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Total population: 40,179 (Urban population: 40,102, Rural population: 77 (all nonfarm))

Sammamish, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,682 (11,146 occupied: 10,025 owner occupied, 1,121 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	35%

Housing density: 647 houses/condos per square mile

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

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,191 (lower quartile is $953, upper quartile is $1,798)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,293

Median gross rent in Sammamish, WA in 2007: $1,376

Housing units in Sammamish with a mortgage: 8,508 (1,113 second mortgage, 1,450 home equity loan, 63 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,097

Sammamish,WA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $694,543 (it was $362,900 in 2000)

Sammamish:	$694,543
Washington:	$300,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $518,891 - $890,854

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $749,082
Here: $749,082
State: $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $501,871
Here: $501,871
State: $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $415,689
Here: $415,689
State: $357,000

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $800,040
Here: $800,040
State: $299,543

Mobile homes: $138,415
Here: $138,415
State: $80,529

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,119

In family households: 32,222 (8,192 male householders, 1,544 female householders)
9,064 spouses, 12,516 children (11,660 natural, 470 adopted, 386 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 74 parents, 271 other relatives, 348 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,897 (842 male householders (561 living alone)), 594 female householders (485 living alone)), 461 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 3,107 2-persons, 2,304 3-persons, 2,919 4-persons, 1,089 5-persons, 230 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,046 1-person, 362 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

10,254 married couples with children.
897 single-parent households (196 men, 701 women).

90.0% of residents of Sammamish speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,370 (9.9%)
(44.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	8.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sammamish, Washington:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 204 5 rooms: 434 6 rooms: 1,032 7 rooms: 1,485 8 rooms: 2,210 9 or more rooms: 4,540

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sammamish, Washington:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 144 3 rooms: 166 4 rooms: 171 5 rooms: 235 6 rooms: 122 7 rooms: 95 8 rooms: 93 9 or more rooms: 85

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,339
1995 to 1998: 1,453
1990 to 1994: 1,723
1980 to 1989: 4,002
1970 to 1979: 2,027
1960 to 1969: 523
1950 to 1959: 218
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 237

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sammamish:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 383 3 bedrooms: 3,706 4 bedrooms: 5,020 5 or more bedrooms: 853

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sammamish:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 323 2 bedrooms: 235 3 bedrooms: 393 4 bedrooms: 113 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Sammamish in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 67 1 vehicle: 1,032 2 vehicles: 5,858 3 vehicles: 2,251 4 vehicles: 695 5 or more vehicles: 122

Cars and other vehicles available in Sammamish in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 438 2 vehicles: 507 3 vehicles: 138 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 5

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

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $174,999: 14
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 32
$250,000 to $299,999: 56
$300,000 to $399,999: 485
$400,000 to $499,999: 1373
$500,000 to $749,999: 4978
$750,000 to $999,999: 2538
$1,000,000 or more: 2242

Sammamish rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Sammamish:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 3
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 1
$550 to $599: 9
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 46
$800 to $899: 64
$900 to $999: 141
$1,000 to $1,249: 303
$1,250 to $1,499: 162
$1,500 to $1,999: 242
$2,000 or more: 182
No cash rent: 40

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,030 1990 to 1994: 628 1985 to 1989: 390 1980 to 1984: 307 1975 to 1979: 265 1970 to 1974: 203 1970 to 1974: 188 1965 to 1969: 359

Sammamish, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,298 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 160
5 to 9 minutes: 589
10 to 14 minutes: 1046
15 to 19 minutes: 1435
20 to 24 minutes: 2467
25 to 29 minutes: 1342
30 to 34 minutes: 3786
35 to 39 minutes: 1028
40 to 44 minutes: 1278
45 to 59 minutes: 1934
60 to 89 minutes: 580
90 or more minutes: 203

Sammamish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,661 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,468 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 355 (2%)
Taxi: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (0%)
Walked: 157 (1%)
Other means: 159 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,298 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 151
$10,000 to $14,999: 106
$15,000 to $19,999: 82
$20,000 to $24,999: 176
$25,000 to $29,999: 150
$30,000 to $34,999: 257
$35,000 to $39,999: 263
$40,000 to $44,999: 270
$45,000 to $49,999: 228
$50,000 to $59,999: 633
$60,000 to $74,999: 1068
$75,000 to $99,999: 2056
$100,000 to $124,999: 1751
$125,000 to $149,999: 1129
$150,000 to $199,999: 1434
$200,000 or more: 1418

First ancestries reported:

German: 5200

Other groups: 4606

English: 3699

Irish: 2958

United States or American: 1408

Norwegian: 1392

Italian: 1241

Scottish: 855

Swedish: 853

European: 705

French (except Basque): 656

Polish: 599

Russian: 528

Scotch-Irish: 422

Danish: 399

Dutch: 379

Canadian: 329

Welsh: 301

British: 267

French Canadian: 230

Arab:: 221

Greek: 177

Iranian: 176

Finnish: 145

Swiss: 143

Hungarian: 86

Czech: 82

Scandinavian: 81

Ukrainian: 77

Austrian: 75

Eastern European: 73

Subsaharan African:: 71

Slovak: 64

Lebanese: 61

Egyptian: 57

Croatian: 54

Northern European: 45

Latvian: 43

Romanian: 42

Arab/Arabic: 41

South African: 39

Belgian: 38

Slavic: 37

Other Arab: 37

Czechoslovakian: 34

Portuguese: 33

Australian: 33

Turkish: 32

Yugoslavian: 31

Basque: 26

Lithuanian: 20

Slovene: 20

African: 19

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 19

Icelander: 17

Syrian: 16

Serbian: 12

Ethiopian: 10

Brazilian: 10

Moroccan: 9

Luxemburger: 9

Estonian: 8

Bulgarian: 8

Armenian: 6

Cape Verdean: 3

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

Canada (18%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Taiwan (7%)
India (6%)
Korea (6%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 13221
Northeast: 2494
Midwest: 4501
South: 2247
West: 7816

50% of Sammamish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 767
Less than 1 year of college: 362
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,313
Associate degree: 788
Bachelor's degree: 4,327
Master's degree: 1,950
Professional school degree: 435
Doctorate degree: 297

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 11
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 44
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,309
Less than 1 year of college: 578
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,886
Associate degree: 853
Bachelor's degree: 4,396
Master's degree: 1,375
Professional school degree: 228
Doctorate degree: 87

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $131,094
Black householders: $83,478
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $136,896
Asian householders: $136,375
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $162,596
Some other race householders: $102,047
Two or more races householders: $108,364
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $103,069

Sammamish household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Sammamish household income for Black householders

Sammamish household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Sammamish household income for Asian householders

Sammamish household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Sammamish household income for Some other race householders

Sammamish household income for Two or more races householders

Sammamish household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Sammamish marital status for males

Sammamish marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $694,160
Black or African American householders: $685,165
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $743,538
Asian householders: $699,519
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $236,554
Some other race householders: $779,136
Two or more races householders: $667,940
Hispanic or Latino householders: $669,854

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,792
One, attached: 115
Two: 46
3 or 4: 43
5 to 9: 118
10 to 19: 340
20 to 49: 107
50 or more: 36
Mobile homes: 85

Median worth of mobile homes: $162,925

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sammamish:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (42%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 518

Here:	9.3%
Washington:	9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	4.9%
Washington:	7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 176

Here:	16.9%
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)

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