ZIP 98178 · Seattle
Who lives in ZIP code 98178 (Seattle, WA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Seattle, WA · King County
uszips 2026
People26,748
Median age39.7
Household income$99,505
Home value$659,811
Median rent$1,869/mo
Poverty9.9%
College degree+36.0%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Wider region
- Seattle-Tacoma, WA
- Metro division
- Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 2,107 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,349
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 79.5% are adults.
Household income
49.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,810.
Education (adults 25+)
57.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.0%
- Never married
- 34.8%
- Divorced
- 10.8%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 58.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.7%
- Rent burden
- 38.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.8%
- Veterans
- 3.0%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 12.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.