2000 Census: Seattle population exceeds 563,000 and King County counts more than 1.7 million residents in 2000.

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In 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau counts 563,374 residents in Seattle, which exceeds its previous high reached in 1960. The city grows by more than 47,000 persons since 1990. King County has seven of the largest 15 cities in the state including Seattle, the largest, and Bellevue, the fifth largest. King County’s population is pegged at 1,737,034, an increase of about 230,000 persons in 10 years. The county added about the same number of people between 1980 and 1990. Washington state increased by about 1,027,500 persons during the decade, to 5,894,121 people. Four central Puget Sound counties (King, Snohomish, Kitsap, and Pierce) gained just over half the state’s population increase.

In 2000, the largest of the 39 counties in Washington state were:

King 1,737,034
Pierce 700,820
Snohomish 606,024
Spokane 417,939
Clark 345,238
Kitsap 231,969
Yakima 222,581
Thurston 207,355
Whatcom 166,814
Benton 142,475

In 2000, the largest cities in Washington were:

Seattle 563,374
Spokane 195,629
Tacoma 193,556
Vancouver 143,560
Bellevue 109,569
Everett 91,488
Federal Way 83,259
Kent 79,524
Yakima 71,845
Bellingham 67,171
Lakewood 58,211
Kennewick 54,693
Shoreline 53,025
Renton 50,052
Redmond 45,256

In 2000, largest cities in King County were:

Seattle 563,374
Bellevue 109,569
Federal Way 83,259
Kent 79,524
Shoreline 53,025
Renton 50,052
Redmond 45,256
Kirkland 45,054
Auburn 40,314
Sammamish 34,104

In 2000, incorporated and unincorporated town populations in King County (listed alphabetically) were:

Algona 2,460
Auburn 40,314
Baring (uninc.) 233
Beaux Arts Village 307
Bellevue 109,569
Black Diamond 3,970
Bothell (King & Snohomish Cos.) 30,150
Bryn Mawr-Skyway (uninc.) 13,977
Burien 31,881
Carnation 1,893
Cascade-Fairwood (uninc.) 34,580
Clyde Hill 2,890
Covington (uninc.) 13,783
Des Moines 29,267
Duvall 4,616
Eastgate (uninc.) 4,558
East Hill-Meridian (uninc.) 29,308
East Renton Highlands (uninc.) 13,264
Enumclaw 11,116
Fall City (uninc.) 1,638
Federal Way 83,259
Hobert (uninc.) 6,251
Hunts Point 425
Inglewood-Finn Hill (uninc.) 22,661
Issaquah 11,212
Kenmore (uninc.) 18,678
Kent 79,524 (1990 37,960)
Kingsgate (uninc.) 12,222
Kirkland 45,054
Lake Forest Park 13,142
Lakeland North (uninc.) 15,085
Lakeland South (uninc.) 11,436
Lea Hill (uninc.) 10,871
Maple Valley (uninc.) 14,209
Medina 3,011
Mercer Island (city) 22,036
Milton (Pierce & King Cos.) 5,795
Mirrormont (uninc.) 3,804
Newcastle 7,737
Normandy Park 6,392
North Bend 4,746
Pacific 5,527
Redmond 45,256
Renton 50,052
Riverton-Boulevard Park (uninc.) 11,188
Sammamish 34,104
Sea-Tac 25,496
Seattle 563,374
Shoreline 53,025
Skykomish 214
Snoqualmie 1,631
Snoqualmie Pass (uninc.) 201
Tukwila 17,181
Union Hill-Novelty Hill (uninc.) 11,265
Vashon (uninc.) 10,123
West Lake Sammamish (uninc.) 5,937
White Center (uninc.) 20,975
Woodinville 9,194
Yarrow Point 1,008

Sources:
U.S. Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce, (http://www.ofm.wa.gov/census2000/pl/tables/ ctable01.htm#top).

By Greg Lange, March 26, 2001