Seattle, Washington Neighborhood Info

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Seattle, Washington QuickFacts

	Seattle, Washington	United States
Total population	563,374	281,421,906
State	Washington
City	seattle

Seattle, Washington Population

	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
Male	280,973	49.87%	49.06%
Female	282,401	50.13%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.4		35.3

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	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
18 years and over	475,547	84.41%	74.31%
21 years and over	449,528	79.79%	69.97%
62 years and over	77,671	13.79%	14.66%
65 years and over	67,807	12.04%	12.43%

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	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
White	394,889	70.09%	75.14%
Black or African American	47,541	8.44%	12.32%
Asian	73,910	13.12%	3.64%
Some other race	21,886	3.88%	5.46%
Two or more races	25,148	4.46%	2.43%

Seattle, Washington Housing

	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
Total households	258,499		105,480,101
Family households (families)	113,400	43.87%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	145,099	56.13%	31.94%

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	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
Total housing units	270,536		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	12,025	4.44%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	258,499	95.55%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	125,165	46.27%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	133,334	49.29%	30.77%

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	Seattle, Washington	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	748	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,795	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	8,528	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,080	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	35,715	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	26,554	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	9,422	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	1,876	0.57%
Median (dollars)	259,600	119,600

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	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	67,692	26.19%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	81,511	31.53%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	36,522	14.13%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	33,844	13.09%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	17,986	6.96%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	20,955	8.11%	9.65%

Seattle, Washington Education

	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	136,863		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	7,738	5.65%	6.47%
Kindergarten	4,972	3.63%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	38,588	28.19%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	20,166	14.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	65,399	47.78%	22.81%

Seattle, Washington Economy

	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
Population 16 years and over	485,170		217,168,077
In labor force	339,956	70.07%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	338,866	69.84%	63.39%
- - Employed	321,524	66.27%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	17,342	3.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,090	0.22%	0.53%
Not in labor force	145,214	29.93%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	243,647	50.22%	51.66%
In labor force	159,561	32.89%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	159,437	32.86%	29.65%
- - Employed	152,244	31.38%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	29,143	6.01%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	17,918		12,787,501

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	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	258,635		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	23,130	8.94%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,422	5.58%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	29,028	11.22%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	31,698	12.26%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	41,045	15.87%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	48,882	18.9%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	29,387	11.36%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	24,413	9.44%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,618	2.95%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	9,012	3.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	45,736		41,994

	Seattle, Washington	%, Seattle, Washington	United States
With earnings	213,726	44.05%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	62,602		56,604
With Social Security income	50,817	10.47%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,933		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	9,428	1.94%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,135		6,320
With public assistance income	7,638	1.57%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,510		3,032
With retirement income	34,197	7.05%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,513		17,376

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