Median Household Income
$124,746
Median Home Value
$859,900
Median Gross Rent
$2,092/mo
Poverty Rate
8.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Homeownership Rate
55.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
56.7%
Median Age
37.4
Population Over Time
King County grew 13.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
2,008,997
2016
2,079,550
2018
2,163,257
2020
2,225,064
2022
2,254,371
2024
2,287,171
Business & Industry
King County has 70,376 business establishments employing 1,305,947 people.
Professional, scientific, and technical services
11,053
Health care and social assistance
8,762
Construction
6,775
Accommodation and food services
6,747
Other services (except public administration)
6,068
Real estate and rental and leasing
5,498
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
3,513
Finance and insurance
3,480
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.