Seattle, WA Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff




People QuickFactsSeattleWashington
Population, 2003 estimate 569,1016,131,445
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.0%4.0%
Population, 2000 563,3745,894,121
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.1%21.1%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.7%6.7%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 15.6%25.7%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.0%11.2%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.1%50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)70.1%81.8%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)8.4%3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)1.0%1.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)13.1%5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.5%0.4%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)2.4%3.9%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.5%3.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 5.3%7.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 44.1%48.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 16.9%10.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 20.2%14.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 89.5%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 47.2%27.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 24.825.5
Housing units, 2000 270,5242,451,075
Homeownership rate, 2000 48.4%64.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $259,600$168,300
Households, 2000 258,4992,271,398
Persons per household, 2000 2.082.53
Median household income, 1999 $45,736$45,776
Per capita money income, 1999 $30,306$22,973
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 11.8%10.6%
Business QuickFactsSeattleWashington
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 16,085,60775,397,750
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 6,146,24552,472,866
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $11,520$9,363
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,551,8827,001,716
Total number of firms, 1997 63,536447,433
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 15.0%9.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 28.5%27.5%
Geography QuickFactsSeattleWashington
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 8466,544
Persons per square mile, 2000 6,717.088.6
FIPS Code 6300053
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:06:51 EST
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