Shoreline, WA

Census Place

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2024 Population

61,431

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.9

1.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.84%

5.13% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$112,751

0.516% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$811,100

6.81% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

31,819

2.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shoreline, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Shoreline, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Shoreline, WA are Shoreline Community College (1,279 degrees awarded in 2024) and Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline (112 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Shoreline, WA was $811,100, and the homeownership rate was 66.3%.

Most people in Shoreline, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Shoreline, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Shoreline, WA is home to a population of 61.4k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 20.6% of Shoreline, WA residents were born outside of the country (12.6k people).

In 2024, there were 4.28 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.8k people) in Shoreline, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8.84k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.22k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%

2024 Citizenship

92%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Shoreline, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shoreline, WA was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Shoreline, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shoreline, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
37.8k ± 1.64k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
8.84k ± 793
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4.22k ± 673

8.75%

Hispanic Population

5.37k people

8.75% of the people in Shoreline, WA are hispanic (5.37k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

20.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12.6k people

21.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.7k people

As of 2024, 20.6% of Shoreline, WA residents (12.6k 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 Shoreline, WA was 21.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Shoreline, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
786 ± 221
Gulf War (2001-)
437 ± 144
Gulf War (1990s)
242 ± 101

Shoreline, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Shoreline, WA.

Health

96.2% of the population of Shoreline, WA has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.572% 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 19.8% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% 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.

Uninsured People

3.75%

Uninsured

58.5%

Employer Coverage

12.3%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.572%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shoreline, WA declined by 3.11% from 3.87% to 3.75%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Shoreline, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Shoreline, WA employs 31.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shoreline, WA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,510 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,277 people), and Retail Trade (4,060 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($164,138), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($125,253), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,192).

Employment

Occupations

31.8k

2024 Value

± 1,387

2.16%

1 Year growth

± 5.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shoreline, WA grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 31.1k employees to 31.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shoreline, WA, are Management Occupations (4,840 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,647 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (2,594 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shoreline, 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

31.8k

2024 Value

± 1,387

2.16%

1 Year growth

± 5.93%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shoreline, WA grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 31.1k employees to 31.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shoreline, WA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (4,510 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,277 people), and Retail Trade (4,060 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shoreline, WA, though some of these residents may live in Shoreline, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$78,542

Median earning men ± $7,589

$69,254

Median earning women ± $3,691

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($198,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($129,950), and Public Administration ($118,114).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($117,727), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,110), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,102).

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Shoreline, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (57.2%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

Patty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

Maria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Shoreline, WA awarded 1,391 degrees. The student population of Shoreline, WA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,874 male students and 2,734 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Shoreline, WA are White (493 and 41.2%), Hispanic or Latino (193 and 16.1%), Asian (166 and 13.9%), and Unknown (135 and 11.3%).

The largest universities in Shoreline, WA by number of degrees awarded are Shoreline Community College (1,279 and 91.9%) and Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline (112 and 8.05%).

The most popular majors in Shoreline, WA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (349 and 25.1%), Automobile Mechanics Technology (219 and 15.7%), and Registered Nursing (128 and 9.2%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $4,263 for in-state students and $7,053 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 4,608 students enrolled in Shoreline, WA, 40.7% men and 59.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,388 records, of which 60.8% were women and 39.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
349 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
128 degrees awarded
General Business
54 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Shoreline, WA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 349 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Shoreline, WA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Shoreline Community College
1,279 degrees awarded
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Shoreline
112 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Shoreline Community College with 1,279 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 671 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Shoreline, WA, which is 0.932 times less than the 720 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 493 degrees mean that there were 2.55 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 193 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

Public, 4-year or above ($4,263) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($852) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($762) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shoreline, WA was $811,100 in 2024, which is 2.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $759,400 to $811,100, a 6.81% increase. The homeownership rate in Shoreline, WA is 66.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shoreline, WA have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shoreline, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$811,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,985

$16,181

Median Property Taxes

±$837

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 Shoreline, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

66.3%

Homeownership

2024

63.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 66.3% of the housing units in Shoreline, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shoreline, 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.

$112,751

Median Household Income

± $7,851

24.4k

Number of Households

± 1,182

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.4k households in Shoreline, WA declined from $112,751 from the previous year's value of $113,336.

The following chart displays the households in Shoreline, 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

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shoreline, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57.1%)
Worked At Home (25.6%)
Carpooled (8.11%)

In 2024, 57.1% of workers in Shoreline, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.6%) and those who carpooled to work (8.11%).

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

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shoreline, WA have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.978% of the workforce in Shoreline, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shoreline, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shoreline, WA (5.35k out of 60.5k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.