King County, Washington (WA)

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County population in July 2007: 1,859,284 (96% urban, 4% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 425,451
Renter-occupied apartments: 285,465

% of renters here:	40%
State:	35%

Land area: 2126 sq. mi.
Water area: 180.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 875 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in King County: 118.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

King County, Washington business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in King County, Washington:

White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
Hispanic (5.5%)
Black (5.4%)
Two or more races (4.1%)
Chinese (2.6%)
Other race (2.6%)
Filipino (1.9%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Vietnamese (1.6%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
Japanese (1.2%)
Korean (1.2%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Males: 864,457	(49.8%)
Females: 872,577	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $48,705
County population in 2003: 1,764,750
Jobs in 2003: 1,165,603

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King County,WA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 993,458
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

King County:	2.4 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,010 ($53,157 in 1999)

This county:	$67,010
Washington:	$55,591

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $842 (lower quartile is $655, upper quartile is $1,147)

This county:	$842
State:	$721

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $433,300 (it was $226,400 in 2000)

King County:	$433,300
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $315,500 - $641,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $544,236
Here: $544,236
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $402,010
Here: $402,010
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $496,646
Here: $496,646
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $331,464
Here: $331,464
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $324,986
Here: $324,986
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $80,239
Here: $80,239
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $101,336
Here: $101,336
State: $62,453

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $2,083
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $594

Institutionalized population: 12,525

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 8
Rapes: 125
Robberies: 156
Assaults: 374
Burglaries: 2666
Thefts: 5374
Auto thefts: 2136

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 13
Rapes: 136
Robberies: 210
Assaults: 340
Burglaries: 2751
Thefts: 5590
Auto thefts: 1900

King County races chart

Health of residents in King County based on 4387 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
86.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
32.7% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
43.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
69.3% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
76.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 152 pounds. This is about average.
22.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 4483 buildings, average cost: $195,100
2001: 4352 buildings, average cost: $215,800
2002: 5783 buildings, average cost: $231,600
2003: 6354 buildings, average cost: $242,900
2004: 6947 buildings, average cost: $242,400
2005: 6331 buildings, average cost: $275,000
2006: 5770 buildings, average cost: $281,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $3,401 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $3,337 (0.8%)

King County household income distribution in 2007

King County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 9.9%

King County:	9.9%
Washington:	11.4%

(6.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.1% for Black residents, 19.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.6% for other race residents, 12.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 38 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 32 years old, American Indian residents: 39 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Area name: Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in King County is $698 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $840 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1187 a month.

Cities in this county include: Seattle, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, Shoreline, Renton, Redmond, Kirkland, Auburn, Sammamish.

2005 air pollution in King County:

Carbon Monoxide: 4 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.063 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 70 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 11.3 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chelan County , Kittitas County , Pierce County , Snohomish County , Yakima County , Kitsap County , Pierce County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in King County: Pacific Crest Trailhead (A), Horrocks (B), Hot Springs (C), Alpental Ski Area (D), Humphrey Lookout (E), West Fork Campground (F), Little Mountain Lookout (G), Asahel Curtis Picnic Ground (H), Nordrum Lookout (I), Bacus (J), Lovegren (K), Miller River Campground (L), Bare Mountain Lookout (M), Walsh Lake Nursery (N), Bear Creek Cabin (O), Beaver Lake Club (P), Beckler River Campground (Q), Tye Canyon Campground (R), Tye (S), Twin Camp Recreation Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fall City Cemetery (1), Holy Cross Cemetery (2), Krain Cemetery (3), Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Moneysmith Lake (A), Gifford Lakes (B), Klinger Lake (C), Scout Lake (D), Little Derrick Lake (E), Pratt Lake (F), Gem Lake (G), Deer Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Sawmill Creek (A), Olallie Creek (B), Sawyer Creek (C), Humpback Creek (D), Scatter Creek (E), Scenic Creek (F), Hotel Creek (G), Denny Creek (H), Lake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in King County include: Mahler Park (1), Twin Falls State Park (2), Chester Morse Monument (3), MacDonald Memorial Park (4), King County Enumclaw Park (5), Black Diamond Bridge Site State Park (6), Black Diamond Bridge State Park (7), Flaming Geyser State Park (8), Fall City Community Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Ravensdale Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.0%
Washington:	9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 125,584
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 268,285 (44% naturalized citizens)

King County:	15.4%
Whole state:	10.4%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 76,642 1990 to 1994: 55,206 1985 to 1989: 35,277 1980 to 1984: 30,451 1975 to 1979: 21,778 1970 to 1974: 11,498 1970 to 1974: 11,161 1965 to 1969: 26,272

Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.2%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 423,328
One, attached: 23,838
Two: 15,831
3 or 4: 31,428
5 to 9: 49,573
10 to 19: 57,782
20 or more: 120,380
Mobile homes: 18,539
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,538

Housing units in King County with a mortgage: 276,258 (32,719 second mortgage, 34,430 home equity loan, 1,346 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79,250

Here:	77.7% with mortgage
State:	75.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 647,222
Total congregations: 1,097

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	280,568 (43.3%)	40,525 (6.3%)	35,393 (5.5%)	26,926 (4.2%)	24,457 (3.8%)
Congregations	65 (5.9%)	106 (9.7%)	68 (6.2%)	60 (5.5%)	61 (5.6%)

Name	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	Charismatic Churches Independent	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other
Adherents	18,553 (2.9%)	17,901 (2.8%)	17,560 (2.7%)	13,190 (2.0%)	172,149 (26.6%)
Congregations	50 (4.6%)	39 (3.6%)	8 (0.7%)	7 (0.6%)	633 (57.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in King County - Seattle, Bellevue, Federal Way, Kent, Shoreline

Agriculture in King County
Average size of farms: 27 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77555
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $7142.33
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 48.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $64161
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.34%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.83%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27224
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.98%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 53.94
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 50.70%
Vegetables: 1163 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 178 acres

King County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 7.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/12/1969, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

King County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Washington state average. It is 278% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 25.1 miles away from King County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 36.5 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 17.2 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 59.2 miles away from King County center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 28.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from King County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):

Computer specialists (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (11%)
Vietnam (10%)
Philippines (9%)
Canada (7%)
Korea (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
India (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in King County (%):

German (13%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
Norwegian (5%)
United States or American (5%)
Italian (3%)
Swedish (3%)

King County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 626,576 (69%)
Carpooled: 109,573 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 84,997 (9%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 296 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 227 (0%)
Railroad: 118 (0%)
Ferryboat: 975 (0%)
Taxi: 685 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1,833 (0%)
Bicycle: 7,819 (1%)
Walked: 33,137 (4%)
Other means: 5,026 (1%)
Worked at home: 40,415 (4%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in King County, Washington

11136 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
7380 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6849 people in nursing homes
3588 people in other group homes
3316 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
868 people in federal prisons and detention centers
741 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
526 people in homes for the mentally ill
443 people in other nonhousehold living situations
354 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
321 people in homes for the physically handicapped
310 people in crews of maritime vessels
278 people in homes for the mentally retarded
225 people in military ships
223 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
212 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
192 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
157 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
135 people in other types of correctional institutions
116 people in religious group quarters
111 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
97 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
96 people in unknown juvenile institutions
51 people in halfway houses
32 people in state prisons
23 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
14 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
13 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
9 people in institutions for the blind
8 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
4 people in military barracks, etc.
3 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $74,093.

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%

2.79% relocated from other counties in Washington ($15,870 average AGI)
4.01% relocated from other states ($34,581 average AGI)
King County: 4.01%
Washington average: 3.90%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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)
from Kitsap County, WA	0.15% ($47,625)
from Whatcom County, WA	0.12% ($28,059)
from Spokane County, WA	0.12% ($34,350)
from Thurston County, WA	0.11% ($35,501)

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%

3.30% relocated to other counties in Washington ($25,783 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($27,537 average AGI)
King County: 2.99%
Washington average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($67,522)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.12% ($89,816)
to Thurston County, WA	0.12% ($44,780)
to Spokane County, WA	0.10% ($42,564)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in King County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Deaths per 1000 population in King County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in King County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 201,881 (178,032 aged, 23,849 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.84
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9568.110
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 197.4
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33326.58

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1262.450
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 641.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.58

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 75.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 125.220

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.89
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 7301.601

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,699,416

In family households: 1,319,703 (316,046 male householders, 107,465 female householders)
339,460 spouses, 450,116 children (418,064 natural, 13,186 adopted, 18,866 stepchildren), 16,686 grandchildren, 17,661 brothers or sisters, 11,940 parents, 23,672 other relatives, 36,657 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 379,713 (141,060 male householders (100,600 living alone)), 146,664 female householders (116,407 living alone)), 91,989 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37,618 (13,262 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 180,585 2-persons, 98,015 3-persons, 87,807 4-persons, 36,108 5-persons, 13,172 6-persons, 7,824 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 217,007 1-person, 58,028 2-persons, 8,401 3-persons, 2,691 4-persons, 882 5-persons, 440 6-persons, 275 7-or-more-persons.

81.6% of residents of King County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $11,785,657,000 ($6632 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,989,085,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,421,334,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,590,493,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $41,475,000
Federal grants: $3,065,138,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,177,412,000 ($1,578,744,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,489,805,000 ($138,786,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $418,403,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,106,701,000
Federal Government insurance: $769,541,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 115,453

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 60,945

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +63,937

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -66,789

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+13 per 1000 residents

Population growth in King County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 331.35 millions of gallons per day (24% from ground, 76% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.9

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15,525
1995 to 1998: 47,065
1990 to 1994: 61,077
1980 to 1989: 128,514
1970 to 1979: 127,095
1960 to 1969: 114,611
1950 to 1959: 84,160
1940 to 1949: 55,445
1939 or earlier: 108,745

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in King County, Washington:
	1 room: 1,772 2 rooms: 6,453 3 rooms: 19,856 4 rooms: 36,400 5 rooms: 62,013 6 rooms: 77,858 7 rooms: 75,291 8 rooms: 63,739 9+ rooms: 82,069

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in King County, Washington:
	1 room: 30,057 2 rooms: 46,889 3 rooms: 66,381 4 rooms: 64,849 5 rooms: 39,704 6 rooms: 18,374 7 rooms: 9,466 8 rooms: 5,141 9+ rooms: 4,604

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in King County:
	no bedroom: 2,775 1 bedroom: 21,300 2 bedrooms: 84,974 3 bedrooms: 178,877 4 bedrooms: 109,764 5+ bedrooms: 27,761

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in King County:
	no bedroom: 36,446 1 bedroom: 105,158 2 bedrooms: 96,649 3 bedrooms: 34,993 4 bedrooms: 9,363 5+ bedrooms: 2,856

Cars and other vehicles available in King County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12,996 1 vehicle: 111,956 2 vehicles: 195,270 3 vehicles: 75,642 4 vehicles: 21,281 5+ vehicles: 8,306

Cars and other vehicles available in King County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 53,248 1 vehicle: 139,681 2 vehicles: 71,395 3 vehicles: 14,891 4 vehicles: 3,996 5+ vehicles: 2,254

50% of King County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Washington.

King County:	50.0%
State average:	50.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 745973
Northeast: 91498
Midwest: 198908
South: 110848
West: 296917

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $249,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60.0%) Electricity (25.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.7%) Wood (1.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (75.8%) Utility gas (17.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.6%) Other fuel (1.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (0.8%) Wood (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22,465

Here:	12.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8,931

Here:	10.2%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17,236

Here:	17.5%
Washington:	15.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

King County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $7,848,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $365,545,000
Charges - Sewerage: $214,158,000
All Other: $115,698,000

Solid Waste Management: $103,432,000

Regular Highways: $6,890,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,707,000

Housing & Community Development: $396,000
Construction - Sewerage: $240,472,000
Transit Utilities: $115,768,000

General Public Buildings: $46,129,000

Regular Highways: $31,573,000

Own Hospitals: $7,877,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,909,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,054,000

General: $4,309,000

Air Transportation: $4,214,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,841,000

Corrections - Other: $1,043,000

Natural Resources - Other: $617,000

Health - Other: $286,000

Welfare - Other: $28,000

Central Staff Services: $24,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

Judicial & Legal: $1,000
Current Operations - Transit Utilities: $391,797,000
Health Services - Other: $296,948,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $148,174,000

Corrections - Other: $115,918,000

Police Protection: $106,169,000

General - Other: $94,696,000

Sewerage: $82,887,000

Regular Highways: $80,473,000

Solid Waste Management: $76,589,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,576,000

Natural Resources - Other: $39,349,000

Financial Administration: $29,035,000

Central Staff Services: $22,219,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $21,092,000

General Public Buildings: $13,819,000

Air Transportation: $10,778,000

Welfare - Other: $8,948,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,080,000

Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $329,000
Equipment Only - Transit Utilities: $14,143,000
Sewerage: $12,653,000

Own Hospitals: $11,555,000

General - Other: $4,367,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,924,000

Health - Other: $2,260,000

General Public Building: $1,814,000

Police Protection: $1,496,000

Judicial and Legal: $923,000

Regular Highways: $735,000

Natural Resources - Other: $551,000

Air Transportation: $397,000

Financial Administration: $325,000

Central Staff Services: $260,000

Parks & Recreation: $171,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $150,000

Correction - Other: $137,000

Welfare - Other: $9,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $65,525,000
Housing & Community Development: $21,177,000

Health & Hospitals: $11,874,000

All Other: $8,538,000

Public Welfare: $1,292,000

Highways: $891,000

Air Transportation: $469,000

General Support: $63,000
General - Interest on Debt: $121,876,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Housing & Community Development: $16,907,000
Health: $7,236,000

Fire Protection: $5,562,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,383,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,204,000

Hospitals: $1,589,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $795,000

Regular Highways: $82,000

General: $63,000

Natural Resources: $60,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,657,000
Health & Hospitals: $43,238,000

Highways: $9,357,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Transit Utilities: $132,545,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $-1,914,026,296
Long Term Debt Issue - Full Faith & Credit - Other NEC: $68,040,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Other NEC: $146,007,000
Long Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $145,066,000
Full Faith & Credit: $35,681,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,267,175,000
Full Faith & Credit - Transit Utilities: $127,525,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,125,081,000
Long Term Debt Refunded - Retired: $244,510,000
Issued: $237,165,000
Long Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $190,553,000
Full Faith & Credit - Transit Utilities: $5,020,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $12,151,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $38,666,000
Interest Earnings: $34,562,000

Fines & Forfeits: $10,146,000

Property Sale Other: $6,079,000

Rents: $3,199,000

Special Assessments: $205,000
Other Capital Outlay - Transit Utilities: $40,255,000
Sewerage: $27,541,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,675,000

Own Hospitals: $11,555,000

Natural Resource - Other: $5,055,000

General - Other: $4,882,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,932,000

Regular Highways: $3,270,000

Health - Other: $2,260,000

General Public Building: $1,814,000

Police Protection: $1,496,000

Judicial: $923,000

Air Transportation: $397,000

Financial Administration: $325,000

Central Staff: $260,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $166,000

Corrections - Other: $137,000

Welfare - Other: $9,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $566,733,000
Revenue - Transit Utilities: $103,481,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $180,000,000
Beginning: $178,300,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $180,747,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $173,748,000
All Other: $50,045,000

Highways: $25,530,000

Sewerage: $22,490,000

General Support: $1,511,000

Education: $128,000

Housing & Community Development: $97,000
Tax - Property: $410,965,000
Total General Sales: $375,517,000

Other Selective Sales: $84,855,000

NEC: $20,327,000

Motor Vehicle License: $7,906,000

Public Utilities: $2,472,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $703,400,000
Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,158,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

King County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 372 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	592	$279,902	42,330	$317,315	43,874	$298,457	4,716	$170,541	505	$2,453,717	8,459	$280,186	730	$168,341
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	55	$261,218	6,634	$312,421	7,498	$296,419	1,001	$163,694	12	$2,576,083	1,296	$311,551	210	$138,757
APPLICATIONS DENIED	183	$261,251	8,937	$311,188	19,076	$306,958	3,353	$157,668	36	$2,308,028	2,927	$304,662	648	$131,429
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	98	$263,122	4,266	$313,756	9,040	$295,655	1,053	$172,765	42	$2,879,786	1,177	$290,541	130	$179,338
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	10	$283,000	901	$328,306	2,808	$306,561	286	$174,017	6	$1,362,000	260	$302,438	29	$183,793

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)		D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 367 full tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5,614	$301,562	1,637	$312,565	350	$296,711	26	$233,692
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	572	$330,222	364	$320,882	64	$304,422	2	$375,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED	145	$397,303	60	$402,967	38	$408,500	5	$314,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	248	$323,988	126	$334,825	34	$335,059	4	$251,750
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	114	$398,000	62	$413,210	8	$335,625	1	$650,000

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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