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Total population: 598,541 (All urban)

Seattle, Washington Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 270,536 (258,510 occupied: 125,151 owner occupied, 133,359 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  52%
State:  35%

Housing density: 3226 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: $818 (lower quartile is $635, upper quartile is $1,117)


Housing units in Seattle with a mortgage: 74,340 (7,751 second mortgage, 9,155 home equity loan, 429 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,378





Seattle,WA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $478,100 (it was $252,100 in 2000)
Seattle:  $478,100
Washington:  $300,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $360,400 - $686,400

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $585,324
Here:  $585,324
State:  $389,314

Townhouses or other attached units: $520,099
Here:  $520,099
State:  $335,498

In 2-unit structures: $591,827
Here:  $591,827
State:  $357,000

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $538,812
Here:  $538,812
State:  $300,953

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $366,649
Here:  $366,649
State:  $299,543

Mobile homes: $95,228
Here:  $95,228
State:  $80,529

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $154,718
Here:  $154,718
State:  $62,453

Median year house/condo built: 1948

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship

Households: 536,722
  • In family households: 342,957 (78,712 male householders, 36,786 female householders)
    88,305 spouses, 102,418 children (96,072 natural, 3,311 adopted, 3,035 stepchildren), 5,801 grandchildren, 7,421 brothers or sisters, 3,825 parents, 7,523 other relatives, 12,166 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 193,765 (69,395 male householders (49,007 living alone)), 73,742 female householders (56,432 living alone)), 50,628 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 26,653 (7,198 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 56,357 2-persons, 26,410 3-persons, 19,437 4-persons, 7,936 5-persons, 3,123 6-persons, 2,235 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 105,439 1-person, 30,379 2-persons, 4,732 3-persons, 1,594 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 265 6-persons, 166 7-or-more-persons.

55,872 married couples with children.
21,892 single-parent households (4,371 men, 17,521 women).

79.8% of residents of Seattle speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
10.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 94,952 (16.9%)
(46.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.1
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.1
State:  3.9

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Seattle, Washington:
  • 1 room: 862
  • 2 rooms: 2,949
  • 3 rooms: 8,077
  • 4 rooms: 13,995
  • 5 rooms: 21,792
  • 6 rooms: 23,040
  • 7 rooms: 20,560
  • 8 rooms: 16,048
  • 9 or more rooms: 17,828



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seattle, Washington:
  • 1 room: 20,823
  • 2 rooms: 25,607
  • 3 rooms: 34,431
  • 4 rooms: 25,399
  • 5 rooms: 13,448
  • 6 rooms: 6,413
  • 7 rooms: 3,510
  • 8 rooms: 1,968
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,760



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4,081
  • 1995 to 1998: 10,153
  • 1990 to 1994: 12,645
  • 1980 to 1989: 24,238
  • 1970 to 1979: 26,750
  • 1960 to 1969: 33,116
  • 1950 to 1959: 37,915
  • 1940 to 1949: 33,894
  • 1939 or earlier: 87,744


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Seattle:
  • no bedroom: 1,248
  • 1 bedroom: 10,254
  • 2 bedrooms: 36,229
  • 3 bedrooms: 45,887
  • 4 bedrooms: 24,271
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7,262



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Seattle:
  • no bedroom: 25,502
  • 1 bedroom: 55,920
  • 2 bedrooms: 36,258
  • 3 bedrooms: 10,713
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,562
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,404



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Seattle in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 6,633
  • 1 vehicle: 45,076
  • 2 vehicles: 52,846
  • 3 vehicles: 15,494
  • 4 vehicles: 3,845
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1,257



Cars and other vehicles available in Seattle in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 35,547
  • 1 vehicle: 64,737
  • 2 vehicles: 25,115
  • 3 vehicles: 5,403
  • 4 vehicles: 1,540
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1,017


Seattle, WA house values


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

  • Less than $10,000: 109
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 55
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 72
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 138
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 147
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 166
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 139
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 184
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 119
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 93
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 92
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 88
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 87
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 303
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 622
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1387
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 2467
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 6372
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 9741
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 25548
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 24400
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 35598
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 13452
  • $1,000,000 or more: 13491
 


Seattle rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Seattle:

  • Less than $100: 1,289 people
  • $100 to $149: 1,968
  • $150 to $199: 2,802
  • $200 to $249: 2,484
  • $250 to $299: 1,817
  • $300 to $349: 1,750
  • $350 to $399: 2,027
  • $400 to $449: 2,099
  • $450 to $499: 2,684
  • $500 to $549: 4,047
  • $550 to $599: 5,175
  • $600 to $649: 6,566
  • $650 to $699: 7,690
  • $700 to $749: 8,827
  • $750 to $799: 9,413
  • $800 to $899: 16,394
  • $900 to $999: 12,598
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 19,434
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 8,863
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 6,012
  • $2,000 or more: 3,698
  • No cash rent: 2,455
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 25,005
  • 1990 to 1994: 19,140
  • 1985 to 1989: 12,770
  • 1980 to 1984: 11,933
  • 1975 to 1979: 7,968
  • 1970 to 1974: 4,488
  • 1970 to 1974: 3,721
  • 1965 to 1969: 9,927

Seattle, WA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.8%
Number of people working at home: 14,613 (4.6% of all workers)


Seattle travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 6278
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 22033
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 37672
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 51499
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 54186
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 23257
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 50471
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 9452
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 11721
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 19836
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 10878
  • 90 or more minutes: 4597
 


Seattle mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 178,964 (57%)
  • Carpooled: 35,387 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 54,625 (17%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 151 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 146 (0%)
  • Railroad: 11 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 339 (0%)
  • Taxi: 380 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 1,005 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5,943 (2%)
  • Walked: 23,291 (7%)
  • Other means: 1,638 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 14,613 (5%)
 


Seattle, WA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 23130
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 14422
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 13513
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 15515
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 15285
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 16413
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 15046
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 14010
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 11989
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 22366
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 26516
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 29387
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 16027
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 8386
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 7618
  • $200,000 or more: 9012
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 152045
 German: 54226
 Irish: 43872
 English: 38766
 Norwegian: 24214
 Italian: 17528
 United States or American: 14343
 Swedish: 12651
 Scottish: 12174
 European: 11129
 Subsaharan African:: 9608
 French (except Basque): 9442
 Scotch-Irish: 8767
 Polish: 8252
 Russian: 6900
 Dutch: 5699
 Danish: 4438
 British: 4165
 Ethiopian: 4035
 African: 3358
 Welsh: 3243
 French Canadian: 2745
 Scandinavian: 2705
 Northern European: 2537
 Greek: 2281
 Finnish: 2088
 Swiss: 2033
 Canadian: 1939
 Arab:: 1729
 Czech: 1687
 Austrian: 1619
 Hungarian: 1590
 Ukrainian: 1455
 Portuguese: 1217
 Eastern European: 1158
 Croatian: 1025
 Lithuanian: 991
 Yugoslavian: 904
 Somalian: 781
 Romanian: 746
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 715
 Iranian: 695
 Icelander: 680
 Czechoslovakian: 666
 Turkish: 656
 Belgian: 582
 Armenian: 460
 Lebanese: 448
 Latvian: 447
 Jamaican: 434
 Australian: 420
 Celtic: 413
 Other Subsaharan African: 397
 Slovak: 395
 Arab/Arabic: 350
 Bulgarian: 313
 Other Arab: 291
 Nigerian: 290
 Basque: 288
 Serbian: 271
 Brazilian: 258
 Israeli: 204
 Slovene: 201
 Moroccan: 191
 Estonian: 190
 Egyptian: 188
 Slavic: 187
 Pennsylvania German: 184
 South African: 182
 Sudanese: 171
 Albanian: 136
 New Zealander: 118
 Syrian: 108
 Haitian: 103
 Kenyan: 100
 Ugandan: 85
 Maltese: 78
 Palestinian: 73
 West Indian: 72
 Alsatian: 66
 Liberian: 62
 Acadian/Cajun: 61
 Luxemburger: 56
 Zimbabwean: 56
 Afghan: 52
 Iraqi: 47
 Macedonian: 46
 German Russian: 41
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 41
 Jordanian: 33
 Barbadian: 27
 Sierra Leonean: 25
 Ghanian: 24
 British West Indian: 20
 Guyanese: 19
 Senegalese: 19
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 16
 Cape Verdean: 16
 Belizean: 12
 Carpatho Rusyn: 11
 Zairian: 7
 Other West Indian: 6


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



  • Philippines (13%)
  • Vietnam (12%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Korea (4%)
  • Japan (3%)


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

  • This state: 218787
  • Northeast: 39747
  • Midwest: 66111
  • South: 43241
  • West: 90878

46% of Seattle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Washington.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,395
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 883
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,895
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,987
  • 9th grade: 2,078
  • 10th grade: 2,653
  • 11th grade: 2,713
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5,625
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 30,817
  • Less than 1 year of college: 10,952
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31,758
  • Associate degree: 13,148
  • Bachelor's degree: 59,010
  • Master's degree: 21,056
  • Professional school degree: 9,739
  • Doctorate degree: 6,097


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,064
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 820
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,295
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,226
  • 9th grade: 2,286
  • 10th grade: 2,583
  • 11th grade: 2,923
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 4,721
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 31,685
  • Less than 1 year of college: 11,347
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,161
  • Associate degree: 13,245
  • Bachelor's degree: 63,419
  • Master's degree: 23,697
  • Professional school degree: 6,925
  • Doctorate degree: 3,379


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.9%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 22.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 8.4%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.3%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.4%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.8%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $64,961
  • Black householders: $28,981
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,301
  • Asian householders: $49,061
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $86,487
  • Some other race householders: $39,787
  • Two or more races householders: $55,196
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,390

Seattle household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Seattle household income for Black householders

Seattle household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Seattle household income for Asian householders

Seattle household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Seattle household income for Some other race householders

Seattle household income for Two or more races householders

Seattle household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Seattle marital status for males

Seattle marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $520,770
  • Black or African American householders: $387,448
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $420,826
  • Asian householders: $381,569
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $340,226
  • Some other race householders: $394,655
  • Two or more races householders: $424,619
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $399,206

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 132,908
  • One, attached: 5,919
  • Two: 9,684
  • 3 or 4: 12,178
  • 5 to 9: 18,935
  • 10 to 19: 23,852
  • 20 to 49: 33,991
  • 50 or more: 31,708
  • Mobile homes: 581
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 780

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,900


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Seattle:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (70%)
  • Utility gas (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8,289
Here:  21.5%
Washington:  9.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,925
Here:  19.5%
Washington:  7.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9,560
Here:  19.3%
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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