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Demographics
Population
|
Seattle |
Greater Seattle Area* |
Cascadia Region** |
1970 |
530,831 |
1,939,000 |
7,738,635 |
1980 |
493,846 |
2,240,000 |
9,508,809 |
1990 |
516,259 |
2,748,867 |
11,000,384 |
2000 |
563,374 |
3,275,847 |
13,379,320 |
2006
(estimate) |
578,700 |
3,524,000 |
14,407,008 |
Sources: US Census Bureau ; BC Stats (BC Ministry of Management Services); and Oregon Office of Economic Analysis. Seattle estimate for 2006 from Washington State Office of Finance Management.
*King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties.
**Washington, Oregon and British Columbia (Canada)
Population by Race in 2005
(Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey)
Race/Ethnic Group |
Seattle |
King County |
Washington State |
|
|
|
|
White |
369,689
(68.9%) |
1,284,024
(73.1%) |
4,988,017
(81.2%) |
|
|
|
|
Black or African American |
43,914
(8.2%) |
99,819
(5.7%) |
202,286
(3.3%) |
|
|
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native |
6,336
(1.2%) |
14,739
(0.8%) |
88,363
(1.4%) |
|
|
|
|
Asian |
77,363
(14.4%) |
233,028
(13.3%) |
405,030
(6.6%) |
Asian Indian |
3,111 |
28,350 |
41,583 |
Chinese |
20,774 |
55,771 |
72,135 |
Filipino |
21,950 |
44,430 |
87,871 |
Japanese |
10,808 |
26,031 |
40,115 |
Korean |
3,317 |
22,122 |
51,929 |
Vietnamese |
10,602 |
29,952 |
60,543 |
Other Asian |
6,801 |
26,372 |
50,854 |
|
|
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,666
(0.3%) |
10,208
(0.6%) |
28,400
(0.5%)
|
Population of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (any race)
|
33,707
(6.3%) |
118,558
(6.8%) |
541,722
(8.8%) |
Other race |
16,940
(3.2%) |
55,244
(3.1%) |
229,830
(3.7%) |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL population |
536,946 |
1,755,818 |
6,146,338 |
|
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