Renton, Washington population is 104,975 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #319 nationally and #9 in Washington. Cost of living runs 11% above the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $140,934/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
104,975
+396 in the last year
Top 2% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 111.1
+11% vs US
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$140,934/yr
+76% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$100,432
+29% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$672,600
+122% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$2,501/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
77°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
41%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore Renton, WA demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in Renton?
104,975 people live in Renton as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #319 largest U.S. city.
How big is Renton?
Renton covers 23.5 square miles of land and 1.7 square miles of water. Its population density is about 4,459 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population shrank 1.8% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 106,846 → 2025: 104,975 (-1.8%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
106,846
April 1, 2020
2020
106,729
July 1, 2020
2021
105,325
July 1, 2021
2022
104,172
July 1, 2022
2023
103,960
July 1, 2023
2024
104,579
July 1, 2024
2025
104,975
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 10.2% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
Renton is the #319 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #9 in Washington.
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Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
106,846
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
-1,871
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
-1.8%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+396
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.4%
within V2025 only
Density
4,459
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
23.5
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#319
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#9
of 281 in Washington
What is the median household income in Renton?
Median household income is 29% above the U.S. median ($100,432 vs $77,719); 8.1% live in poverty — 4.4 points below the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$100,432
US
Renton: $100,432 — 29% above the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
Renton
$100,432
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for Renton from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
100,432+29.2% vs US
±3,956
Per capita income
51,528+19.0% vs US
±1,752
Population in poverty
8.1%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 122% above the U.S. median ($672,600 vs $303,400); median rent is 48% above ($1,998 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 6.7×, making it 1.7× as cost-burdened as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Median home value$672,600
US
Renton: $672,600 — 122% above the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$2,501/mo
US
Renton: $2,501/mo — 132% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Renton. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.2%
Renton (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
63,031
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
21.7%+54.7% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Renton sits in King County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
King County
8.8%
$121,984
4.1%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from Renton's linked county in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
164,374
$1,490 / wk
#2
Professional and technical services (54)
150,811
$3,333 / wk
#3
Information (51)
128,749
$6,735 / wk
#4
Accommodation and food services (72)
109,111
$783 / wk
#5
Retail trade (44-45)
103,571
$1,117 / wk
What workers earn in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Software Developers is the largest tracked occupation in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro (92,770 jobs, median $167,280/yr).
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Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
54,670
$48,210
$23.18
Fast Food and Counter Workers
49,190
$39,150
$18.82
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
38,800
$101,920
$49.00
Stockers and Order Fillers
30,860
$46,830
$22.52
Cashiers
30,470
$44,210
$21.26
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
29,490
$47,740
$22.95
Software Developers · benchmark
92,770
$167,280
$80.42
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
46,620
$42,080
$20.23
Registered Nurses · benchmark
39,900
$128,260
$61.66
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
29,370
$146,030
$70.21
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
21,230
$71,240
$34.25
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 11.1% above the U.S. average (RPP 111.1); rents run 51.3% above (RPP 151.3) — the metro's housing premium is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 111.1
US
Renton's cost of living runs 11.1% above the U.S. average (RPP 111.1 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 111.1
+11.1% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$2,501/mo
FY2026 · Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$11,744/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$5,453/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Washington · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
28.5% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (10.8% of residents 5+).
A quick read on Renton's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
Public school districts serving Renton, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts, and one district often serves multiple cities. Sorted primary district first. See methodology §12 for the consolidated-city fallback and Milford CT special case.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in Renton?
Hottest month: August (77°F avg high). Coldest: December (35°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 40.4 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Renton from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk score: 99.7/100 — Very High nationally; top hazard: Earthquake (99.9).
Natural-hazard exposure for Renton from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
King County
99.7
Very High
Earthquake 99.9 Very High · Riverine Flooding 99.5 Very High · Avalanche 99.3 Very High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in Renton?
10 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 41% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Renton from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
10 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
8
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
40.9%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
40.9%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
48,146
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Renton sits at state rank #9 among 281 cities in Washington. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Sandy Springs, GA · #318 · 105,013 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: Fishers, IN · #320 · 104,812 residents.
Quick travel facts for Renton
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport(SEA) · 6 mi 9 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Jun, Jul, Sep · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about Renton.
How many people live in Renton, WA?
Renton has 104,975 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #319 largest city in the United States and #9 in Washington. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is Renton growing or shrinking?
Renton has shrunk 1.8% since the April 2020 census baseline, losing 1,871 residents. The most recent year ticked up slightly (+396 residents, +0.4% from 2024 to 2025). Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
Renton covers 23.5 square miles of land, with a population density of about 4,459 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in Renton?
$100,432, about 29% above the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID5357745
Last build2026-08-27
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Renton is 5357745. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
