County profile
King County, WA
United States · GDP 2024
#5 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$477.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,305,947
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
70,376
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$120.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,344,939
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$124.7k±$968
Bachelor's degree+
56.7%
Poverty rate
8.6%±0.2%
Business applications
46,989 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,912
25.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Amazon.com, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$716.9B87A2Microsoft CorporationTechnology$281.7B——3Costco Wholesale CorporationConsumer Defensive$275.2B84B+4T-Mobile US, Inc.Communication Services$88.3B84B+5Starbucks CorporationConsumer Cyclical$37.2B74B6Coupang, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$34.5B52D7PACCAR IncIndustrials$28.4B74B8Expedia Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$14.7B69B9Alaska Air Group, Inc.Industrials$14.2B64C10Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.Industrials$11.1B76B+11Weyerhaeuser CompanyReal Estate$6.9B67B12F5, Inc.Technology$3.1B84B+13Zillow Group, Inc. Class CCommunication Services$2.6B72B14Savers Value Village, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.7B53D15Remitly Global, Inc.Technology$1.6B67B16Trupanion, Inc.Financial Services$1.4B64C17Getty Images Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$981.3M50D18Radiant Logistics, Inc.Industrials$902.7M——19Terreno Realty CorporationReal Estate$476.4M68B20Porch Group, Inc.Financial Services$418.9M37D21Stonepath Group Inc.Industrials$410.3M——22Impinj, Inc.Technology$361.1M66B23Adaptive Biotechnologies CorporationHealthcare$277.0M68B24LOUD Technologies Inc.Technology$208.3M——25Hour Loop, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$142.4M47DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care23%
Professional services18%
Information18%
Food & accommodation15%
Management13%
Retail trade13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
2,344,939
residents · 2025 · +3.1% since 2020
Income per capita $128.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−96,730
International migration+131,792
Natural change+38,217
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$329.0B2019
$340.7B2020
$377.5B2021
$404.8B2022
$442.1B2023
$477.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$859.9k±$4.9k
Median gross rent
$2.1k/mo±$13/mo
Vacancy rate
6.2%±0.3%
Affordability
7.1× wages
Residential permits
$2.5B
8,505 units · 3.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Earthquake 100Avalanche 99Landslide 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
13842016
15602017
17032018
17332019
17942020
19952021
23112022
23152023
24272024
24492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -56% since 202119,5492021
18,8302022
10,6012023
10,5642024
8,5052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.4 km
I-90
Nearest freight rail
1.4 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
2.2 km
Seattle, WA
Nearest commercial airport
37.4 km
BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):17,153,645 short tons/yr · Seattle, WA
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR55 filings from 14 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$120.5k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of King?
King's economy produced $477.2B in 2024, growing 7.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.