ZIP 98117 · Seattle
Who lives in ZIP code 98117 (Seattle, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Seattle, WA · King County
uszips 2026
People35,711
Median age40.2
Household income$182,984
Home value$1,042,495
Median rent$2,178/mo
Poverty4.6%
College degree+75.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 3,560 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,983
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.5% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
72.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $88,569.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 31.6%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 2.5%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 64.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.6%
- Rent burden
- 23.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 17.3%
- Farmers
- 0.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 38.8%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 9.2%
- No health insurance
- 2.1%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.