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People QuickFacts |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
582,454 | 6,395,798 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.4% | 8.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
563,374 | 5,894,121 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
4.7% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
15.6% | 25.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
12.0% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.1% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
70.1% | 81.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
8.4% | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 1.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
13.1% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.5% | 3.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
5.3% | 7.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.1% | 48.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
16.9% | 10.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
20.2% | 14.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.5% | 87.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
47.2% | 27.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
270,524 | 2,451,075 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
48.4% | 64.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$259,600 | $168,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
258,499 | 2,271,398 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.08 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$45,736 | $45,776 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$30,306 | $22,973 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
11.8% | 10.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Seattle |
Washington |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
14,851,399 | 84,634,499 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,029,268 | 65,262,333 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$15,833 | $10,758 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,906,344 | 8,642,681 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
64,496 | 467,290 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.7% | 1.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.5% | 5.8% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 2.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.9% | 29.4% |
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