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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 |
2010
(estimate) |
612,000 |
3,707,400 |
15,069,765 |
Sources: WA State OFM; BC Stats; & U.S. Census Quick Facts.
*King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties.
**Washington, Oregon and British Columbia
Population by Race in 2010
| Race/Ethnic Group |
Seattle |
King County |
Washington State |
| TOTAL population |
563,374 |
1,884,200 |
6,587,600 |
| White |
394,889 |
1,428,353 |
5,566,607 |
| (70.1%) |
(75.8%) |
(84.5%) |
| Black or African American |
47,541 |
114,619 |
237,917 |
| (8.4%) |
(6.1%) |
(3.6%) |
| American Indian & Alaska Native |
5,659 |
17,987 |
109,792 |
| (1.0%) |
(1.0%) |
(1.7%) |
| Asian & Pacific
Islander |
76,714 |
257,932 |
470,361 |
| (13.6%) |
(13.7%) |
(7.1%) |
| Hawaiian/Pac. Islander |
2,804 |
- |
- |
| Chinese |
19,415 |
- |
- |
| Filipino |
15,867 |
- |
- |
| Japanese |
8,979 |
- |
- |
| Korean |
4,863 |
- |
- |
| Vietnamese |
11,943 |
- |
- |
| Other Asian |
12,843 |
- |
- |
| Pop Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (any race) |
29,719 |
127,933 |
613,929 |
| (5.3%) |
(6.8%) |
(9.3%) |
Two or More Races
|
25,148 |
65,309 |
202,922 |
| (4.5%) |
(3.5%) |
(3.1%) |
| Other race |
13,423 |
- |
- |
| (2.5%) |
|
|
Source: U.S. Census 2000; Washington State OFM 2008 Population Estimates |
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