Sammamish

Population & Demographics

Sammamish, WA

Sammamish is home to 66,463 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,885 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
66,463
people
Population

66,463 residents

Median age 39.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Sammamish population & demographics

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

Population
66,463
Median age
39.9yrs
Median household income
$239,690
Median home value
$1,407,300
Median gross rent
$2,857/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
77.1%
Poverty rate
4.3%

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 Sammamish

How Sammamish 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).

White49.2%
Asian37.1%
Two or more races5.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Black1.3%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Sammamish

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 Sammamish.

Sammamish at a glance
Employed Residents
33,885
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
3.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
38.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Seattle
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Sammamish 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 Sammamish 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

45 / 100

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

Sammamish

33,885 commutes, one dot at a time

Sammamish

Where 33,885 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Seattle14.2 mi9,487
2Redmond6.6 mi7,388
3Bellevue5.9 mi4,461
4Issaquah4.0 mi2,146
5Kirkland10.2 mi1,185
6Sammamish0.0 mi1,158
7Renton11.0 mi732
8Kent17.1 mi550

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Sammamish.

1Sammamish0.0 mi1,158
2Seattle14.2 mi925
3Bellevue5.9 mi328
4Issaquah4.0 mi258
5Renton11.0 mi235
6Redmond6.6 mi214
7Kirkland10.2 mi209
8Kent17.1 mi127

Top industries

The sectors that employ Sammamish’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 Services21.0%
EDEducational Services11.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.3%
RTRetail Trade9.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.9%
WSWholesale Trade6.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation5.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Sammamish

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

6 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps71%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Sammamish

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