Humidity & wind
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Population
154,193
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$1,340,300
Owner-occupied units
Bellevue, WA
Washington · 47.598° N, 122.156° W · 33 sq mi
Bellevue is a city in Washington, with a population of 154,193 and about 4,606 residents per square mile. The median household earns $165,576 a year, and the median home is worth $1,340,300.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
33 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
4,606
People per square mile
Rank by population
#182
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#412
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$165,576
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$2,572
Per month
Homeownership
52%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.6 min
One way
People
Median age
38.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
72.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
43.5%
Households
61,977
2.42 people each
What people here do for work
Professional & business services 31.6%
Education & health care 15.6%
Retail trade 12.6%
Information 7.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Washington
Name
Steve Ballmer
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$118B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Hunts Point
Source of wealth
Microsoft
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Washington · private sector
Employer
Amazon
Sector
Retail & cloud
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Washington
Company
Amazon
Revenue
$638.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Seattle
Ticker
AMZN
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Washington
State bird
Willow Goldfinch
State flower
Coast Rhododendron
State capital
Olympia
Nickname
The Evergreen State
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Cities near Bellevue
- Redmond, WA6 mi · 82,506
- Sammamish, WA6 mi · 66,110
- Kirkland, WA7 mi · 97,410
- Renton, WA8 mi · 104,975
- Seattle, WA9 mi · 784,777
- Bothell, WA12 mi · 52,199
- Burien, WA12 mi · 51,859
- Shoreline, WA14 mi · 66,542
Cities about the same size
- Springfield, MA154,702
- Naperville, IL153,114
- Bridgeport, CT152,273
- Joliet, IL152,241
- Sunnyvale, CA156,577
- Lakewood, CO156,927
- Hollywood, FL157,019
- Hayward, CA157,113
More in Washington
- Spokane230,783
- Tacoma229,816
- Vancouver199,698
- Kent134,871
- Everett113,567
- Spokane Valley108,405
- Federal Way99,729
- Yakima97,458