Renton

Population & Demographics

Renton, WA

Renton is home to 105,317 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 53,291 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
105,317
people
Population

105,317 residents

Median age 36.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Renton population & demographics

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

Population
105,317
Median age
36.5yrs
Median household income
$100,432
Median home value
$672,600
Median gross rent
$1,998/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.5%
Poverty rate
8.1%

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 Renton

How Renton 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).

White38.6%
Asian26.4%
Hispanic or Latino15.6%
Black9.0%
Two or more races8.5%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%

Race across Renton

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 Renton.

Renton at a glance
Employed Residents
53,291
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Seattle
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Renton 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 Renton 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

44 / 100

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

Renton

53,291 commutes, one dot at a time

Renton

Where 53,291 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Seattle12.0 mi15,589
2Renton0.0 mi6,372
3Bellevue8.0 mi5,993
4Kent6.7 mi3,115
5Redmond13.6 mi2,669
6Tukwila4.0 mi2,415
7Issaquah8.2 mi1,649
8SeaTac5.6 mi1,553

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Renton.

1Seattle12.0 mi7,814
2Renton0.0 mi6,372
3Kent6.7 mi5,324
4Auburn12.5 mi2,346
5Bellevue8.0 mi2,271
6Federal Way13.7 mi2,174
7Tacoma20.9 mi2,101
8Burien7.1 mi1,246

Top industries

The sectors that employ Renton’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance21.4%
MFManufacturing21.2%
RTRetail Trade8.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.3%
COConstruction5.0%
EDEducational Services4.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.7%
WSWholesale Trade4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Renton

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 Gbps98%
5 Gbps0%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Renton

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