In 1983, an eight-mile stretch of State Route 900 between Seattle and Renton was renamed from Empire Way to Martin Luther King Jr. Way. At the time the area was roughly 70 percent black.

Seattle is in King county Washington renamed after Dr. Martin Luther King.

Population

Seattle’s population is 769,714 people. Since 2020, it has had a population growth of 15.6%.  Learn More…

Median Income: $67,365

Median Age: 35.7

Race in Seattle

– 65.3% are white
– 7.0% are black
– 14.4% are asian
– 0.5% are native american
– 0.3% claim Other
– 6.5% claim Hispanic Ethnicity
– 5.8% Two or More Races
– 0.4% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander