Seattle Facts

NAME

Seattle is a derivative of the Indian name “Sealth.” Sealth was a chief of the Suquamish tribe at the time the first white settlers arrived in 1851.

SETTLED

November 13, 1851 by the Denny Party, who had made their way from Portland, Oregon to what is now Alki Point in West Seattle.

GEOGRAPHY

Seattle is located at latitude 47.39’N, longitude 122.17’W, on the eastern shore of Puget Sound, approximately 90 air miles east of the Pacific coastline and 113 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border (49th Parallel).

Seattle – 83.9 sq. miles Metro area – 4,424.9 sq. miles King County – 2,126.1 sq. miles

Seattle has 147.52 miles of freshwater shoreline and 53.38 miles of saltwater.1 

Puget Sound has 500 square miles of water, 1,400 miles of shoreline, and some 300 islands. The average depth is 205 feet with a maximum depth of 930 feet. The average water temperature is 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 

POPULATION

 

City of Seattle2

King County

Washington State

 2023* 755,078  2,271,380  7,812,880  2022* 749,256  2,265,311  7,784,477   2021* 733,904  2,252,305  7,738,692   2020 737,015  2,269,675  7,705,281  2019* 753,655  2,52,782  7,614,893  2018* 730,400 2,190,200 7,427,600  2017* 724,745  2,188,649 7,405,743  2014* 668,342  2,079,967  7,061,530   2012* 634,535 2,007,574  6,895,318  2010 608,660 1,931,249  6,724,540  2007* 586,200 1,861,300 6,488,000  2003* 569,101  1,737,034 6,098,300 

*Estimated population

DEMOGRAPHICS

Seattle2

Washington State

White 63.6% 76.8% African American 6.7% 4.6% Native American 0.6% 2.0% Asian American 16.8% 10.5% Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.8% Hispanic/Latino 7.5% 14.0% Two or more races 9.4% 5.3%

CLIMATE

Average High/Low Temperatures- Seattle, WA (Fahrenheit)3

January 48.0° / 37.7° May 63.3° / 48.7° September 71.6° / 53.6° February 50.3° / 37.7° June 71.1° / 53.0° October 60.5° / 47.0° March 54.2° / 59.3° July 71.1° / 53.0° November 52.1° / 40.9° April 59.3° / 43.3° August 77.6° / 57.2° December 47.0° / 37.1°

Annual Precipitation4

Inches

Climate Records – Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA 40.03″ Highest Temperature 108° – June 28, 2021 Boston, MA 44.44″ Lowest Temperature 0° – January 31, 1950 Houston, TX 50.96″ Most rainfall in a year 55.14″ – 1950 Miami, FL 67.78″ Most rainfall in a month 15.63″ – November, 2006 New York, NY 45.41″ Most rainfall in a day 5.02″ – October 20, 2003 Washington, D.C. 43.26″

TOURISM

(Washington State’s 4th-largest industry)

Year

Total Overnight Seattle/King Co. Visitors5

Total Seattle/King Co. Visitor Expenditures

 2023  18.8 Million  $8.2 Billion USDA  2022  17.9 Million  $7.3 Billion USD  2021  13.8 Million  $5.3 Billion USD  2019  41.9 Million  $8.1 Billion USD  2018  21.2 Million  $7.8 Billion USD  2017  20.8 Million  $7.4 Billion USD  2016  20 Million  $7 Billion USD

ACCOMMODATIONS5

Hotel rooms available in Downtown Seattle: 15,188 Hotel rooms available in King County: 44,627
Seattle’s Largest Hotels Hyatt Regency Seattle: 1,260 Guestrooms Sheraton Grand Seattle: 1,236 Guestrooms The Westin Seattle: 891 Guestrooms Renaissance Seattle Hotel: 557 Guestrooms Grand Hyatt Seattle: 457 Guestrooms Fairmont Olympic Hotel: 450 Guestrooms

CONVENTION FACILITIES

In January 2023, the Seattle Convention Center (SCC) unveiled Summit, the Center’s $2 billion addition and one of North America’s rare vertical convention centers. Nearly one year after opening, Summit achieved LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it one of the country’s few convention centers to achieve this feat. Complimenting SCC’s original Arch building – and located only a block and a half away – the introduction of the Summit building nearly doubles the city’s meeting hosting capacity. This new meeting campus located in the heart of the city allows the Center to host co-located events, large shows, or several groups concurrently. Together, Arch and Summit usher in the future of meetings and conventions. 

Transportation

Taxi companies and dispatch numbers.*

Farwest Taxi: 206.622.1717 STITA Taxi: 206.269.8294 Yellow Cab: 206.622.6500

* App-based rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft also operate in Seattle

Bus/Rail/Water Transportation

King County Metro Transit: 206.553.3000 Greyhound-Interstate bus: 800.231.2222 Amtrak: 800.872.7245 Washington State Ferries: 888.808.7977 Victoria Clipper: 800.888.2535 Sound Transit Link Light Rail: 800.201.4900

Major Air Transportation6

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)

Location: 15 miles south of downtown Seattle Serves: 36 airlines 50.8 million passengers/year (twice the population of Texas) 127 non-stop destinations 94 domestic 33 international Information: 206.431.4444 or portseattle.org/sea-tac

Air miles to Major Cities from Seattle7

Atlanta – 2,178 Chicago – 2,788 Denver – 1,640 Houston – 1,889 Los Angeles – 959 New York – 2,401 Portland – 145 San Francisco – 678 Vancouver, B.C. – 120 Tokyo – 4,780 Hong Kong – 6,473 London – 4,784

Seattle’s Cruise Industry6

Locations: Bell Street Cruise Terminal at Pier 66 and Smith Cove Cruise Terminal at Pier 91 Locations: Seattle’s central and northern waterfront areas Serves 8 major cruise lines, including: Carnival Cruise Line Celebrity Cruises Holland America Lines Norwegian Cruise Line Oceania Cruises Princess Cruises Royal Caribbean Seabourn Information: 206.615.3900 or portseattle.org/maritime/cruise

GOVERNMENT

City of Seattle Seattle City Council (elected at large) Mayor: Bruce Harrell King County King County Council (elected by district) King County Executive: Dow Constantine

ECONOMY2

Top Industries in Washington State

Aerospace Agriculture & Food Manufacturing Clean Technology Forest Products Tourism Information & Communication Technology Life Science/Global Health Maritime Military & Defense

Puget Sound is Home to 12 Fortune 500 Companies

Costco Wholesale Microsoft Amazon.com The Boeing Company* PACCAR Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company Starbucks Corporation Nordstrom, Inc. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. Alaska Air Group, Inc. Expedia Coupang

*Though Boeing’s headquarters are now located in Arlington, VA, Boeing was founded in Seattle, WA in 1916 and still has major manufacturing facilities in Seattle. 

Economic Characteristics2

Population in labor force:  73.7% Median household income:  $116,068 Per capita income:  $77,616

Housing Characteristics2

Owner-occupied homes:  44.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units:  $879,900

Taxes8

Sales tax: 10.25% Hotel tax: 15.7% Car rental tax: 5.9%

SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREA (STIA)

STIA includes 71 hotels in the downtown area with 60 or more rooms. A 2.3% per occupied hotel room rate per night surcharge is assessed in addition to the 15.7% hotel tax.

EDUCATION2

66.7% of people in Seattle hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher3

Four-Year Colleges & Universities

University of Washington (46,081 students) Seattle University (7,405 students) Seattle Pacific University (2,662 students)

Community & Technical Colleges

Seattle Central College (10,178 students) South Seattle College (6,849 students) North Seattle College (6,195 students)

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS

Club

Sport

League

Venue

Capacity

Seattle Seahawks Football (American) NFL Lumen Field 67,000-72,000* Seattle Mariners Baseball MLB T-Mobile Park 47,476 Seattle Storm Basketball WNBA Climate Pledge Arena 18,300 Seattle Kraken Hockey NHL Climate Pledge Arena 17,100 Seattle Sounders FC Soccer MLS Lumen Field 67,000-72,000* Seattle Reign FC Soccer NWSL Lumen Field 67,000-72,000* Seattle Seawolves

 Rugby

 MLR  Starfire Stadium  4,500

SISTER CITIES

Beer Sheva, Israel, est. 1977 Bergen, Norway, est. 1967 Cebu, Philippines, est. 1991 Chongqing, China, est. 1983 Christchurch, New Zealand; est. 1981 Daejon, Korea, est. 1989 Galway, Ireland, est. 1986 Gdynia, Poland, est. 1993 Haiphong, Vietnam, est. 1996 Kaohsiung, Taiwan, est. 1991 Kobe, Japan, est. 1957 Limbe, Cameroon, est. 1984 Mazatlán, Mexico, est. 1979 Mombasa, Kenya, est. 1981 Nantes, France, est. 1980 Pécs, Hungary, est. 1991 Perugia, Italy, est. 1991 Reykjavic, Iceland, est. 1986 Sihanoukville, Cambodia, est. 1999 Surabaya, Indonesia; est. 1992 Tashkent, Uzbekistan, est. 1973 Sources Seattle Comptroller’s Office U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts; U.S. Census 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; United Census 2022 Official readings of the Western Regional Climate Center taken at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from 1945-2013 Official readings from National Weather Service from 2004-2024 Tourism Economics for Visit Seattle Port of Seattle DistanceFromTo.net Department of Revenue Washington State

Media Contacts:

Kau’ilani Robinson – (206) 461-5839 | [email protected]

Cory O’Born – (206) 461-5805 | [email protected]

Jared Dionne – (206) 461-5807 | [email protected]

Sydney Martinez – (206) 461-5852 | [email protected]

Joey Thompson – (206) 903-0768 | [email protected]

(Updated 5/2024)

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