Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

105,270

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.1

0.542% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.42%

6.89% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$155,304

2.13% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is home to a population of 105k people, from which 92.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.4% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (14.1k people).

In 2024, there were 7.17 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.2k people) in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.99k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Spanish (3,109 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (2,572 households), and Other Indo-European Languages (883 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

53,801

Women

50.9%

51,992

Men

49.1%

The resident population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2024 was 105,793 inhabitants, with 49.1% men, and 50.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

92.2%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.2% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
77.2k ± 2.49k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 1.22k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
5.99k ± 686

6.75%

Hispanic Population

7.1k people

6.75% of the people in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are hispanic (7.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

India
1,954 ± 1,075 people
China
1,661 ± 993 people
Canada
1,318 ± 886 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was India, the natal country of 1,954 Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents, followed by China with 1,661 and Canada with 1,318.

Foreign-Born Population

13.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14.1k people

13.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.7k people

As of 2024, 13.4% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents (14.1k 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 Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 13.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
3,109 households (3.11%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
2,572 households (2.57%)
Other Indo-European Languages
883 households (0.883%)

13.5% of the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was Spanish. 3.11% of the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
788 ± 196
Gulf War (2001-)
515 ± 166
Gulf War (1990s)
425 ± 174

Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

Health

97.4% of the population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA has health coverage, with 73.1% on employee plans, 4.79% on Medicaid, 9.54% on Medicare, 9.84% on non-group plans, and 0.128% 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, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

1,202 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington

Primary care physicians in Washington see an average of 1,202 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.9% under 18 years, 28.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.57%

Uninsured

73.1%

Employer Coverage

4.79%

Medicaid

9.54%

Medicare

9.84%

Non-Group

0.128%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA grew by 8.09% from 2.38% to 2.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA employs 64.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA were Computer Systems Design (7,443 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,096 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,943 people), and the highest paying industries were Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($364,779), Software publishers ($284,019), and Clothing & clothing accessories retailers ($279,686).

Males in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $127,458. The income inequality in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.429, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,811

Women

48%

33,320

Men

52%

The workforce of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2024 was 64,131 people, with 48% woman, and 52% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

64.1k

2024 Value

0.594%

1 Year growth

± 0.594%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 0.594%, from 63.8k employees to 64.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, are Software developers (5,752 people), Other managers (3,618 people), and Registered nurses (1,455 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

64.1k

2024 Value

0.594%

1 Year growth

± 0.594%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA grew at a rate of 0.594%, from 63.8k employees to 64.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, are Computer Systems Design (7,443 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,096 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,943 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$113,833

Median earning men ± $6,432

$83,463

Median earning women ± $5,731

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($195,404), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($166,280), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,485).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($171,071), Wholesale Trade ($130,813), and Manufacturing ($124,808).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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.

Education

The student population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2024 is skewed towards men, with 62 male students and 23 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are White (29 and 70.7%), Two or More Races (4 and 9.76%), Black or African American (3 and 7.32%), and Hispanic or Latino (3 and 7.32%).

The largest universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA by number of degrees awarded are Seattle Film Institute (42 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Cinematography & Film Production (22 and 52.4%), Music Technology (12 and 28.6%), and Other Film & Photographic Arts (8 and 19%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 85 students enrolled in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, 72.9% men and 27.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 42 records, of which 28.6% were women and 71.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Music Technology
12 degrees awarded
Other Film & Photographic Arts
8 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was Music Technology with 12 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Seattle Film Institute

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

42 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seattle Film Institute with 42 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 29 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, which is 2.23 times more than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 29 degrees mean that there were 7.25 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 4 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($740) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.258% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (37.7k), Graduate Degree (27.9k), and Some college (10.4k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was $1.07M in 2024, which is 3.21 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.04M to $1.07M, a 2.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is 53.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$1.07M

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,833

$27,392

Median Property Taxes

±$1,173

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 Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

53.6%

Homeownership

2024

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 53.6% of the housing units in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$155,304

Median Household Income

± $7,917

51.1k

Number of Households

± 1,985

In 2024, the median household income of the 51.1k households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA grew to $155,304 from the previous year's value of $152,067.

The following chart displays the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, 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.

Wage Distribution

0.429

2024 Wage GINI in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

0.429

2023 Wage GINI in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

In 2024, the income inequality in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 0.429 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0569% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Worked At Home (39.8%)
Drove Alone (39.1%)
Public Transit (8.91%)

In 2024, 39.8% of workers in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (39.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.91%).

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.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA (5.68k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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