 2.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.4% of the people in 98101 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.5% of the people in 98101 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,722 households in 98101. The average household size was 1.42 people.

Married-couple households made up 18.1% of the households in 98101 while cohabiting couple households made up 8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.1% of all households, while 44.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 39.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 65% of all households.

In 98101, 2.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 13.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 18.1
Cohabiting Couples 8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
44.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.2% of males and 32.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 67 50.5
Now married, except separated 26.2 32.7
Separated 0.3 0.3
Widowed 1.2 5.2
Divorced 5.4 11.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 98101, 17 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 60.9% of the people living in 98101 were U.S. natives. 17.5% of the 98101 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39.1% of 98101 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 28.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 28.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98101 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 98101.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.4
Asia 76.4
Europe 10.4
Africa 2.2
Northern America 4.3
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 98101 in 2020-2024, 33.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.8% of people at least five years old; 5.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.8
Other Indo-European languages 15.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 13.7
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 66.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 98101 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 66.4
Different house, same county 16.7
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 13.5
Abroad 1.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98101 was 1,381 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 64 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 235. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,082.

Educational Attainment of People in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.2
High school diploma or equivalency 6.1
Some college, no degree 12.5
Associate's degree 3.8
Bachelor's degree 33.8
Graduate or professional degree 40.5

Disability

In 98101, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 9.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 98101, 76 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 20.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 91.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,645 91.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 780 6.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 315 2.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98101 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.5
Manufacturing 4.3
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 17.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1
Information 9.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 33.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.7
Public administration 1.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 98101 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,415 73.9
Service occupations 1,328 10.4
Sales and office occupations 1,409 11.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 207 1.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 381 3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 18.3% of 98101 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 18.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 11.1
Walked 30.8
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 35.7

In 2020-2024, 98101 had a total of 13,585 housing units. Of these housing units, 2.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 98% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 2.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 98
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

34.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98101 was 2.4 rooms, and of these housing units 3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 98101 had 11,722 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,863 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 13.5% while renters occupied 86.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.7 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.37.

11.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 46.4% and another 0.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98101:

House Heating Fuel Used in 98101 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.1
Electricity 75.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 3.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98101 was $784,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.5 % had a mortgage. 46.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,950 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,499.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98101 was $2,483. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.