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Population (2000): 3,043,878
Land Area (2000): 15,265.441 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,075.913 square kilometers

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	685,383	2002	721,613	2004	3,178,846
2000	705,861	2003	3,157,999	2005	3,209,692
2001	711,979			2006	3,258,355

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	5,714,488	93.81%
Rural, Farm	11,424	0.19%
Rural, Non-farm	365,652	6.00%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	1,395,794	1,337,873	57,920	4.15%	42
1991	1,397,659	1,324,557	73,102	5.23%	52
1992	1,454,803	1,364,843	89,960	6.18%	62
1993	1,477,739	1,385,682	92,057	6.23%	62
1994	1,492,414	1,406,021	86,392	5.79%	58
1995	1,517,072	1,432,602	84,470	5.57%	56
1996	1,553,550	1,474,629	78,921	5.08%	51
1997	1,605,097	1,539,075	66,022	4.11%	41
1998	1,638,060	1,572,051	66,008	4.03%	40
1999	1,649,297	1,582,016	67,281	4.08%	41
2000	1,647,399	1,576,013	71,386	4.33%	43
2001	1,659,533	1,569,955	89,578	5.40%	54
2002	1,665,953	1,554,341	111,612	6.70%	67
2003	1,677,357	1,563,498	113,859	6.79%	68
2004	1,696,552	1,600,554	95,998	5.66%	57
2005	1,729,916	1,643,617	86,298	4.99%	50
2006	1,781,910	1,704,207	77,703	4.36%	44
2007	1,824,868	1,752,522	72,347	3.96%	40
2008	1,853,273	1,771,702	81,571	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	1,403,846	1,339,593	64,253	4.58%	46
Feb 1990	1,407,154	1,340,073	67,081	4.77%	48
Mar 1990	1,407,805	1,346,211	61,594	4.38%	44
Apr 1990	1,397,098	1,341,623	55,475	3.97%	40
May 1990	1,404,612	1,347,736	56,876	4.05%	40
Jun 1990	1,406,141	1,350,261	55,880	3.97%	40
Jul 1990	1,409,745	1,357,774	51,971	3.69%	37
Aug 1990	1,406,890	1,355,315	51,575	3.67%	37
Sep 1990	1,362,148	1,307,370	54,778	4.02%	40
Oct 1990	1,369,809	1,317,478	52,331	3.82%	38
Nov 1990	1,379,324	1,317,625	61,699	4.47%	45
Dec 1990	1,394,951	1,333,422	61,529	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	1,384,762	1,311,437	73,325	5.30%	53
Feb 1991	1,385,511	1,307,076	78,435	5.66%	57
Mar 1991	1,389,458	1,314,992	74,466	5.36%	54
Apr 1991	1,389,000	1,321,845	67,155	4.83%	48
May 1991	1,392,026	1,322,262	69,764	5.01%	50
Jun 1991	1,400,560	1,325,848	74,712	5.33%	53
Jul 1991	1,408,017	1,339,713	68,304	4.85%	49
Aug 1991	1,399,013	1,330,613	68,400	4.89%	49
Sep 1991	1,396,369	1,323,937	72,432	5.19%	52
Oct 1991	1,402,418	1,330,388	72,030	5.14%	51
Nov 1991	1,406,834	1,327,871	78,963	5.61%	56
Dec 1991	1,417,945	1,338,704	79,241	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,432,432	1,341,171	91,261	6.37%	64
Feb 1992	1,435,968	1,339,917	96,051	6.69%	67
Mar 1992	1,440,219	1,350,663	89,556	6.22%	62
Apr 1992	1,441,457	1,359,888	81,569	5.66%	57
May 1992	1,455,664	1,369,829	85,835	5.90%	59
Jun 1992	1,458,725	1,366,420	92,305	6.33%	63
Jul 1992	1,472,869	1,387,120	85,749	5.82%	58
Aug 1992	1,464,275	1,377,314	86,961	5.94%	59
Sep 1992	1,451,702	1,360,534	91,168	6.28%	63
Oct 1992	1,463,007	1,373,409	89,598	6.12%	61
Nov 1992	1,468,777	1,371,989	96,788	6.59%	66
Dec 1992	1,472,539	1,379,866	92,673	6.29%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,469,237	1,365,801	103,436	7.04%	70
Feb 1993	1,472,882	1,369,208	103,674	7.04%	70
Mar 1993	1,475,826	1,379,896	95,930	6.50%	65
Apr 1993	1,463,493	1,374,362	89,131	6.09%	61
May 1993	1,471,759	1,381,562	90,197	6.13%	61
Jun 1993	1,475,326	1,380,244	95,082	6.44%	64
Jul 1993	1,483,440	1,393,703	89,737	6.05%	60
Aug 1993	1,477,756	1,390,362	87,394	5.91%	59
Sep 1993	1,466,534	1,377,736	88,798	6.05%	61
Oct 1993	1,483,558	1,396,090	87,468	5.90%	59
Nov 1993	1,488,872	1,400,976	87,896	5.90%	59
Dec 1993	1,504,185	1,418,241	85,944	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,509,906	1,409,406	100,500	6.66%	67
Feb 1994	1,501,590	1,399,645	101,945	6.79%	68
Mar 1994	1,494,692	1,399,136	95,556	6.39%	64
Apr 1994	1,482,580	1,394,610	87,970	5.93%	59
May 1994	1,487,128	1,402,339	84,789	5.70%	57
Jun 1994	1,477,613	1,390,254	87,359	5.91%	59
Jul 1994	1,488,958	1,408,452	80,506	5.41%	54
Aug 1994	1,489,555	1,410,396	79,159	5.31%	53
Sep 1994	1,479,730	1,399,895	79,835	5.40%	54
Oct 1994	1,485,877	1,407,164	78,713	5.30%	53
Nov 1994	1,501,710	1,419,227	82,483	5.49%	55
Dec 1994	1,509,624	1,431,730	77,894	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	1,512,262	1,422,874	89,388	5.91%	59
Feb 1995	1,510,684	1,418,851	91,833	6.08%	61
Mar 1995	1,520,851	1,434,941	85,910	5.65%	56
Apr 1995	1,511,678	1,428,020	83,658	5.53%	55
May 1995	1,518,838	1,434,978	83,860	5.52%	55
Jun 1995	1,510,765	1,424,365	86,400	5.72%	57
Jul 1995	1,520,021	1,437,651	82,370	5.42%	54
Aug 1995	1,514,175	1,431,688	82,487	5.45%	54
Sep 1995	1,506,516	1,424,725	81,791	5.43%	54
Oct 1995	1,516,275	1,436,649	79,626	5.25%	53
Nov 1995	1,528,615	1,442,382	86,233	5.64%	56
Dec 1995	1,534,184	1,454,096	80,088	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	1,542,308	1,449,356	92,952	6.03%	60
Feb 1996	1,541,510	1,451,890	89,620	5.81%	58
Mar 1996	1,554,195	1,467,884	86,311	5.55%	56
Apr 1996	1,535,773	1,456,053	79,720	5.19%	52
May 1996	1,553,834	1,470,087	83,747	5.39%	54
Jun 1996	1,545,241	1,465,935	79,306	5.13%	51
Jul 1996	1,563,890	1,488,322	75,568	4.83%	48
Aug 1996	1,548,451	1,477,346	71,105	4.59%	46
Sep 1996	1,544,855	1,471,540	73,315	4.75%	47
Oct 1996	1,557,453	1,486,668	70,785	4.54%	45
Nov 1996	1,573,143	1,499,134	74,009	4.70%	47
Dec 1996	1,581,941	1,511,331	70,610	4.46%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	1,583,881	1,507,609	76,272	4.82%	48
Feb 1997	1,585,361	1,508,780	76,581	4.83%	48
Mar 1997	1,605,085	1,531,167	73,918	4.61%	46
Apr 1997	1,589,599	1,524,836	64,763	4.07%	41
May 1997	1,603,561	1,539,750	63,811	3.98%	40
Jun 1997	1,600,368	1,532,678	67,690	4.23%	42
Jul 1997	1,615,333	1,553,245	62,088	3.84%	38
Aug 1997	1,602,919	1,540,537	62,382	3.89%	39
Sep 1997	1,600,173	1,536,179	63,994	4.00%	40
Oct 1997	1,608,398	1,548,478	59,920	3.73%	37
Nov 1997	1,628,618	1,567,835	60,783	3.73%	37
Dec 1997	1,637,867	1,577,806	60,061	3.67%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	1,641,816	1,569,255	72,561	4.42%	44
Feb 1998	1,639,548	1,568,476	71,072	4.33%	43
Mar 1998	1,647,331	1,576,024	71,307	4.33%	43
Apr 1998	1,624,499	1,565,661	58,838	3.62%	36
May 1998	1,638,853	1,576,777	62,076	3.79%	38
Jun 1998	1,628,526	1,561,146	67,380	4.14%	41
Jul 1998	1,634,679	1,571,776	62,903	3.85%	38
Aug 1998	1,619,632	1,556,618	63,014	3.89%	39
Sep 1998	1,628,974	1,560,205	68,769	4.22%	42
Oct 1998	1,638,853	1,573,369	65,484	4.00%	40
Nov 1998	1,648,838	1,583,531	65,307	3.96%	40
Dec 1998	1,665,165	1,601,775	63,390	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	1,663,440	1,591,376	72,064	4.33%	43
Feb 1999	1,660,972	1,585,006	75,966	4.57%	46
Mar 1999	1,665,232	1,595,321	69,911	4.20%	42
Apr 1999	1,641,858	1,578,569	63,289	3.85%	39
May 1999	1,650,671	1,584,393	66,278	4.02%	40
Jun 1999	1,644,289	1,571,979	72,310	4.40%	44
Jul 1999	1,655,622	1,589,803	65,819	3.98%	40
Aug 1999	1,639,699	1,575,723	63,976	3.90%	39
Sep 1999	1,632,665	1,565,034	67,631	4.14%	41
Oct 1999	1,636,509	1,572,599	63,910	3.91%	39
Nov 1999	1,644,074	1,580,716	63,358	3.85%	39
Dec 1999	1,656,528	1,593,668	62,860	3.79%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	1,661,581	1,586,456	75,125	4.52%	45
Feb 2000	1,660,561	1,579,714	80,847	4.87%	49
Mar 2000	1,673,041	1,597,651	75,390	4.51%	45
Apr 2000	1,647,415	1,582,232	65,183	3.96%	40
May 2000	1,650,393	1,580,401	69,992	4.24%	42
Jun 2000	1,644,323	1,573,367	70,956	4.32%	43
Jul 2000	1,638,516	1,569,157	69,359	4.23%	42
Aug 2000	1,631,372	1,560,517	70,855	4.34%	43
Sep 2000	1,620,366	1,552,060	68,306	4.22%	42
Oct 2000	1,631,177	1,563,278	67,899	4.16%	42
Nov 2000	1,645,921	1,573,496	72,425	4.40%	44
Dec 2000	1,664,124	1,593,830	70,294	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	1,658,388	1,576,273	82,115	4.95%	50
Feb 2001	1,663,179	1,574,011	89,168	5.36%	54
Mar 2001	1,676,311	1,587,142	89,169	5.32%	53
Apr 2001	1,660,110	1,578,541	81,569	4.91%	49
May 2001	1,662,417	1,578,467	83,950	5.05%	50
Jun 2001	1,660,664	1,571,126	89,538	5.39%	54
Jul 2001	1,666,198	1,583,069	83,129	4.99%	50
Aug 2001	1,648,710	1,562,445	86,265	5.23%	52
Sep 2001	1,645,339	1,556,056	89,283	5.43%	54
Oct 2001	1,649,470	1,554,703	94,767	5.75%	57
Nov 2001	1,654,622	1,552,298	102,324	6.18%	62
Dec 2001	1,668,990	1,565,329	103,661	6.21%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	1,659,755	1,547,374	112,381	6.77%	68
Feb 2002	1,668,977	1,553,970	115,007	6.89%	69
Mar 2002	1,672,777	1,555,461	117,316	7.01%	70
Apr 2002	1,662,603	1,550,927	111,676	6.72%	67
May 2002	1,668,122	1,556,193	111,929	6.71%	67
Jun 2002	1,665,097	1,551,561	113,536	6.82%	68
Jul 2002	1,667,085	1,559,322	107,763	6.46%	65
Aug 2002	1,659,822	1,554,547	105,275	6.34%	63
Sep 2002	1,664,567	1,555,019	109,548	6.58%	66
Oct 2002	1,661,490	1,553,736	107,754	6.49%	65
Nov 2002	1,667,653	1,552,352	115,301	6.91%	69
Dec 2002	1,673,483	1,561,624	111,859	6.68%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	1,672,977	1,555,541	117,436	7.02%	70
Feb 2003	1,677,221	1,553,339	123,882	7.39%	74
Mar 2003	1,683,507	1,560,675	122,832	7.30%	73
Apr 2003	1,670,028	1,558,164	111,864	6.70%	67
May 2003	1,677,676	1,560,808	116,868	6.97%	70
Jun 2003	1,674,083	1,552,658	121,425	7.25%	73
Jul 2003	1,674,106	1,562,657	111,449	6.66%	67
Aug 2003	1,669,496	1,561,888	107,608	6.45%	64
Sep 2003	1,668,946	1,556,344	112,602	6.75%	67
Oct 2003	1,674,575	1,566,890	107,685	6.43%	64
Nov 2003	1,691,482	1,581,369	110,113	6.51%	65
Dec 2003	1,694,184	1,591,645	102,539	6.05%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	1,689,222	1,580,693	108,529	6.42%	64
Feb 2004	1,694,971	1,585,730	109,241	6.45%	64
Mar 2004	1,706,870	1,598,098	108,772	6.37%	64
Apr 2004	1,691,158	1,597,743	93,415	5.52%	55
May 2004	1,694,133	1,597,558	96,575	5.70%	57
Jun 2004	1,689,440	1,590,972	98,468	5.83%	58
Jul 2004	1,695,735	1,605,223	90,512	5.34%	53
Aug 2004	1,687,044	1,600,403	86,641	5.14%	51
Sep 2004	1,683,811	1,594,694	89,117	5.29%	53
Oct 2004	1,694,526	1,604,614	89,912	5.31%	53
Nov 2004	1,711,552	1,619,866	91,686	5.36%	54
Dec 2004	1,720,160	1,631,049	89,111	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	1,708,309	1,617,102	91,207	5.34%	53
Feb 2005	1,707,916	1,609,422	98,494	5.77%	58
Mar 2005	1,714,531	1,622,661	91,870	5.36%	54
Apr 2005	1,713,963	1,631,189	82,774	4.83%	48
May 2005	1,726,751	1,639,236	87,515	5.07%	51
Jun 2005	1,719,994	1,632,177	87,817	5.11%	51
Jul 2005	1,735,213	1,653,357	81,856	4.72%	47
Aug 2005	1,731,767	1,652,108	79,659	4.60%	46
Sep 2005	1,730,163	1,644,180	85,983	4.97%	50
Oct 2005	1,745,264	1,662,286	82,978	4.75%	48
Nov 2005	1,759,907	1,673,020	86,887	4.94%	49
Dec 2005	1,765,209	1,686,670	78,539	4.45%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	1,760,767	1,681,398	79,369	4.51%	45
Feb 2006	1,772,579	1,686,328	86,251	4.87%	49
Mar 2006	1,782,329	1,700,867	81,462	4.57%	46
Apr 2006	1,771,318	1,698,313	73,005	4.12%	41
May 2006	1,782,925	1,703,843	79,082	4.44%	44
Jun 2006	1,785,636	1,704,965	80,671	4.52%	45
Jul 2006	1,778,582	1,702,691	75,891	4.27%	43
Aug 2006	1,779,134	1,704,923	74,211	4.17%	42
Sep 2006	1,776,103	1,699,321	76,782	4.32%	43
Oct 2006	1,783,977	1,711,435	72,542	4.07%	41
Nov 2006	1,799,675	1,720,544	79,131	4.40%	44
Dec 2006	1,809,891	1,735,856	74,035	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	1,800,249	1,720,550	79,699	4.43%	44
Feb 2007	1,808,780	1,727,746	81,034	4.48%	45
Mar 2007	1,820,612	1,745,119	75,493	4.15%	41
Apr 2007	1,807,632	1,741,517	66,115	3.66%	37
May 2007	1,819,483	1,749,388	70,095	3.85%	39
Jun 2007	1,820,324	1,747,441	72,883	4.00%	40
Jul 2007	1,830,753	1,761,581	69,172	3.78%	38
Aug 2007	1,815,053	1,748,759	66,294	3.65%	37
Sep 2007	1,827,257	1,755,802	71,455	3.91%	39
Oct 2007	1,835,624	1,765,520	70,104	3.82%	38
Nov 2007	1,855,232	1,782,737	72,495	3.91%	39
Dec 2007	1,857,418	1,784,099	73,319	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	1,856,927	1,780,643	76,284	4.11%	41
Feb 2008	1,851,899	1,773,850	78,049	4.21%	42
Mar 2008	1,852,443	1,774,777	77,666	4.19%	42
Apr 2008	1,846,606	1,779,334	67,272	3.64%	36
May 2008	1,843,232	1,762,243	80,989	4.39%	44
Jun 2008	1,846,242	1,763,244	82,998	4.50%	45
Jul 2008	1,858,628	1,771,872	86,756	4.67%	47
Aug 2008	1,855,322	1,764,265	91,057	4.91%	49
Sep 2008	1,868,162	1,775,090	93,072	4.98%	50
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	182,154	10.94%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	130,650	7.85%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	128,706	7.73%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	87,418	5.25%
5.	Educational Services	74,384	4.47%
6.	Health Care	66,668	4.00%
7.	Public Administration	65,562	3.94%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	62,928	3.78%
9.	Finance and Insurance	54,810	3.29%
10.	Other Transportation	40,260	2.42%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	37,766	2.27%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	36,126	2.17%
13.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	35,536	2.13%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	33,874	2.03%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	31,926	1.92%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	31,474	1.89%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	30,764	1.85%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	28,044	1.68%
19.	Metal Manufactuing	24,998	1.50%
20.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	24,230	1.46%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	195,212	13.69%
2.	Educational Services	161,104	11.30%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	103,478	7.26%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	93,132	6.53%
5.	Finance and Insurance	88,956	6.24%
6.	Public Administration	55,540	3.90%
7.	Social Assistance	51,170	3.59%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	49,398	3.46%
9.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	45,792	3.21%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	38,714	2.72%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	36,298	2.55%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	33,048	2.32%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	29,870	2.09%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	29,010	2.03%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	27,084	1.90%
16.	Construction	26,312	1.85%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	21,862	1.53%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	21,304	1.49%
19.	Air Transportation	15,644	1.10%
20.	Other Transportation	14,992	1.05%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	97,584	5.86%
2.	Other Management Occupations	93,870	5.64%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	71,042	4.27%
4.	Other Production Occupations	59,312	3.56%
5.	Engineers	58,122	3.49%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	56,880	3.42%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	53,504	3.21%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	53,190	3.19%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	51,434	3.09%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	49,994	3.00%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	49,982	3.00%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	44,668	2.68%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	41,720	2.51%
14.	Top Executives	41,058	2.47%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	37,634	2.26%
16.	Carpenters	35,642	2.14%
17.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	34,720	2.09%
18.	Other Construction Trades	33,252	2.00%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	30,160	1.81%
20.	Other Office and Admin Support	29,684	1.78%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	85,958	6.03%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	64,736	4.54%
3.	Other Management Occupations	64,232	4.50%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	57,152	4.01%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	55,564	3.90%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	53,408	3.75%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	46,732	3.28%
8.	Registered Nurses	43,644	3.06%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	43,638	3.06%
10.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	39,676	2.78%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	37,766	2.65%
12.	Cashiers	37,616	2.64%
13.	Computer Specialists	34,580	2.43%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	32,898	2.31%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	32,412	2.27%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	31,812	2.23%
17.	Child Care Workers	30,356	2.13%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	28,180	1.98%
19.	Accountants and Auditors	28,130	1.97%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	26,196	1.84%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	2,797,456	58.76%
15-35 hours	612,257	12.86%
1-14 hours	148,348	3.12%
No regular hours	1,203,098	25.27%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	126,688	4.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM	120,147	4.08%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	170,139	5.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM	284,035	9.64%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	306,831	10.42%
7 AM-7:29 AM	412,571	14.01%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	374,849	12.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM	288,625	9.80%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	169,775	5.76%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	194,924	6.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	80,413	2.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	40,221	1.37%
Noon-3:59 PM	207,483	7.04%
4 PM-11:59 PM	168,673	5.73%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	69,551	2.36%
5-9	231,734	7.87%
10-14	354,953	12.05%
15-19	423,554	14.38%
20-24	454,182	15.42%
25-29	200,907	6.82%
30-34	456,304	15.49%
35-39	99,873	3.39%
40-44	135,318	4.59%
45-59	272,464	9.25%
60-89	174,486	5.92%
At least 90	72,048	2.45%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	59,299	2.01%	1,675,582	56.89%
30-44	67,414	2.29%	624,081	21.19%
45-59	38,114	1.29%	234,350	7.96%
At least 60	50,619	1.72%	195,915	6.65%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	18,524	0.60%
Car / truck / van, carpool	390,224	12.70%
Car / truck / van, solo	2,200,544	71.59%
Motorcycle	5,000	0.16%
Other	19,009	0.62%
Public transportation	215,446	7.01%
Walked	96,627	3.14%
Worked at home	128,404	4.18%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 2,394,196 (5,951,226 people)
: 1,527,942 (4,683,804 people)
: 646,074
: 2,697,803
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	151,079	6.31%
$10,000-$14,999	105,166	4.39%
$15,000-$19,999	108,983	4.55%
$20,000-$24,999	125,850	5.25%
$25,000-$29,999	134,833	5.63%
$30,000-$34,999	139,266	5.81%
$35,000-$39,999	136,498	5.70%
$40,000-$44,999	133,636	5.58%
$45,000-$49,999	121,406	5.07%
$50,000-$59,999	233,203	9.73%
$60,000-$74,999	297,321	12.41%
$75,000-$99,999	323,098	13.49%
$100,000-$124,999	168,091	7.02%
$125,000-$149,999	80,727	3.37%
$150,000-$199,999	66,445	2.77%
$200,000 or more	69,948	2.92%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	331,479	27.70%
Family, 2 people	315,480	26.37%
Nonfamily, 2 people	85,750	7.17%
Family, 3 people	176,186	14.72%
Nonfamily, 3 people	13,794	1.15%
Family, 4 people	161,282	13.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	4,739	0.40%
Family, 5 people	66,748	5.58%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1,691	0.14%
Family, 6 people	23,574	1.97%
Nonfamily, 6 people	637	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	14,708	1.23%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	500	0.04%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	2,024,702	30.59%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	997,734	15.08%
Public Assistance	76,462	1.16%
Retirement	370,390	5.60%
Self Employment	303,423	4.58%
Social Security	474,793	7.17%
Supplemental Security	78,825	1.19%
Wage / Salary	1,961,639	29.64%
Other	330,096	4.99%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	627,602	51.91%
With children under 18	581,479	48.09%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	240,735	10.07%
Married	1,333,270	55.78%
Never Married	771,734	32.29%
Widowed	44,458	1.86%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	321,365	13.10%
Married	1,328,992	54.17%
Never Married	609,779	24.85%
Widowed	193,401	7.88%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	145,018	3.15%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	411,844	8.95%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,080,858	23.49%
Some college, no degree	1,233,568	26.81%
Associate degree	353,417	7.68%
Bachelors degree	940,717	20.45%
Graduate or professional degree	435,512	9.47%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	46,269	1.52%	59,839	1.97%	106,108	3.49%
Kindergarten	68,681	2.26%	12,782	0.42%	81,463	2.68%
Grades 1-4	310,049	10.19%	39,493	1.30%	349,542	11.48%
Grades 5-8	306,317	10.06%	33,983	1.12%	340,300	11.18%
Grades 9-12	305,745	10.04%	28,662	0.94%	334,407	10.99%
Undergrad college	257,897	8.47%	58,034	1.91%	315,931	10.38%
Graduate or professional school	47,064	1.55%	24,288	0.80%	71,352	2.34%
Total	1,342,022	44.09%	257,081	8.45%	1,599,103	52.54%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,875	1,767
2002	1,772	1,604
2003	10,222	8,584
2004	10,872	8,990

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	5,462,249	91.46%
Below Poverty Level	509,907	8.54%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 11,626
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	4.239	0.502	0.029	1.621	6.391	11.720	36.369	7.841	55.931
2000	4.199	0.483	0.047	1.707	6.436	11.723	38.924	8.734	59.381
2001	3.114	0.458	0.046	1.685	5.304	10.149	35.480	9.099	54.728
2002	3.422	0.557	0.040	1.520	5.539	10.428	36.529	8.807	55.764
2003	0.837	0.109	0.008	0.369	1.323	2.412	7.681	1.883	11.976
2004	0.766	0.121	0.008	0.373	1.268	2.563	7.563	2.007	12.133
2005	0.813	0.103	0.009	0.350	1.274	2.604	7.497	2.314	12.414
2006	0.811	0.108	0.011	0.361	1.291	2.586	7.155	2.179	11.920

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	42,714
2000	46,458
2001	42,741
2002	44,237

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	411,231	13.51%
10-19 Years	417,006	13.70%
20-29 Years	430,652	14.15%
30-39 Years	524,662	17.24%
40-49 Years	505,214	16.60%
50-59 Years	345,315	11.34%
60-69 Years	182,819	6.01%
70-79 Years	141,214	4.64%
80-89 Years	72,245	2.37%
90+ Years	13,519	0.44%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,516,223	49.81%
Female	1,527,654	50.19%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	2,313,259	76.00%
Asian	256,454	8.43%
Hispanic/Latino	162,453	5.34%
African-American	149,000	4.90%
Multiracial	108,380	3.56%
Amerindian	30,962	1.02%
Pacific Islander	16,057	0.53%
Other Race	7,312	0.24%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	1,085,636	20.24%
2.	English	720,604	13.43%
3.	Irish	691,156	12.88%
4.	Norwegian	408,157	7.61%
5.	United States Or American	270,472	5.04%
6.	Swedish	228,614	4.26%
7.	Italian	220,214	4.10%
8.	French Non-Basque	218,820	4.08%
9.	Scottish	186,942	3.48%
10.	Dutch	129,809	2.42%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	4,806,557	84.41%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	226,074	3.97%
3.	Chinese	85,037	1.49%
4.	Korean	67,290	1.18%
5.	Vietnamese	65,712	1.15%
6.	Tagalog	60,956	1.07%
7.	German	46,782	0.82%
8.	Russian	36,228	0.64%
9.	Japanese	35,078	0.62%
10.	French	26,857	0.47%

Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	5,323,760	87.40%
Naturalized immigrant	348,893	5.73%
Not a citizen	418,911	6.88%

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

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Seattle-Tacoma Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alderwood Manor	Issaquah	Picnic Point-North Lynnwood
Algona	John Sam Lake	Prairie Ridge
Ames Lake	Jordan Road-Canyon Creek	Preston
Anderson Island	Kapowsin	Priest Point
Arlington	Kenmore	Puyallup
Artondale	Kent	Ravensdale
Ashford	Kingsgate	Redmond
Auburn	Kirkland	Redondo
Baring	La Grande	Renton
Beaux Arts Village	Lake Bosworth	Riverbend
Bellevue	Lake Forest Park	Riverton-Boulevard Park
Black Diamond	Lake Goodwin	Roy
Bonney Lake	Lake Ketchum	Ruston
Bothell	Lake Marcel-Stillwater	Sammamish
Brier	Lake Morton-Berrydale	SeaTac
Bryn Mawr-Skyway	Lake Roesiger	Seahurst
Buckley	Lake Stevens	Seattle
Burien	Lakebay	Seattle Hill-Silver Firs
Burton	Lakeland North	Shaker Church
Camp Murray	Lakeland South	Shoreline
Carbonado	Lakewood	Silvana
Carnation	Lea Hill	Skykomish
Cascade-Fairwood	Lochsloy	Smokey Point
Cathan	Longbranch	Snohomish
Cathcart	Longmire	Snoqualmie
Clyde Hill	Lower Peninsula	South Hill
Cottage Lake	Lynnwood	South Prairie
Covington	Machias	Spanaway
Darrington	Maltby	Stanwood
Des Moines	Maple Heights-Lake Desire	Startup
Dupont	Maple Valley	Steilacoom
Duvall	Martha Lake	Stimson Crossing
East Hill-Meridian	Marysville	Sultan
East Renton Highlands	May Creek	Summit
East Seattle	Mcchord Afb	Sumner
Eastgate	Mckenna	Tacoma
Eatonville	Medina	Tahoma-Maple Valley
Echo Lake	Mercer Island	Tanner
Edgewood	Midland	Three Lakes
Edmonds	Mill Creek	Tukwila
Elbe	Milton	Tulalip
Elk Plain	Mirrormont	Tulalip Bay
Enumclaw	Monroe	Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Esperance	Mount Rainier	University Place
Everett	Mountlake Terrace	Vashon
Fall City	Mukilteo	Vaughn
Federal Way	Newcastle	Verlot
Fife	Normandy Park	Waller
Fircrest	North Bend	Warm Beach
Fort Lewis	North Creek	Wauna
Fox Island	North Lakewood	Weallup Lake
Frederickson	North Marysville	West Lake Sammamish
Gig Harbor	North Stanwood	West Lake Stevens
Gold Bar	North Sultan	White Center
Graham	Northwest Snohomish	Wilkeson
Granite Falls	Orting	Woodinville
Greenwater	Oso	Woods Creek
Hobart	Pacific	Woodway
Hunts Point	Paine Field-Lake Stickney	Yarrow Point
Index	Paradise Inn
Inglewood-Finn Hill	Parkland

Seattle (564,453)	Martha Lake (12,633)	Riverbend (2,230)
Tacoma (216,547)	Kingsgate (12,222)	Lochsloy (2,135)
Bellevue (109,569)	Buckley (11,810)	Northwest Snohomish (2,061)
Everett (91,488)	Prairie Ridge (11,688)	Warm Beach (2,040)
Federal Way (83,259)	Mill Creek (11,525)	Gold Bar (2,014)
Kent (79,524)	Lakeland South (11,436)	Carnation (1,893)
Puyallup (67,787)	Union Hill-Novelty Hill (11,265)	Fall City (1,638)
Lakewood (58,211)	Riverton-Boulevard Park (11,188)	Tulalip Bay (1,561)
Shoreline (53,025)	Lea Hill (10,871)	Smokey Point (1,556)
Renton (50,052)	Maltby (10,424)	Ames Lake (1,435)
Redmond (45,256)	Vashon (10,123)	Lake Marcel-Stillwater (1,381)
Kirkland (45,054)	Bonney Lake (9,687)	Lake Ketchum (1,173)
Auburn (41,365)	Lake Morton-Berrydale (9,659)	Machias (1,015)
Edmonds (39,842)	Lake Stevens (9,540)	Yarrow Point (1,008)
Seattle Hill-Silver Firs (35,311)	Waller (9,200)	May Creek (1,004)
Cascade-Fairwood (34,580)	Woodinville (9,194)	Woodway (936)
Sammamish (34,104)	Edgewood (9,089)	Weallup Lake (882)
Lynnwood (33,847)	Artondale (8,630)	Echo Lake (849)
Burien (31,881)	Sumner (8,504)	Startup (817)
South Hill (31,623)	Summit (8,041)	Ravensdale (816)
Gig Harbor (31,330)	Newcastle (7,737)	Shaker Church (787)
Enumclaw (30,837)	Midland (7,414)	Priest Point (779)
Bothell (30,150)	Granite Falls (7,365)	Stimson Crossing (773)
University Place (29,933)	East Seattle (7,277)	John Sam Lake (753)
Issaquah (29,662)	Normandy Park (6,392)	Ruston (738)
Marysville (29,630)	Brier (6,383)	Lake Roesiger (652)
East Hill-Meridian (29,308)	Hobart (6,251)	Carbonado (621)
Des Moines (29,267)	Steilacoom (6,049)	Cathan (526)
North Creek (25,742)	West Lake Sammamish (5,937)	North Stanwood (468)
SeaTac (25,496)	Fircrest (5,868)	Hunts Point (443)
Paine Field-Lake Stickney (24,383)	Milton (5,795)	Wilkeson (395)
Cottage Lake (24,330)	Frederickson (5,758)	South Prairie (382)
Parkland (24,053)	Pacific (5,527)	North Sultan (381)
Graham (23,768)	Skykomish (5,252)	Beaux Arts Village (307)
Picnic Point-North Lynnwood (22,953)	Tahoma-Maple Valley (5,079)	Ashford (267)
Inglewood-Finn Hill (22,661)	Eatonville (4,866)	Oso (246)
Mercer Island (22,036)	Fife (4,784)	Baring (233)
Spanaway (21,588)	North Bend (4,746)	Lake Bosworth (204)
North Marysville (21,161)	Duvall (4,616)	Verlot (170)
White Center (20,975)	Eastgate (4,558)	Index (157)
Arlington (20,617)	Woods Creek (4,502)	Silvana (97)
Snohomish (20,427)	Mcchord Afb (4,096)	Greenwater (91)
Mountlake Terrace (20,362)	Black Diamond (3,970)	Elbe (21)
Stanwood (20,264)	Mirrormont (3,804)	Lakebay
Fort Lewis (19,419)	Orting (3,760)	Camp Murray
Monroe (19,127)	Esperance (3,503)	La Grande
Kenmore (18,678)	Lake Goodwin (3,354)	Kapowsin
West Lake Stevens (18,071)	Sultan (3,344)	Redondo
Mukilteo (18,019)	Tulalip (3,185)	Longbranch
Tukwila (17,181)	Cathcart (3,015)	Burton
Snoqualmie (16,976)	Medina (3,011)	Vaughn
Elk Plain (15,697)	Tanner (2,966)	Paradise Inn
Alderwood Manor (15,329)	Clyde Hill (2,890)	Preston
Lakeland North (15,085)	Darrington (2,821)	Mckenna
Maple Valley (14,209)	Fox Island (2,803)	Wauna
Bryn Mawr-Skyway (13,977)	Maple Heights-Lake Desire (2,569)	Longmire
Covington (13,783)	Three Lakes (2,492)	Seahurst
Lower Peninsula (13,522)	Algona (2,460)	Anderson Island
East Renton Highlands (13,264)	Dupont (2,452)	North Lakewood
Lake Forest Park (13,142)	Jordan Road-Canyon Creek (2,326)
Roy (12,765)	Mount Rainier (2,282)