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98119

Seattle, WA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
26,879
Median household income
$123,551
People below poverty
6%
Median home value
$1,047,600

Income

The median income of households in 98119 was $123,551. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 29.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1.5
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.1
$35,000 to $49,999 4.4
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 8.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.4
$150,000 to $199,999 12.1
$200,000 or more 29.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 130145
Female 90515

An estimated 86.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 14.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,493. 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 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 86.5
Social Security 14.9
Retirement income 14.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.3
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.4

In 2020-2024, 3.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 19.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 11.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 98119 in 2020-2024, 94.7% had health insurance coverage and 5.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.7% and public coverage was 18.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 98119 had a total population of 26,879 - 13,700 (51%) females and 13,179 (49%) males. The median age was 34.1 years. An estimated 11% of the population was under 18 years, 55.1% was 19 to 44 years, 18% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 98119 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 672 182
5 to 9 313 601
10 to 14 361 484
15 to 19 552 675
20 to 24 1420 1073
25 to 29 1900 2234
30 to 34 1675 1918
35 to 39 1507 1117
40 to 44 970 1013
45 to 49 495 880
50 to 54 691 696
55 to 59 454 377
60 to 64 549 675
65 to 69 421 442
70 to 74 402 462
75 to 79 368 444
80 to 84 255 199
85 and over 174 228

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 68.4% were White; 2.6% were Black or African American; 6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 13.9% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.4% of the people in 98119 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 65.7% of the people in 98119 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,249 households in 98119. The average household size was 1.77 people.

Married-couple households made up 28.1% of the households in 98119 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.9% of all households, while 27.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 26.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 50.7% of all households.

In 98119, 11.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 16.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28.1
Cohabiting Couples 13.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35% of males and 34.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 54.5 50.8
Now married, except separated 35 34.4
Separated 1.6 0.8
Widowed 0.9 3.4
Divorced 8 10.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 98119, 38 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 83.9% of the people living in 98119 were U.S. natives. 31.9% of the 98119 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.1% of 98119 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 43% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 98119 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 98119.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 15.6
Asia 47.9
Europe 24.1
Africa 7
Northern America 3.7
Oceania 1.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 98119 in 2020-2024, 16.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.4% of people at least five years old; 2.8% 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 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.4
Other Indo-European languages 4.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 5.7
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 70.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 98119 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 70.5
Different house, same county 20.8
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 5.1
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 71.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 98119 was 5,219 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 447 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,023. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,749.

Educational Attainment of People in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.5
High school diploma or equivalency 8.3
Some college, no degree 11.8
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 41
Graduate or professional degree 30.1

Disability

In 98119, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.1% of people under 18 years old, to 7.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 98119, 73.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,620 88.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,359 7.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 661 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 98119 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 1.8
Manufacturing 6.1
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 14.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.7
Information 5.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 26.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.9
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 98119 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,463 64.8
Service occupations 2,018 11.4
Sales and office occupations 3,107 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 219 1.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 881 5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 36.9% of 98119 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 36.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 10.4
Walked 8.6
Other means 3.9
Worked from home 36

In 2020-2024, 98119 had a total of 15,869 housing units. Of these housing units, 26.6% 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"). 73.2% 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 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 26.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 73.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

15.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 98119 was 3.3 rooms, and of these housing units 24% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 98119 had 14,249 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,620 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 38.2% while renters occupied 61.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.22 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.49.

12.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 21.1% and another 5.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 98119:

House Heating Fuel Used in 98119 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.3
Electricity 66
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 98119 was $1,047,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 73.7 % had a mortgage. 26.3% 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 $3,971 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,251.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 98119 was $2,050. 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.