Change in Seattle's real median income, with margin of error

Only the declines since 2019 and since 2021 have 90% intervals entirely below zero. The three-year change from 2022 to 2025 and the single-year changes are within the survey's margin of error.

Error bars show the 90% confidence interval of each estimate (ciLow to ciHigh).

ciHighciLevelciLowestimatelabelmethodpercent_changeperiodunit
-42250.9-17107-106662019 to 2025Difference of ACS 1-year medians converted to 2025 dollars; 90% interval = ±sqrt(MOE1² + MOE2²), treating the CPI as exact-82019 to 20252025 dollars
-57740.9-20004-128892021 to 2025Difference of ACS 1-year medians converted to 2025 dollars; 90% interval = ±sqrt(MOE1² + MOE2²), treating the CPI as exact-9.52021 to 20252025 dollars
9250.9-14691-68832022 to 2025Difference of ACS 1-year medians converted to 2025 dollars; 90% interval = ±sqrt(MOE1² + MOE2²), treating the CPI as exact-5.32022 to 20252025 dollars
9360.9-13916-64902023 to 2024Difference of ACS 1-year medians converted to 2025 dollars; 90% interval = ±sqrt(MOE1² + MOE2²), treating the CPI as exact-5.12023 to 20242025 dollars
89260.9-654211922024 to 2025Difference of ACS 1-year medians converted to 2025 dollars; 90% interval = ±sqrt(MOE1² + MOE2²), treating the CPI as exact12024 to 20252025 dollars

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