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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Seatac is $21,185, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Seatac median household income is $45,573, which has grown by 10.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Seatac residents spend 29.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #428

Seatac, WA	21,185 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	25,341 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	29,138 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	21,485 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #381

Seatac, WA	45,573 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	55,964 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #378

Seatac, WA	10.61%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Seatac, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.95%	$9,504, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.83%	$17,031, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.71%	$4,178, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.43%	$20,102, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	48,942 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Seatac, WA	60,785 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$53,064, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$29,103, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,819, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$40,995, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$81,000, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$26,161, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$37,600, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,661, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$38,080, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,883, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,462, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$40,679, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,217, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	11,964, 53.85%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,268, 69.11%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.12%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,254, 68.99%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,332, 88.83%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	922, 11.17%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,696, 30.89%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	10,253, 46.15%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,894, 57.49%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,894, 57.49%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,388, 91.41%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	506, 8.59%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,359, 42.51%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,302, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,251, 67.07%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,424, 11.58%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,624, 13.20%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	359, 2.92%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	153, 1.24%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	491, 3.99%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Seatac, WA	29.7 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,720	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	7,332, 57.64%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,429, 19.49%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,650, 22.50%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,297, 17.69%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.04%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	617, 8.42%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,008, 27.39%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	5,388, 42.36%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,416, 26.28%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,614, 29.96%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,009, 37.29%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.24%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.09%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	331, 6.14%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Seatac, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,720, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	50, 0.39%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	659, 5.18%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,560, 12.26%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	482, 3.79%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,539, 12.10%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,409, 11.08%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	207, 1.63%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	658, 5.17%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,259, 9.90%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,030, 15.96%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,022, 15.90%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	228, 1.79%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	617, 4.85%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Seatac, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,054	22.66%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,070	18.23%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.