ZIP 98126 · Seattle
Who lives in ZIP code 98126 (Seattle, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Seattle, WA · King County
uszips 2026
People22,975
Median age37.6
Household income$116,466
Home value$784,064
Median rent$1,802/mo
Poverty9.3%
College degree+61.1%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,864 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,248
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 78.9% are adults.
Household income
54.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $68,529.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.1%
- Never married
- 38.9%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 3.4%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 61.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.6%
- Rent burden
- 33.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 72.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.5%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 4.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.