Bellevue, Washington demographics

Bellevue, WA demographics: median age 38.5; 72.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bellevue city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5305210. The survey estimates a population of 151,847 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bellevue is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 61,977 households (±938). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±0.7	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 151,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	29,645 ±1,308	19.5% ±0.9 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	37,676 ±1,657	24.8% ±1.1 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	62,122 ±1,911	40.9% ±1.3 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	22,404 ±1,153	14.8% ±0.8 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 151,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	76,743 ±1,166	50.5% ±0.8 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	75,104 ±1,176	49.5% ±0.8 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 151,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	62,705 ±2,437	41.3% ±1.6 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,012 ±943	2.6% ±0.6 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	266 ±108	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	65,062 ±2,144	42.8% ±1.4 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	490 ±261 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,875 ±1,130	3.2% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	14,437 ±1,722	9.5% ±1.1 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 151,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	139,911 ±1,988	92.1% ±1.3 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,936 ±1,985	7.9% ±1.3 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 61,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	33,588 ±894	54.2% ±1.2 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,460 ±342	2.4% ±0.6 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	4,163 ±450	6.7% ±0.7 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	17,205 ±1,038	27.8% ±1.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	5,561 ±582	9.0% ±0.9 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 61,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	18,014 ±632	29.1% ±0.9 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	43,963 ±1,231	70.9% ±1.7 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 61,977
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	17,205 ±1,038	27.8% ±1.6 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	21,569 ±1,032	34.8% ±1.6 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	10,817 ±735	17.5% ±1.2 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,994 ±595	14.5% ±0.9 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,393 ±340	3.9% ±0.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	543 ±142	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	456 ±169	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 151,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	85,863 ±1,906	56.5% ±1.3 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	65,984 ±1,897	43.5% ±1.2 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 144,962
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	74,181 ±2,510	51.2% ±1.7 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	7,798 ±1,602	5.4% ±1.1 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,758 ±574	1.2% ±0.4 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	670 ±302	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4,579 ±998	3.2% ±0.7 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	12,474 ±1,255	8.6% ±0.9 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	3,609 ±605	2.5% ±0.4 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	22,479 ±1,595	15.5% ±1.1 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2,420 ±691	1.7% ±0.5 pp	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	779 ±273	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11,815 ±1,332	8.2% ±0.9 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	859 ±427	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,541 ±444	1.1% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 112,158
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,854 ±741	4.3% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,950 ±1,080	8.0% ±1.0 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,632 ±866	10.4% ±0.8 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	5,865 ±687	5.2% ±0.6 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	40,463 ±1,387	36.1% ±1.2 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	40,394 ±1,598	36.0% ±1.4 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 150,505
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	122,548 ±2,242	81.4% ±1.5 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	15,627 ±1,648	10.4% ±1.1 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,387 ±369	0.9% ±0.2 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,787 ±1,465	4.5% ±1.0 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	4,156 ±784	2.8% ±0.5 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.2% of Bellevue residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 96.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bellevue	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.2% ±0.6 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.8% ±0.5 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±0.4 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bellevue . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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