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

Estimated Average Daily Population

194,849

Resident Population

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

Employment

2022: 32,450

Top 5 Non-English Languages Spoken

(2020)

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

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%

Average Airport Users Per Day

2022: 125,929

Average Hotel Guests Per Day

2023: 9,063

Sales Tax Revenue

2022: $20,338,093
2021: $14,832,398
2020: $11,637,513

Permit Volume

2022: 1,745 applications with 1,304 permits issued.
2021: 1,846 applications with 1,696 permits issued.
2020: 1,738 applications with 1,588 permits issued. 

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.