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Seattle, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Seattle is a Census city of 754,195 people across 84.00 square miles of land, in King County. Median household income is $123,860, 43.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1,174 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $668.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Seattle
What Seattle is
- Census place typecity
- Land area84 sq mi
- Water area58.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,978
- County holding the largest share of its areaKing County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seattle
How many people live in Seattle
- Population754,195
- Median age35.6
- Population under 18103,823
- Share under 1813.8 percent
- Population 65 and over98,196
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households363,466
- Family households152,783
- Share of households that are families42.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seattle
Income and work in Seattle
- Median household income$123,860
- Per capita income$86,095
- Civilian labor force489,320
- Employed466,720
- Unemployed22,600
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over575,109
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher68.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree30.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seattle
Housing in Seattle
- Housing units393,918
- Occupied units363,466
- Vacant units30,452
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent
- Owner occupied158,945
- Renter occupied204,521
- Ownership rate43.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$938,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,030
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units169,164
- Share single family42.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more223,737
- Share in buildings of two or more56.8 percent
- Mobile homes590 plus or minus 162
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Seattle gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute298,859
- Commuting under 15 minutes59,920
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more118,537
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent
- Drove alone36.7 percent
- Carpooled4.7 percent
- Public transport11.9 percent
- Walked8.1 percent
- Worked from home34.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Seattle
SBA loans in Seattle (7(a))
- Approvals1,174
- Gross approval$668,712,700
- Average approval$569,602
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,509,100
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported12,939
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome178
- Paid in full168
- Charged off10
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans5.6 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.7 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders99
- Distinct industries by NAICS288
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seattle, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seattle
SBA loans in Seattle (504)
- Approvals211
- Gross approval$211,491,000
- Average approval$1,002,327
- Median approval$667,000
- Largest approval$5,166,000
- Jobs supported1,879
- Loans with a final outcome77
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans1.3 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seattle, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Seattle
Flood risk in Seattle
- NFIP communityCity of Seattle
- NFIP community number530089
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/20
The City of Seattle participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 530089 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
King County, not Seattle
King County context, not Seattle figures
- Establishments in King County70,376
- Covered employment, King County1,449,785
- Average annual pay, King County$132,279
- Housing units permitted, King County10,564
Every figure in this section is published for King County as a whole and is not a measurement of Seattle.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Seattle questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Seattle, Washington?
754,195, in 363,466 households. Seattle city covers 84.00 square miles of land, which is 8,978 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Seattle in?
King County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Seattle?
$123,860. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $938,600. Median gross rent is $2,030 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Seattle businesses?
1,174 7(a) approvals totaling $668.7 m since FY2020, across 99 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 211 504 approvals worth $211.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Seattle, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Seattle borrowers get paid back?
Of the 178 loans that have reached a final outcome, 168 were paid in full and 10 charged off, a charge off rate of 5.6 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Seattle in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Seattle appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Seattle, city of, community 530089, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Seattle figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for King County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Seattle.
Is zoning published for Seattle?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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