King County, Washington (WA)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	35%

King County:	9.4%
Washington:	11.9%

Type of workers:

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

Races in King County, Washington:

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

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

Recent posts about King County, Washington on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. King County is mentioned 503 times on our forum:

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King County:	2.4 people
Washington:	2.5 people

This county	$57,205
Washington:	$49,262

King County	$339,686
Washington:	$227,700

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

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.

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

Here:	3.9%
Washington:	4.3%

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%

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

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.

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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.

277,933 married couples with children.
81,653 single-parent households (19,170 men, 62,483 women).

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	3.5
State:	3.9

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

Here:	12.6%
Washington:	9.2%

Here:	10.2%
Washington:	7.0%

Here:	17.5%
Washington:	15.7%