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Population (year 2000): 34,104. Estimated population in July 2006: 35,164 (+3.1% change)
 

Males: 17,192  (50.4%)
Females: 16,912  (49.6%)

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Median resident age:  35.3 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 98053.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $111,600 (it was $101,592 in 2000)
Sammamish  $111,600
Washington:  $49,262

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $529,000 (it was $362,900 in 2000)
Sammamish  $529,000
Washington:  $227,700

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Races in Sammamish:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
  • Chinese (3.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Japanese (1.0%)
  • Korean (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (22.6%), English (17.5%), Irish (13.1%), Norwegian (5.5%), Italian (5.0%), United States (4.1%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1999

Elevation: 54 feet

Land area: 18.1 square miles.

Population density: 1905 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sammamish

  • High school or higher: 98.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sammamish city

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 74.2%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

3,370 residents are foreign born (5.3% Asia, 1.9% Europe, 1.8% North America).

This city:  9.9%
Washington:  10.4%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sammamish, Washington in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sammamish to the number of sex offenders is 11462 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sammamish:  1.1% ($3,819)
Washington:  1.1% ($1,915)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Issaquah Plateau, WA (3.8 miles , pop. 50,237).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (8.5 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (968.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Issaquah Plateau, WA (3.8 miles ), West Lake Sammamish, WA (4.7 miles ), Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA (4.9 miles ), Issaquah, WA (5.1 miles ), Ames Lake, WA (5.6 miles ), Redmond, WA (7.0 miles ), Eastgate, WA (7.1 miles ), Bellevue, WA (8.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 269 buildings, average cost: $273,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 47.61 N, Longitude: 122.04 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -12,955 (-38.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,349 (13.7%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 425

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.2%
Washington:  4.3%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Sammamish by Year

Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 34121285
    per 100,000 9.711.534.22.95.823.014.3
Robberies 3523311
    per 100,000 9.714.45.78.88.72.92.9
Assaults 88169875
    per 100,000 26.023.145.626.323.320.214.3
Burglaries 117121104113729699
    per 100,000 380.0349.2296.2330.1209.8276.4283.2
Thefts 366384323345312404329
    per 100,000 1188.61108.3919.81007.7909.21163.2941.2
Auto thefts 28363134283729
    per 100,000 90.9103.988.399.381.6106.583.0
Arson 1899813415
    per 100,000 58.526.025.623.437.911.542.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 280.8) 97.395.3102.781.669.597.779.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (23 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.67
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sammamish:
  • GROUP HEALTH EASTSIDE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; REDMOND, WA)
  • VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; RENTON, WA)
  • OVERLAKE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BELLEVUE, WA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sammamish:
  • BOEING FIELD/KING COUNTY INTL (about 19 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: BFI)
  • SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (about 22 miles; SEATTLE, WA; ID: SEA)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY (PAINE FLD) (about 26 miles; EVERETT, WA; ID: PAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sammamish:
  • RENTON MUNI (about 14 miles; RENTON, WA; ID: RNT)
  • WILL ROGERS WILEY POST MEML (about 15 miles; RENTON, WA; ID: W36)
  • KENMORE AIR HARBOR INC (about 18 miles; KENMORE, WA; ID: S60)

Amtrak stations near Sammamish:
  • 18 miles: MONROE (RED BARN UNOCAL) - Bus Station
  • 20 miles: SEATTLE (303 S. JACKSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/default.asp

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sammamish:
  • BELLEVUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,013)
  • CITY UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BELLEVUE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,007)
  • RENTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; RENTON, WA; FT enrollment: 2,623)
  • LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; KIRKLAND, WA; FT enrollment: 2,328)
  • SEATTLE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,743)
  • SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 19 miles; SEATTLE, WA; FT enrollment: 4,386)
  • HIGHLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; DES MOINES, WA; FT enrollment: 4,288)
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Notable locations in Sammamish: Inglewood Plaza (A), Sammamish Highlands Center (B), Monohon (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Beaver Lake (A), Beaver Lakes (B), Long Lake (C), Pine Lake (D), Laughing Jacobs Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Pine Lake Creek (A), Kanim Creek (B), George Davis Creek (C), Ebright Creek (D), Zackuse Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Alexander Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Sailings Inc. (Recreational Trips & Guides; 2705 224th Avenue NE) (1), All Rivers Guide Service (Tours & Charters; 21824 SE 28th St) (2), A Cooks Tour (Tours & Charters; 221 214th Avenue Northeast) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sammamish and their reported violations in the past:

DAWNBREAKER WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 153, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  3.1 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  86.7%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  4.6%

Sammamish compared to Washington state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Sammamish (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Sammamish Highlands Branch at 630 228th Avenue Northeast, branch established on 1997-11-08. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • First Mutual Bank: Sammamish at 336 228th Ave. N. E., branch established on 2003-11-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,078.3 mil, Deposits: $810.6 mil, headquarters in Bellevue, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Mutual Bancshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Pine Lake Branch at 3090 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road, Southe, branch established on 1990-06-25. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Keybank National Association: Sammamish Highlands Branch at 719 228th Avenue N.E., branch established on 2001-08-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3$14,486$57,9440$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 14$36,474
Police - Other 1$2,694$32,3280$0
Streets and Highways 15$75,980$60,7840$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 15$74,670$59,7360$0
Parks and Recreation 6$23,198$46,3960$0
Totals for Government 40$191,028$57,30814$36,474


Sammamish government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,944,000
  • Charges - All Other: $3,159,000
    Parks & Recreation: $56,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $5,453,000
    Parks & Recreation: $841,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $1,919,000
    Parks & Recreation: $885,000
    Regular Highways: $732,000
    Housing & Community Development: $708,000
    General - Other: $663,000
    Sewerage: $607,000
    Financial Administration: $535,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $328,000
    General Public Buildings: $300,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $739,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $814,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $4,292,000
    Police Protection: $2,946,000
    Regular Highways: $694,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,067,000
    All Other: $119,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,560,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $12,850,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $710,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $906,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $466,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,372,000
    General - Other: $146,000
    Parks & Recreation: $76,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $46,134,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,670,000
    Highways: $740,000
    General Support: $357,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,411,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,141,000
    Total General Sales: $2,774,000
    NEC: $1,597,000
    Public Utilities: $266,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,447,000

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Washington average:  7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)
King County:  0.27%
Washington average:  0.26%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Snohomish County, WA  0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.20% ($65,600)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Washington average:  7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)
King County:  0.16%
Washington average:  0.16%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.15% ($51,775)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sammamish:
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KARR (1460 AM; 5 kW; KIRKLAND, WA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KXPA (1540 AM; 5 kW; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sammamish:
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sammamish:
  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)

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