SeaTac is a vibrant, economically strong, environmentally sensitive, and people-oriented community. The City of SeaTac has a diverse resident population with people from around the world. Take a look at our community by the numbers. 

Estimated Average Daily Population

209,381

Source: Airport, employment, and resident numbers below

Resident Population

2024: 32,710 - OFM 2024
2023: 31,740
2022: 31,910

Source: Washington State Office of Financial Management

Employment

2022: 32,450

Source: Puget Sound Regional Council

Top 5 Non-English Languages Spoken

(2023)

• Spanish
• Afro Asiatic Languages (Amharic, Somali, etc.)
• Vietnamese
• Tagalog
• Khmer

Source: Data USA

Ethnicities

(2020) 

• American Indian /Alaska Native: 0.8%
• Asian: 11.7%
• Black African American: 23.5%
• Hispanic / Latino: 21.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander: 2.9%
• Other Races: 14.3%
• Two or more races: 8.8%
• White: 38%

Source: United States Census Bureau

Average Airport Users Per Day

2024: 144,221

Source: Port of Seattle

Average Hotel Guests Per Day

2023: 9,063

Source: Zartico

Sales Tax Revenue

2023: $21,863,436
2024: $24,629,139 

Source: City of SeaTac Finance Department

Permit Volume

2023: 1,985 applications with 1,650 issued permits
2024: 2,131 applications with 1,417 issued permits
2025: 522 applications with 334 issued permits (first quarter of the year)

Source: City of SeaTac Permit Center

Helping Hands

For 2022-2023, the City has budgeted 1.5% ($1,482,826) of the General Fund expenditures to fund 39 Human Services contracts, $378,000 for 2022-2023 rental assistance programs, and $55,000 for minor home repair projects. 

Source: City of SeaTac Human Services