East Seattle, WA (Washington) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 471,800, Rural population: 8,176 (119 farm, 8,057 nonfarm))

Houses: 199,933 (191,630 occupied: 128,209 owner occupied, 63,421 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	35%

Housing density: 921 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $344,370.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,004 (lower quartile is $790, upper quartile is $1,347)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,135

Median gross rent in East Seattle, WA in 2007: $1,111

Housing units in East Seattle with a mortgage: 85,751 (9,796 second mortgage, 11,674 home equity loan, 352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22,582

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $506,793 (it was $264,800 in 2000)

East Seattle:	$506,793
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $381,788 - $750,618

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $657,624
Here: $657,624
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $440,326
Here: $440,326
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $401,255
Here: $401,255
State: $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,186
Here: $264,186
State: $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $290,119
Here: $290,119
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $88,055
Here: $88,055
State: $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $29,354
Here: $29,354
State: $62,453

Household type by relationship

Households: 476,415

In family households: 393,392 (100,281 male householders, 27,028 female householders)
107,288 spouses, 134,942 children (125,671 natural, 4,197 adopted, 5,074 stepchildren), 3,508 grandchildren, 3,668 brothers or sisters, 3,253 parents, 5,547 other relatives, 7,877 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 83,023 (30,904 male householders (21,950 living alone)), 33,456 female householders (27,546 living alone)), 18,663 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,561 (1,625 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 54,494 2-persons, 29,042 3-persons, 28,011 4-persons, 10,652 5-persons, 3,443 6-persons, 1,667 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49,496 1-person, 12,429 2-persons, 1,678 3-persons, 502 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

89,780 married couples with children.
18,982 single-parent households (4,485 men, 14,497 women).

81.6% of residents of East Seattle speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 79,117 (16.5%)
(43.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Seattle, Washington:
	1 room: 327 2 rooms: 1,389 3 rooms: 4,739 4 rooms: 8,785 5 rooms: 15,001 6 rooms: 19,749 7 rooms: 21,948 8 rooms: 22,124 9 or more rooms: 34,147

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Seattle, Washington:
	1 room: 4,084 2 rooms: 9,679 3 rooms: 13,998 4 rooms: 15,881 5 rooms: 10,007 6 rooms: 4,304 7 rooms: 2,549 8 rooms: 1,395 9 or more rooms: 1,524

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5,632
1995 to 1998: 16,684
1990 to 1994: 19,303
1980 to 1989: 45,722
1970 to 1979: 47,633
1960 to 1969: 35,565
1950 to 1959: 17,098
1940 to 1949: 6,197
1939 or earlier: 6,099

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Seattle:
	no bedroom: 546 1 bedroom: 4,510 2 bedrooms: 19,269 3 bedrooms: 51,436 4 bedrooms: 41,316 5 or more bedrooms: 11,132

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Seattle:
	no bedroom: 4,679 1 bedroom: 20,943 2 bedrooms: 25,160 3 bedrooms: 9,466 4 bedrooms: 2,485 5 or more bedrooms: 688

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in East Seattle in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,412 1 vehicle: 29,439 2 vehicles: 62,572 3 vehicles: 24,701 4 vehicles: 6,628 5 or more vehicles: 2,457

Cars and other vehicles available in East Seattle in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6,626 1 vehicle: 31,780 2 vehicles: 19,711 3 vehicles: 3,703 4 vehicles: 1,038 5 or more vehicles: 563

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in East Seattle, WA:

Less than $10,000: 193
$10,000 to $14,999: 96
$15,000 to $19,999: 117
$20,000 to $24,999: 213
$25,000 to $29,999: 209
$30,000 to $34,999: 198
$35,000 to $39,999: 167
$40,000 to $49,999: 239
$50,000 to $59,999: 304
$60,000 to $69,999: 254
$70,000 to $79,999: 207
$80,000 to $89,999: 220
$90,000 to $99,999: 228
$100,000 to $124,999: 705
$125,000 to $149,999: 945
$150,000 to $174,999: 1367
$175,000 to $199,999: 2046
$200,000 to $249,999: 4895
$250,000 to $299,999: 7200
$300,000 to $399,999: 20062
$400,000 to $499,999: 22848
$500,000 to $749,999: 34760
$750,000 to $999,999: 14043
$1,000,000 or more: 16692

East Seattle rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in East Seattle:

Less than $100: 327 people
$100 to $149: 425
$150 to $199: 571
$200 to $249: 463
$250 to $299: 297
$300 to $349: 272
$350 to $399: 427
$400 to $449: 515
$450 to $499: 665
$500 to $549: 937
$550 to $599: 1,080
$600 to $649: 1,794
$650 to $699: 2,089
$700 to $749: 2,640
$750 to $799: 3,196
$800 to $899: 6,968
$900 to $999: 7,985
$1,000 to $1,249: 15,404
$1,250 to $1,499: 6,838
$1,500 to $1,999: 5,474
$2,000 or more: 3,640
No cash rent: 1,269

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 24,226 1990 to 1994: 14,468 1985 to 1989: 10,159 1980 to 1984: 8,301 1975 to 1979: 6,653 1970 to 1974: 3,288 1970 to 1974: 4,071 1965 to 1969: 7,951

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.1%
Number of people working at home: 12,510 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 4871
5 to 9 minutes: 19433
10 to 14 minutes: 31579
15 to 19 minutes: 38514
20 to 24 minutes: 41294
25 to 29 minutes: 18782
30 to 34 minutes: 39752
35 to 39 minutes: 8431
40 to 44 minutes: 10599
45 to 59 minutes: 17099
60 to 89 minutes: 7845
90 or more minutes: 3383

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 193,806 (76%)
Carpooled: 27,983 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12,586 (5%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 69 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 38 (0%)
Railroad: 99 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 115 (0%)
Motorcycle: 298 (0%)
Bicycle: 877 (0%)
Walked: 4,352 (2%)
Other means: 1,357 (1%)
Worked at home: 12,510 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 7553
$10,000 to $14,999: 5519
$15,000 to $19,999: 5371
$20,000 to $24,999: 7194
$25,000 to $29,999: 7941
$30,000 to $34,999: 8566
$35,000 to $39,999: 8565
$40,000 to $44,999: 9197
$45,000 to $49,999: 9152
$50,000 to $59,999: 17362
$60,000 to $74,999: 24323
$75,000 to $99,999: 29744
$100,000 to $124,999: 18909
$125,000 to $149,999: 10707
$150,000 to $199,999: 9597
$200,000 or more: 11969

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 97647

German: 56733

English: 42300

Irish: 34027

Norwegian: 22001

United States or American: 19943

Italian: 14428

Swedish: 12518

Scottish: 10726

French (except Basque): 9086

European: 8945

Scotch-Irish: 6845

Polish: 6353

Russian: 5788

Dutch: 5766

British: 4014

Danish: 3734

French Canadian: 2888

Canadian: 2795

Scandinavian: 2694

Welsh: 2520

Iranian: 2347

Ukrainian: 2315

Subsaharan African:: 2179

Romanian: 1951

Finnish: 1848

Arab:: 1797

Swiss: 1756

Hungarian: 1706

Czech: 1690

Northern European: 1644

Greek: 1623

Austrian: 1170

Portuguese: 1014

Yugoslavian: 988

Armenian: 969

African: 934

Eastern European: 735

Czechoslovakian: 668

Croatian: 626

Lebanese: 624

Lithuanian: 511

Belgian: 447

Israeli: 425

Latvian: 418

Bulgarian: 404

Icelander: 395

Australian: 382

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 365

Arab/Arabic: 345

Ethiopian: 340

Slovak: 293

Other Arab: 282

Brazilian: 280

Turkish: 267

Estonian: 247

Somalian: 225

South African: 202

Egyptian: 201

Slovene: 185

Slavic: 182

Serbian: 162

Celtic: 160

Basque: 156

Palestinian: 151

Other Subsaharan African: 151

Jamaican: 141

Pennsylvania German: 140

Afghan: 126

New Zealander: 119

Kenyan: 116

Syrian: 105

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 100

Cypriot: 80

Ghanian: 78

West Indian: 68

Nigerian: 65

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 61

Acadian/Cajun: 50

Moroccan: 38

Iraqi: 32

Luxemburger: 25

British West Indian: 24

Jordanian: 19

Sudanese: 19

Albanian: 16

Ugandan: 15

German Russian: 14

Maltese: 14

Haitian: 12

U.S. Virgin Islander: 12

Cape Verdean: 10

Alsatian: 10

Senegalese: 9

Sierra Leonean: 8

Barbadian: 8

Macedonian: 7

Zimbabwean: 7

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

Mexico (9%)
Canada (9%)
Vietnam (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
India (6%)
Philippines (5%)

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

This state: 195786
Northeast: 26250
Midwest: 56420
South: 28547
West: 87556

52% of East Seattle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 727
Nursery to 4th grade: 242
5th and 6th grade: 771
7th and 8th grade: 1,197
9th grade: 816
10th grade: 1,244
11th grade: 1,270
12th grade, no diploma: 2,877
High school graduate (or equivalency): 22,399
Less than 1 year of college: 8,371
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 24,895
Associate degree: 10,655
Bachelor's degree: 54,045
Master's degree: 19,380
Professional school degree: 6,675
Doctorate degree: 4,123

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,106
Nursery to 4th grade: 460
5th and 6th grade: 836
7th and 8th grade: 1,504
9th grade: 1,024
10th grade: 1,669
11th grade: 1,293
12th grade, no diploma: 2,997
High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,050
Less than 1 year of college: 12,334
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,417
Associate degree: 14,104
Bachelor's degree: 50,663
Master's degree: 15,515
Professional school degree: 3,649
Doctorate degree: 1,437

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $86,260
Black householders: $46,736
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $47,852
Asian householders: $85,003
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $74,162
Some other race householders: $57,876
Two or more races householders: $66,832
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,002

East Seattle household income for White non-Hispanic householders

East Seattle household income for Black householders

East Seattle household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

East Seattle household income for Asian householders

East Seattle household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

East Seattle household income for Some other race householders

East Seattle household income for Two or more races householders

East Seattle household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

East Seattle marital status for males

East Seattle marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $540,668
Black or African American householders: $435,022
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $377,415
Asian householders: $527,462
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $449,185
Some other race householders: $441,529
Two or more races householders: $479,615
Hispanic or Latino householders: $439,807

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 120,349
One, attached: 9,021
Two: 1,995
3 or 4: 7,574
5 to 9: 14,733
10 to 19: 15,251
20 to 49: 11,512
50 or more: 15,791
Mobile homes: 3,598
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 109

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,620

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in East Seattle:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (80%) Utility gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6,341

Here:	12.0%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,099

Here:	8.0%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,575

Here:	16.8%
Washington:	15.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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