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Seattle's Population & Demographics
Neighborhood Planning Areas

Community Reporting Areas | Neighborhood Districts | Neighborhood Planning Areas | Urban Centers and Villages

Following the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1994, the City and neighborhood groups created neighborhood plans. As part of this effort, communities defined the geographic areas for which they would create these plans. (View neighborhood planning area list and overview map.)

Below you will find the following maps and reports:

  • Map of all neighborhood planning areas
  • Race/ethnicity reports for all Neighborhood Planning Areas
  • Subject reports for all Neighborhood Planning Areas
  • Individual reports and maps for all Neighborhood Planning Areas

Race/Ethnicity Reports for All Neighborhood Planning Areas
Not available for this geography.

Subject Reports for All Neighborhood Planning Areas
Subject reports provide Census 2000 findings for neighborhood planning areas created by the City of Seattle. Each 37-page report contains tables for all of Seattle's neighborhood planning areas. Medians presented were estimated by the City.

  • Age - Tables showing age distribution of Seattle population (by sex for all ages, ages of children by family type, and more).
  • Commuting ("Journey to Work") - Tables of workers mode of transportation to work; travel time to work; timing of commute; place of work; the number of vehicles available to households; & more.
  • Disabilty - Table of people's disability status by age, sex, and employment status.
  • Education - Tables of adults' educational attainment by sex; school enrollment by level for the population age 3 and older; and more.
  • Employment - Tables of employment status by sex; employment status of parents; armed forces status and education for population 16 to 19; employment in families; and more.
  • Housing - Tables of vacancy status, tenure, persons per household, number of units in structure, year built, value, and rent.
  • Income - Tables of earnings for men and women; median earnings; household and family income; median household income; and more.
  • Language - Tables of language spoken at home; ability to speak English; households with limited use of English; and more.
  • Poverty - Tables of poverty status by age; households and families in poverty; ratio of income to poverty; and more.
  • Residency ("Migration") - Tables of place of birth (Washington, other area of U.S., & abroad); and year of entry to the U.S. for the foreign-born population.

Reports & Maps for Individual Neighborhood Planning Areas
The maps of the individual neighborhood planning areas available below show the Census 2000 geographies for which data is reported. The reports for each individual neighborhood planning area include data on demographic characteristics--total population, age, family type, education levels, employment, housing and income.

Area Name

Map

Report

Admiral

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Aurora - Licton Springs

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Ballard - Crown Hill

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Ballard-Interbay-Northend (BINMIC)

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Broadview - Bitter Lake - Haller Lake

PDF

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Capitol Hill

PDF

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Central Area

PDF

PDF

Columbia City

PDF

PDF

Delridge

PDF

PDF

Downtown Planning Areas:

  • Belltown
  • Denny Triangle
  • Commercial Core
  • Pioneer Square
  • Chinatown-International District

 
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Eastlake

PDF

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First Hill

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Fremont

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Georgetown

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PDF

Greater Duwamish

PDF

PDF

Greenlake

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Greenwood-Phinney Ridge

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Lake City (North District)

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MLK at Holly Street

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Morgan Junction

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North Beacon Hill

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North Rainier

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Northgate

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Pike-Pine

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Queen Anne

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Rainier Beach

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Roosevelt

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South Lake Union

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South Park

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University District

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Wallingford

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West Seattle

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Westwood - Highland Park

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List of all neighborhood planning area reports - complete list of all individual neighborhood planning areas reports from table above.

Other Locally-Defined Areas with Census Data Currently Available

  • Community Reporting Areas
  • Neighborhood Districts
  • Urban Centers and Villages
Last Updated: November 3, 2009
Seattle-at-a-Glance

Population Est. 2009: 602,000

Housing Growth Report

Census 2000

  • Population: 563,374
  • Households: 258,499
  • Median household income: $45,736
  • People in poverty: 64,068
  • Adults with college degree: 53.6%
  • Median rent: $721

 

Demographic Snapshots

A quick look at Seattle's changing population.

  • Housing costs and income: 1990-2000
  • Shift in housing needs
  • Poverty declined in 1990s
  • Poverty rates vary widely
  • Birthplace of immigrants

View more details from Census 2000.

Questions?

If you have questions about Seattle population and demographic data, contact the most appropriate source listed on our related links page.

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