Seattle metropolitan area

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Seattle metropolitan area
Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue
Map of Seattle metropolitan area
A map of the Seattle MSA. The Seattle MSA is highlighted in teal, the CSA in navy blue.
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Country United States
State(s) Washington
Largest city Seattle (668,342)
Other cities  - Tacoma (205,159)
 - Bellevue (136,426)
 - Kent (125,560)
 - Everett (106,736)
Area
 • Total 5,872.35 sq mi (15,209.3 km2)
Highest elevation 14,411 ft (4,392 m)
Lowest elevation 0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total 3,671,478
 • Rank 15th in the U.S.
 • Density 596/sq mi (230/km2)

The Seattle metropolitan area is located in the U.S. state of Washington and includes King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County within the Puget Sound region. The United States Census Bureau officially defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 3,610,105, which is more than half of Washington's population as of 2014,[1] making it the 15th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States.

Census statistics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 4,128
1880 11,616 181.4%
1890 123,443 962.7%
1900 189,518 53.5%
1910 464,659 145.2%
1920 601,090 29.4%
1930 706,220 17.5%
1940 775,815 9.9%
1950 1,120,448 44.4%
1960 1,428,803 27.5%
1970 1,832,896 28.3%
1980 2,093,112 14.2%
1990 2,559,164 22.3%
2000 3,043,878 18.9%
2010 3,439,809 13.0%
Est. 2014 3,671,478 6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census
2014 estimate

As of the 2010 census, there were 3,439,809 people, 1,357,475 households, and 845,966 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA were as followed:[2][3]

In 2010 the median income for a household in the MSA was $63,088 and the median income for a family was $76,876. The per capita income was $32,401.[4]

Map of southeast Seattle Metro towns

As defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Seattle metropolitan area is made up of the following counties (see Fig. STB):

Based on commuting patterns, the adjacent metropolitan areas of Olympia, Bremerton, and Mount Vernon, along with a few smaller satellite urban areas, are grouped together in a wider labor market region known as the Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia Combined Statistical Area (CSA) (See Figure STO), commonly known as the Puget Sound region. The population of this wider region is 4,526,991—almost two-thirds of Washington's population—as of 2014.[5] The Seattle CSA is the 12th largest CSA, and the 13th largest primary census statistical area in the country. The additional metropolitan and micropolitan areas included are:

Cities

Seattle
Tacoma
Bellevue
Everett
Major
Other

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Transportation

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