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Seattle's Population & Demographics
Overview

The City's Population & Demographics website provides population, housing and geographic data, reports, and other information for Seattle and its neighborhoods.

  • Seattle-at-a-Glance - basic citywide demographic, social, economic and housing information from Census 2000
  • Demographic Snapshots - a quick look at Seattle's changing housing costs and needs, poverty rates, race and ethnicity, and immigration
  • Census 2000 data - detailed citywide and neighborhood demographic, social, and economic reports and maps. NEW LOCALLY DEFINED REPORTS ADDED!
  • Prior censuses - selected historic data from the past century
  • Population trends - housing units, households, population, age, race, and ethnicity
  • Other population and demographic resources

Data Resources
Additional data about Seattle can be accessed from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Washington State Office of Financial Management. These data are free online to anyone.

Mapping Resources
The King County Census Viewer, a web-based application for viewing maps and tables, provides more than 100 community census data indicators for 77 defined places in King County and Seattle.

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

Last Updated: July 2, 2008
Seattle-at-a-Glance

2004 Population Est: 572,600

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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