Renton, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population
105,317
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
8.13%
4.74% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$100,432
3.94% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$672,600
6.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
57,633
0.256% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Renton, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.6% of the residents in Renton, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Renton, WA are Renton Technical College (720 degrees awarded in 2023) and Pima Medical Institute-Renton (393 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Renton, WA was $672,600, and the homeownership rate was 54.4%.

Most people in Renton, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Renton, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Renton, WA is home to a population of 105k people, from which 87.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 28.3% of Renton, WA residents were born outside of the country (29.8k people).

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.6k people) in Renton, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 9.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.6%
2024 Citizenship
88.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.6% of Renton, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Renton, WA was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Renton, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    40.6k ± 2.07k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    27.9k ± 1.78k
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9.48k ± 1.39k
15.6%
Hispanic Population
16.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.6k people) in Renton, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27.9k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 9.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.6% of the people in Renton, WA are hispanic (16.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Renton, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

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Foreign-Born Population

28.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
29.8k people
27.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
29.4k people

As of 2024, 28.3% of Renton, WA residents (29.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Renton, WA was 27.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,208 ± 328
  2. Vietnam
    934 ± 189
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    658 ± 241

Renton, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Renton, WA employs 57.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Renton, WA were Retail Trade (7,647 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,928 people), and Manufacturing (6,561 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($122,016), Public Administration ($100,984), and Utilities ($99,750).

Employment

Occupations

57.6k
2024 Value
± 2,083
−0.256%
1 Year decline
± 5.18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Renton, WA declined at a rate of −0.256%, from 57.8k employees to 57.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Renton, WA, are Management Occupations (6,489 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,329 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (4,712 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Renton, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

57.6k
2024 Value
± 2,083
−0.256%
1 Year decline
± 5.18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Renton, WA declined at a rate of −0.256%, from 57.8k employees to 57.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Renton, WA, are Retail Trade (7,647 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (6,928 people), and Manufacturing (6,561 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Renton, WA, though some of these residents may live in Renton, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$68,677
Median earning men ± $2,990
$52,577
Median earning women ± $3,039

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($134,423), Public Administration ($105,015), and Manufacturing ($86,783).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($116,696), Public Administration ($91,358), and Construction ($76,964).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Renton, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Renton, WA awarded 1,113 degrees. The student population of Renton, WA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 2,121 male students and 1,339 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Renton, WA are White (359 and 32.3%), Hispanic or Latino (256 and 23%), Asian (210 and 18.9%), and Black or African American (134 and 12.1%).

The largest universities in Renton, WA by number of degrees awarded are Renton Technical College (720 and 64.7%) and Pima Medical Institute-Renton (393 and 35.3%).

The most popular majors in Renton, WA are Medical Assistant (211 and 19%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (128 and 11.5%), and Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician And Veterinary Assistant (106 and 9.52%).

The median tuition cost in Renton, WA for a public four year colleges is $4,673 for in-state students and $5,207 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 3,460 students enrolled in Renton, WA, 61.3% men and 38.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 852 records, of which 14.3% were women and 85.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Pharmacy Technician
    25 degrees awarded
  2. Automobile Mechanics Technology
    23 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Assistant
    195 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Renton, WA was Pharmacy Technician with 25 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Renton Technical College
    720 degrees awarded
  2. Pima Medical Institute-Renton
    393 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Renton Technical College with 720 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 339 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Renton, WA, which is 0.438 times less than the 774 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 359 degrees mean that there were 1.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 256 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($4,673) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,050) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($942) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Renton, WA was $672,600 in 2024, which is 2.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $631,400 to $672,600, a 6.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Renton, WA is 54.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Renton, WA have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Renton, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$672,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$16,240
$22,106
Median Property Taxes
±$1,087

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Renton, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Renton, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

54.4%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.4% of the housing units in Renton, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$100,432
Median Household Income
± $3,956
40.7k
Number of Households
± 1,646

In 2024, the median household income of the 40.7k households in Renton, WA grew to $100,432 from the previous year's value of $96,626.

The following chart displays the households in Renton, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Renton, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.7%)
  3. Carpooled (9.75%)

In 2024, 61.8% of workers in Renton, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.75%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Renton, WA have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% of the workforce in Renton, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Renton, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Renton, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Renton, WA (8.51k out of 105k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Renton, WA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.4% of the population of Renton, WA has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 17.2% on Medicaid, 9.02% on Medicare, 10.3% on non-group plans, and 0.641% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 25.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.64%
Uninsured
55.2%
Employer Coverage
17.2%
Medicaid
9.02%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0.641%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Renton, WA grew by 1.46% from 7.53% to 7.64%.

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