Bellevue

Population & Demographics

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue is home to 151,847 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 75,309 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
151,847
people
Population

151,847 residents

Median age 38.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bellevue population & demographics

Who lives in Bellevue — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
151,847
Median age
38.5yrs
Median household income
$165,576
Median home value
$1,340,300
Median gross rent
$2,572/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
72.1%
Poverty rate
7.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bellevue

How Bellevue breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian42.7%
White39.9%
Hispanic or Latino7.9%
Two or more races5.8%
Black2.6%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Bellevue

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bellevue.

Bellevue at a glance
Employed Residents
75,309
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
35.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Seattle
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bellevue proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bellevue commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

62 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bellevue

75,309 commutes, one dot at a time

Bellevue

Where 75,309 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bellevue, by worker count.

1Seattle8.4 mi23,886
2Bellevue0.0 mi16,006
3Redmond5.6 mi12,117
4Kirkland7.1 mi2,795
5Renton8.0 mi2,271
6Issaquah6.8 mi1,661
7Kent14.7 mi1,430
8Tukwila9.8 mi1,068

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bellevue.

1Seattle8.4 mi30,499
2Bellevue0.0 mi16,006
3Kirkland7.1 mi6,757
4Renton8.0 mi5,993
5Redmond5.6 mi5,342
6Sammamish5.9 mi4,461
7Kent14.7 mi3,448
8Issaquah6.8 mi2,815

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bellevue’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services16.0%
INInformation10.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.6%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises9.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance9.0%
RTRetail Trade8.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.6%
FIFinance and Insurance5.5%
EDEducational Services5.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bellevue

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps53%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Bellevue

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