Population

66,110

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$1,407,300

Owner-occupied units

Sammamish, WA

Washington · 47.594° N, 122.038° W · 20 sq mi

Sammamish is a city in Washington, with a population of 66,110 and about 3,236 residents per square mile. The median household earns $239,690 a year, and the median home is worth $1,407,300.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

20 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,236

People per square mile

Rank by population

#641

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#637

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$239,690

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,857

Per month

Homeownership

82.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

29.3 min

One way

People

Median age

39.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

77.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

36.5%

Households

22,144

3 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 31.9^%

Education & health care 18.3^%

Retail trade 12.9^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 7^%

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.

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State of Washington

State bird

Willow Goldfinch

State flower

Coast Rhododendron

State capital

Olympia

Nickname

The Evergreen State

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