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  4. Seattle Employment Information
  5. Seattle Family Information
  6. Seattle Education Information
  7. Seattle Business Information
  8. Seattle Public Benefits Information
  9. Seattle Criminal Information
  10. Seattle Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Seattle Zip Codes


Seattle Legal Resources Back to top

Seattle Government Website

Seattle Legal Code

Washington Constitution
Washington Codes

Washington State Resources
Washington Website
Washington Governor
Washington Legislature
Washington Courts
Washington Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Seattle Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 564,453
  • Land Area (2000): 228.081 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 178.247 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 40.1186 (4.5) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 65.2186 (18.5) / 75.2186 (24.0)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,908
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 190
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 37 inches
Seattle Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 542,954 2002 580,089 2005 579,215
2000 550,005 2003 576,296 2006 583,772
2001 572,345 2004 575,816 2007 585,118

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Houses (2000): 270,910
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 15,064
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 49,992
Seattle Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 564,379 99.99%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 32 0.01%

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Seattle Employment Information Back to top
Seattle Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 302,795 288,789 14,006 4.63% 46
1991 303,028 285,686 17,343 5.72% 57
1992 315,718 294,082 21,636 6.85% 69
1993 318,334 296,261 22,074 6.93% 69
1994 317,835 297,795 20,040 6.31% 63
1995 321,011 300,819 20,192 6.29% 63
1996 328,160 309,169 18,991 5.79% 58
1997 336,337 320,099 16,238 4.83% 48
1998 340,781 324,508 16,273 4.78% 48
1999 340,653 325,259 15,393 4.52% 45
2000 336,925 322,292 14,632 4.34% 44
2001 340,467 321,992 18,475 5.43% 54
2002 337,810 315,704 22,105 6.54% 65
2003 339,193 316,752 22,440 6.62% 66
2004 341,107 322,315 18,791 5.51% 55
2005 345,226 329,856 15,371 4.45% 44
2006 355,987 342,092 13,895 3.90% 39
2007 363,868 351,098 12,770 3.51% 35
2008 368,163 354,814 13,349 3.63% 36
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 368,746 356,248 12,498 3.39% 34
Feb 2008 367,726 355,129 12,597 3.43% 34
Mar 2008 367,088 354,727 12,361 3.37% 34
Apr 2008 366,887 356,297 10,590 2.89% 29
May 2008 366,122 352,731 13,391 3.66% 37
Jun 2008 367,358 353,977 13,381 3.64% 36
Jul 2008 370,466 356,071 14,395 3.89% 39
Aug 2008 368,541 353,283 15,258 4.14% 41
Sep 2008 370,536 354,866 15,670 4.23% 42
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Seattle Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 21,726 12.81%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 13,435 7.92%
3. Educational Services 12,935 7.63%
4. Construction 11,165 6.59%
5. Health Care 9,711 5.73%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6,696 3.95%
7. Finance and Insurance 6,663 3.93%
8. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 6,154 3.63%
9. Public Administration 5,370 3.17%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 4,554 2.69%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 4,528 2.67%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 4,469 2.64%
13. Other Transportation 4,089 2.41%
14. Info Services and Data Processing 3,332 1.97%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 3,267 1.93%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 3,104 1.83%
17. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 2,446 1.44%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,329 1.37%
19. Repair and Maintenance 1,985 1.17%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,938 1.14%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 20,571 13.49%
2. Educational Services 19,508 12.79%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 17,869 11.72%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 10,223 6.70%
5. Finance and Insurance 7,901 5.18%
6. Public Administration 5,844 3.83%
7. Social Assistance 5,286 3.47%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5,229 3.43%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,858 2.53%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3,666 2.40%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 3,294 2.16%
12. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 3,257 2.14%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 3,209 2.10%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,098 2.03%
15. Department and Other General Stores 2,893 1.90%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 2,474 1.62%
17. Info Services and Data Processing 2,318 1.52%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2,246 1.47%
19. Construction 1,835 1.20%
20. Electronic Shopping and Mail Order 1,535 1.01%

Seattle Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 12,325 7.27%
2. Other Management Occupations 9,781 5.77%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6,252 3.69%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 5,381 3.17%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 5,232 3.09%
6. Engineers 4,640 2.74%
7. Business Operations Specialists 4,542 2.68%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4,375 2.58%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 4,296 2.53%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 4,218 2.49%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,155 2.45%
12. Other Production Occupations 3,748 2.21%
13. Top Executives 3,731 2.20%
14. Other Installation / Maintenance 3,583 2.11%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 3,386 2.00%
16. Lawyers 3,365 1.98%
17. Art and Design Workers 3,354 1.98%
18. Postsecondary Teachers 3,339 1.97%
19. Media and Communications Workers 3,098 1.83%
20. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,085 1.82%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 8,792 5.77%
2. Other Management Occupations 8,444 5.54%
3. Business Operations Specialists 6,034 3.96%
4. Secretaries and Admins 5,629 3.69%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 5,502 3.61%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 5,152 3.38%
7. Computer Specialists 4,424 2.90%
8. Registered Nurses 4,329 2.84%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,256 2.79%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,684 2.42%
11. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 3,574 2.34%
12. Cashiers 3,487 2.29%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,400 2.23%
14. Customer Service Representatives 3,383 2.22%
15. Postsecondary Teachers 3,343 2.19%
16. Media and Communications Workers 3,337 2.19%
17. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 3,293 2.16%
18. Art and Design Workers 3,144 2.06%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 3,126 2.05%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 3,001 1.97%

Seattle Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 284,265 58.50%
15-35 hours 71,542 14.72%
1-14 hours 15,319 3.15%
No regular hours 114,830 23.63%

Seattle Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 6,290 2.08%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5,483 1.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 9,609 3.18%
6 AM-6:29 AM 19,488 6.45%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 26,721 8.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM 44,522 14.73%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 46,504 15.38%
8 AM-8:29 AM 40,108 13.27%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 23,363 7.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 26,794 8.86%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 10,994 3.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 5,128 1.70%
Noon-3:59 PM 21,158 7.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 16,186 5.35%

Seattle Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 6,288 2.08%
5-9 22,065 7.30%
10-14 37,702 12.47%
15-19 51,584 17.06%
20-24 54,266 17.95%
25-29 23,301 7.71%
30-34 50,550 16.72%
35-39 9,452 3.13%
40-44 11,750 3.89%
45-59 19,865 6.57%
60-89 10,928 3.61%
At least 90 4,597 1.52%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 20,692 6.84% 174,514 57.72%
30-44 20,480 6.77% 51,272 16.96%
45-59 7,473 2.47% 12,392 4.10%
At least 60 7,044 2.33% 8,481 2.81%

Seattle Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5,943 1.87%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 35,477 11.19%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 179,283 56.56%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 1,017 0.32%
Color 4 Box Other 1,638 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 55,689 17.57%
Color 6 Box Walked 23,301 7.35%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 14,645 4.62%

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Seattle Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 259,000 (537,758 people)
Families (2000): 115,785 (331,655 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 47,977
People at same address in 1995: 237,507
Seattle Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 23,157 8.94%
$10,000-$14,999 14,422 5.57%
$15,000-$19,999 13,517 5.22%
$20,000-$24,999 15,523 5.99%
$25,000-$29,999 15,285 5.90%
$30,000-$34,999 16,435 6.35%
$35,000-$39,999 15,053 5.81%
$40,000-$44,999 14,032 5.42%
$45,000-$49,999 12,009 4.64%
$50,000-$59,999 22,415 8.65%
$60,000-$74,999 26,592 10.27%
$75,000-$99,999 29,447 11.37%
$100,000-$124,999 16,073 6.21%
$125,000-$149,999 8,393 3.24%
$150,000-$199,999 7,635 2.95%
$200,000 or more 9,012 3.48%

Seattle Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 105,596 40.79%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 56,488 21.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 31,095 12.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 25,749 9.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 5,288 2.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 18,928 7.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 1,905 0.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 7,313 2.82%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 744 0.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 2,861 1.11%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 278 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 2,352 0.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 277 0.11%

Seattle Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 214,019 30.23%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 121,243 17.13%
Public Assistance 7,649 1.08%
Retirement 34,279 4.84%
Self Employment 37,050 5.23%
Social Security 50,898 7.19%
Supplemental Security 9,433 1.33%
Wage / Salary 206,244 29.13%
Other 27,107 3.83%

Seattle Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 52,753 60.35%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 34,665 39.65%

Seattle Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 24,602 10.07%
Color 1 Box Married 102,136 41.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 112,772 46.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,887 2.00%

Seattle Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 31,450 12.78%
Color 1 Box Married 101,257 41.15%
Color 2 Box Never Married 91,861 37.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 21,502 8.74%

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Seattle Education Information Back to top
Seattle Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 18,660 3.91%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 32,295 6.77%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 75,498 15.83%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 113,865 23.87%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 31,390 6.58%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 133,791 28.05%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 71,530 14.99%

Seattle Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 2,694 0.48% 5,054 0.90% 7,748 1.37%
Kindergarten 3,728 0.66% 1,249 0.22% 4,977 0.88%
Grades 1-4 15,764 2.79% 4,174 0.74% 19,938 3.53%
Grades 5-8 14,651 2.60% 4,155 0.74% 18,806 3.33%
Grades 9-12 16,273 2.88% 3,925 0.70% 20,198 3.58%
Undergrad college 40,118 7.11% 9,577 1.70% 49,695 8.80%
Graduate or professional school 11,365 2.01% 4,411 0.78% 15,776 2.79%
Total 104,593 18.53% 32,545 5.77% 137,138 24.30%

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Seattle Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $14,851,399,000
Retail sales (2002): $9,029,268,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $1,906,344,000
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Seattle Public Benefits Information Back to top
Seattle Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 480,089 88.22%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 64,126 11.78%

Seattle Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $9,019 $5,848 $5,367 $36,150 $1,955 $6,132 $58,623 $27,059 $121,756 $0
1952 $9,116 $6,270 $5,621 $40,729 $2,180 $5,935 $63,581 $30,387 $170,220 $95,867
1953 $9,657 $6,869 $6,056 $40,396 $2,534 $6,847 $65,490 $32,103 $165,979 $85,687
1954 $10,151 $7,145 $5,709 $40,481 $2,771 $7,013 $66,125 $34,142 $161,671 $82,826
1955 $10,917 $8,558 $6,354 $42,841 $2,898 $7,063 $70,073 $35,182 $160,483 $86,986
1956 $11,749 $9,643 $7,068 $46,320 $2,986 $9,133 $77,256 $37,212 $155,855 $87,460
1957 $11,746 $10,304 $7,269 $47,847 $3,217 $10,970 $81,049 $39,927 $158,768 $89,416
1958 $12,686 $10,988 $7,898 $49,088 $3,483 $12,214 $85,369 $42,053 $186,144 $108,515
1959 $13,761 $11,323 $8,163 $50,526 $3,817 $13,005 $89,272 $44,101 $195,260 $119,262
1960 $14,304 $10,880 $8,941 $52,878 $4,256 $14,280 $94,659 $44,524 $206,721 $130,327
1961 $15,885 $11,410 $9,720 $54,136 $4,561 $16,103 $100,405 $47,267 $216,580 $145,016
1962 $16,650 $13,348 $10,455 $58,730 $4,965 $23,095 $113,895 $49,550 $212,585 $150,947
1963 $17,050 $12,694 $10,744 $57,580 $5,350 $25,962 $116,686 $51,750 $210,545 $162,714
1964 $17,063 $12,693 $10,748 $57,584 $5,351 $25,963 $116,709 $51,700 $210,953 $0
1965 $17,943 $12,444 $11,220 $58,129 $5,767 $26,402 $119,461 $54,622 $258,443 $0
1966 $18,631 $13,365 $11,951 $60,057 $6,049 $28,740 $125,428 $58,751 $251,179 $0
1967 $19,051 $15,256 $16,027 $62,648 $6,749 $29,686 $134,161 $61,365 $244,154 $182,163
1968 $19,593 $16,418 $16,663 $64,916 $7,685 $31,263 $140,120 $68,443 $246,056 $0
1969 $20,225 $17,255 $40,746 $66,881 $8,408 $32,336 $168,596 $77,748 $270,067 $0
1970 $20,751 $19,092 $36,940 $70,867 $9,547 $34,529 $172,634 $86,819 $285,278 $236,785
1971 $23,670 $29,138 $42,107 $71,361 $9,497 $43,057 $189,692 $96,670 $342,322 $272,873
1972 $25,663 $33,153 $38,773 $75,713 $10,073 $44,444 $194,666 $107,222 $342,204 $251,895
1973 $29,175 $33,742 $64,751 $80,423 $10,768 $46,445 $231,562 $116,542 $376,022 $294,167
1974 $31,182 $35,460 $67,992 $74,045 $12,030 $49,001 $234,250 $113,141 $468,096 $390,936
1975 $34,505 $43,450 $52,412 $76,583 $12,734 $55,830 $232,064 $115,393 $474,500 $445,955
1976 $33,462 $47,554 $64,629 $89,971 $13,745 $61,949 $263,756 $140,922 $472,829 $383,670
1977 $39,529 $56,120 $90,475 $92,184 $15,711 $69,597 $307,496 $146,208 $491,600 $400,345
1978 $35,802 $62,958 $82,799 $114,380 $16,629 $72,402 $322,012 $145,372 $516,225 $449,021
1979 $38,339 $70,857 $85,834 $114,002 $17,923 $82,146 $338,244 $159,835 $527,889 $489,126
1980 $41,676 $80,532 $119,794 $115,316 $20,521 $87,299 $384,606 $199,645 $517,191 $511,397
1981 $43,449 $87,408 $117,133 $132,392 $26,007 $100,118 $419,099 $224,595 $487,124 $456,975
1982 $46,594 $103,227 $120,236 $171,855 $30,944 $121,043 $490,672 $246,534 $509,490 $654,271
1983 $48,766 $122,186 $119,483 $173,309 $33,700 $128,177 $503,435 $257,972 $692,215 $689,914
1984 $60,728 $133,206 $98,714 $179,737 $40,716 $145,337 $525,232 $269,294 $636,761 $652,477
1985 $63,751 $149,859 $93,150 $231,405 $45,171 $137,576 $571,053 $279,776 $636,932 $700,730
1986 $71,890 $155,777 $94,328 $261,673 $40,301 $150,176 $618,368 $292,676 $704,092 $770,101
1987 $84,527 $161,780 $78,045 $276,784 $49,294 $165,178 $653,828 $279,795 $774,259 $770,148
1988 $98,616 $170,527 $81,682 $280,299 $62,763 $184,412 $707,772 $309,814 $859,179 $859,751
1989 $100,453 $191,565 $85,360 $306,977 $56,830 $188,618 $738,238 $316,273 $896,800 $849,653
1990 $106,035 $213,810 $93,339 $320,980 $60,279 $216,856 $797,489 $330,273 $903,878 $854,712
1991 $111,156 $228,083 $87,620 $326,535 $48,775 $246,129 $820,215 $378,257 $948,653 $858,932
1992 $127,570 $242,878 $97,665 $332,192 $59,522 $244,635 $861,584 $389,800 $1,031,875 $918,687
1993 $130,248 $253,109 $104,163 $343,368 $64,009 $260,533 $902,321 $410,500 $1,151,037 $937,780
1994 $136,881 $268,755 $129,070 $377,607 $72,307 $281,798 $997,663 $429,800 $1,319,472 $1,036,300
1995 $133,024 $270,792 $137,739 $398,723 $30,324 $305,735 $1,005,545 $405,700 $1,471,927 $1,069,489
1996 $142,812 $290,906 $133,564 $401,026 $61,188 $328,071 $1,066,661 $423,800 $1,701,134 $1,225,178
1997 $158,429 $315,589 $117,386 $430,003 $146,293 $348,708 $1,200,819 $430,000 $1,758,691 $1,576,886
1998 $167,030 $330,295 $130,279 $439,751 $171,233 $338,708 $1,247,001 $436,711 $1,806,267 $1,765,532
1999 $153,367 $375,493 $139,070 $446,437 $197,731 $369,932 $1,306,537 $445,445 $2,019,718 $1,887,011
2000 $197,869 $400,155 $146,311 $458,387 $195,791 $377,721 $1,376,079 $570,891 $2,547,749 $2,194,633
2001 $224,568 $431,658 $117,406 $613,283 $68,086 $526,044 $1,549,387 $598,276 $2,562,773 $2,137,980
2002 $253,352 $435,158 $135,504 $734,388 $0 $413,040 $1,536,284 $619,459 $3,109,154 $2,255,496
2003 $269,169 $435,980 $142,479 $814,498 $0 $417,420 $1,643,566 $638,726 $3,644,977 $2,213,217
2004 $268,301 $444,455 $134,522 $860,279 $332,482 $472,349 $2,067,933 $648,243 $3,514,581 $2,160,212
2005 $263,937 $455,593 $148,396 $901,668 $214,406 $480,161 $2,008,568 $648,159 $3,594,939 $2,466,357
2006 $284,444 $500,033 $144,327 $881,659 $175,828 $494,789 $1,981,047 $679,019 $3,464,870 $2,316,049


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $14 $1,505 $1,436 $1,485 $5,035 $2,368 $99,070
$6,505 $0 $850 $73,101 $2,461 $4,310
1952 $12 $1,736 $614 $1,571 $7,326 $2,472 $90,039
$7,445 $0 $796 $60,235 $2,556 $5,276
1953 $11 $2,385 $709 $1,762 $6,573 $2,982 $78,840
$7,895 $0 $717 $46,927 $2,721 $6,158
1954 $15 $1,906 $754 $1,632 $5,431 $3,008 $71,656
$9,162 $0 $678 $38,796 $2,888 $7,386
1955 $19 $2,085 $679 $1,901 $4,187 $2,597 $75,719
$9,099 $0 $652 $45,441 $3,202 $5,857
1956 $18 $1,720 $738 $2,041 $10,176 $2,856 $83,819
$9,521 $0 $638 $44,677 $3,788 $7,646
1957 $24 $1,871 $713 $2,067 $11,429 $2,967 $91,477
$10,236 $0 $780 $46,809 $3,874 $10,707
1958 $30 $2,172 $678 $2,147 $7,838 $7,633 $106,273
$11,127 $0 $960 $52,399 $3,997 $17,292
1959 $47 $2,516 $0 $2,512 $4,789 $3,359 $102,710
$12,008 $0 $1,288 $54,975 $4,147 $17,069
1960 $31 $2,254 $0 $2,777 $7,476 $3,880 $106,544
$13,065 $0 $1,579 $54,630 $4,379 $16,473
1961 $49 $2,325 $0 $2,193 $7,193 $7,841 $108,856
$13,456 $0 $1,878 $53,083 $4,603 $16,235
1962 $87 $2,509 $3,500 $2,271 $7,584 $8,294 $116,776
$14,797 $0 $2,025 $54,378 $4,785 $16,546
1963 $194 $2,541 $0 $2,214 $8,180 $6,839 $120,583
$15,585 $0 $1,995 $55,737 $5,415 $21,883
1964 $194 $2,544 $1,307 $2,209 $8,181 $6,836 $120,545
$15,576 $0 $1,990 $55,730 $5,415 $20,563
1965 $504 $3,043 $192 $2,899 $13,014 $11,511 $138,667
$17,085 $0 $1,788 $62,605 $5,498 $20,528
1966 $55 $3,188 $108 $3,061 $12,299 $8,765 $143,174
$17,501 $0 $1,787 $67,786 $5,715 $22,909
1967 $100 $3,414 $151 $3,362 $10,586 $7,375 $162,362
$18,752 $0 $1,662 $82,360 $5,951 $28,649
1968 $127 $4,393 $116 $4,024 $10,623 $8,181 $168,299
$20,911 $0 $1,762 $80,209 $7,439 $30,514
1969 $113 $4,756 $440 $4,905 $11,607 $9,010 $170,513
$25,077 $0 $1,879 $72,538 $8,080 $32,108
1970 $95 $4,857 $415 $5,369 $20,273 $15,968 $202,041
$28,725 $0 $2,250 $82,139 $9,062 $32,888
1971 $71 $5,620 $1,033 $5,285 $14,882 $16,319 $236,960
$33,364 $0 $3,632 $92,770 $10,408 $53,576
1972 $0 $5,051 $1,008 $5,297 $17,280 $21,487 $261,389
$40,008 $0 $5,430 $92,301 $10,917 $62,610
1973 $0 $6,425 $836 $5,876 $17,424 $16,246 $273,759
$41,829 $0 $5,531 $92,564 $12,414 $74,614
1974 $0 $7,773 $536 $6,937 $17,480 $21,173 $278,029
$45,161 $0 $8,796 $81,158 $14,588 $74,427
1975 $0 $8,459 $303 $11,069 $21,820 $22,552 $298,798
$49,249 $0 $9,066 $87,301 $15,256 $73,723
1976 $1,869 $10,344 $2,321 $9,407 $21,237 $25,239 $306,743
$53,944 $0 $8,996 $81,219 $17,871 $74,296
1977 $1,247 $13,406 $1,866 $9,093 $20,432 $36,386 $354,275
$56,167 $0 $10,250 $101,718 $20,254 $83,456
1978 $1,871 $18,368 $1,155 $8,809 $20,384 $33,444 $379,128
$57,344 $0 $9,915 $125,108 $23,226 $79,504
1979 $3,511 $21,056 $606 $11,478 $19,234 $32,120 $383,476
$57,171 $0 $9,900 $113,044 $25,776 $89,580
1980 $3,195 $26,531 $185 $13,988 $19,776 $35,866 $426,521
$59,209 $0 $10,249 $122,542 $28,453 $106,527
1981 $1,823 $29,779 $46 $14,459 $30,164 $37,104 $537,122
$68,516 $0 $10,622 $160,761 $31,276 $152,572
1982 $741 $26,803 $21 $2,934 $43,225 $40,461 $584,320
$76,835 $0 $11,364 $184,316 $33,970 $163,650
1983 $0 $30,283 $198 $3,242 $61,651 $42,354 $605,197
$84,461 $0 $11,332 $207,751 $36,929 $126,996
1984 $0 $33,686 $656 $3,462 $49,100 $44,140 $640,991
$92,336 $0 $15,202 $230,663 $38,971 $132,775
1985 $0 $36,513 $683 $3,851 $15,564 $49,902 $683,281
$94,721 $0 $15,325 $261,065 $42,676 $162,981
1986 $0 $39,685 $3,695 $6,254 $17,670 $48,831 $752,346
$96,465 $0 $13,730 $282,561 $44,964 $198,491
1987 $0 $90,644 $9,532 $6,601 $13,319 $50,222 $849,692
$107,586 $0 $17,872 $295,206 $46,983 $211,727
1988 $0 $60,143 $920 $7,996 $13,583 $60,933 $874,112
$115,301 $0 $22,619 $315,211 $48,634 $228,772
1989 $0 $48,558 $34,973 $7,093 $14,896 $67,805 $974,435
$116,657 $0 $21,767 $333,329 $50,380 $278,977
1990 $0 $50,196 $3,047 $11,105 $61,212 $67,935 $944,949
$118,906 $0 $22,731 $346,181 $52,372 $211,264
1991 $0 $50,257 $4,959 $13,751 $59,909 $84,347 $1,019,867
$141,259 $0 $22,836 $354,563 $55,016 $232,970
1992 $0 $67,168 $6,744 $13,509 $51,618 $111,677 $1,172,607
$157,026 $0 $22,206 $383,794 $51,636 $307,229
1993 $0 $67,433 $1,775 $15,636 $51,667 $122,643 $1,237,684
$167,690 $0 $21,880 $437,806 $52,513 $298,641
1994 $0 $67,793 $1,968 $16,811 $71,245 $112,370 $1,330,432
$183,791 $0 $19,698 $482,709 $63,902 $310,145
1995 $0 $71,269 $2,277 $17,297 $117,923 $137,294 $1,469,638
$183,597 $0 $19,103 $502,072 $55,248 $363,558
1996 $0 $76,950 $2,044 $19,843 $111,190 $192,129 $1,510,925
$190,125 $0 $18,732 $470,593 $65,328 $363,991
1997 $0 $75,851 $3,315 $17,445 $105,025 $150,744 $1,632,738
$219,015 $0 $30,022 $447,671 $67,200 $516,450
1998 $0 $83,026 $6,285 $16,269 $139,982 $149,645 $1,586,433
$205,850 $0 $34,018 $459,539 $72,866 $418,953
1999 $0 $95,530 $7,321 $16,080 $213,594 $138,302 $1,796,807
$218,156 $0 $34,083 $546,034 $85,509 $442,198
2000 $0 $91,461 $6,916 $16,176 $125,276 $148,784 $1,914,707
$249,598 $0 $32,040 $621,414 $83,925 $539,117
2001 $0 $88,508 $17,858 $16,609 $93,440 $150,651 $2,093,361
$240,576 $0 $44,981 $853,154 $83,159 $504,425
2002 $0 $89,798 $67,023 $17,464 $105,908 $182,217 $2,309,327
$252,973 $3,410 $40,250 $935,149 $74,340 $540,795
2003 $0 $94,686 $73,666 $16,615 $108,625 $262,909 $2,549,705
$265,953 $0 $45,300 $954,775 $80,846 $646,330
2004 $0 $69,237 $35,843 $14,730 $103,192 $216,647 $2,548,773
$269,549 $35,609 $53,319 $971,758 $86,778 $692,111
2005 $0 $66,439 $16,104 $15,947 $94,623 $185,743 $2,620,656
$316,327 $35,271 $52,744 $1,095,657 $87,081 $654,720
2006 $0 $67,191 $4,799 $14,170 $114,712 $195,023 $2,424,244
$324,768 $35,928 $51,844 $931,708 $92,654 $591,447

Seattle Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 3,394
Seattle Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 4.220 0.346 0.083 3.024 7.673 0.300 11.914 56.147 15.913 84.274
2000 4.478 0.329 0.065 3.005 7.878 0.313 11.194 48.043 15.247 74.798
2001 4.136 0.287 0.044 2.785 7.251 0.377 11.678 46.304 15.297 73.657
2002 4.030 0.262 0.045 2.717 7.054 0.364 12.567 46.100 14.322 73.353
2003 3.868 0.302 0.059 2.618 6.847 0.356 14.812 49.832 15.707 80.351
2004 3.545 0.252 0.042 2.758 6.596 0.422 13.431 44.823 16.069 74.324
2005 4.038 0.238 0.043 2.774 7.094 0.375 11.673 46.869 16.510 75.052
2006 3.984 0.221 0.051 2.856 7.112 0.403 12.856 40.906 13.956 67.718
2007 3.471 0.154 0.041 2.601 6.267 0.313 10.230 37.927 9.882 58.040

Seattle Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 487 1,242
2005 481 1,281
2006 470 1,276
2007 502 1,273

Seattle Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 49,923
2000 45,472
2001 46,307
2002 46,643

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Seattle Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 50,810 9.00%
10-19 Years 53,254 9.43%
20-29 Years 112,937 20.01%
30-39 Years 110,065 19.50%
40-49 Years 89,778 15.91%
50-59 Years 62,477 11.07%
60-69 Years 31,872 5.65%
70-79 Years 30,363 5.38%
80-89 Years 18,999 3.37%
90+ Years 3,897 0.69%

Seattle Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 281,529 49.88%
Color 1 Box Female 282,923 50.12%

Seattle Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 383,391 67.92%
Color 2 Box Asian 73,594 13.04%
Color 1 Box African-American 46,576 8.25%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 29,778 5.28%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 21,717 3.85%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 5,009 0.89%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2,725 0.48%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1,662 0.29%

Seattle Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 85,694 17.73%
2. Irish 66,395 13.74%
3. English 63,993 13.24%
4. Norwegian 32,142 6.65%
5. Italian 21,787 4.51%
6. Scottish 19,896 4.12%
7. Swedish 19,433 4.02%
8. French Non-Basque 18,771 3.88%
9. United States Or American 14,426 2.98%
10. Polish 12,672 2.62%

Seattle Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 430,009 79.88%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 22,321 4.15%
3. Chinese 15,626 2.90%
4. Tagalog 10,543 1.96%
5. Vietnamese 10,342 1.92%
6. African 5,895 1.10%
7. Japanese 5,201 0.97%
8. German 4,376 0.81%
9. French 4,097 0.76%
10. Other Pacific Island 3,861 0.72%

Seattle Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 469,397 83.17%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 44,372 7.86%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 50,642 8.97%

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