Seattle, Washington Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Seattle is 9th out of 5,266 other cities in Retail sales

Seattle is 13th out of 5,169 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Seattle is 17th out of 4,905 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Seattle is 17th out of 6,406 other cities in Households

Seattle is 18th out of 6,406 other cities in Housing units

Seattle is 22nd out of 4,664 other cities in Current population (2012)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 118 other cities in Current population (2012)

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 143 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 147 other cities in Retail sales

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 152 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 190 other cities in Households

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 190 other cities in Housing units

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 190 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Seattle is 1st in Washington out of 190 other cities in Size in square miles

Seattle is 8th in Washington out of 190 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Seattle is 16th in Washington out of 190 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Current population (2012)	634,535	1st	6,897,012	313,914,040
Size in square miles	83.9	1st	66,455.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	7,250.9	1st	101.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	156th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	15.4%	185th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	10.8%	105th	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.4%	82nd	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	55.8%	16th	31.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Race - White	69.5%	149th	81.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.9%	20th	3.9%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	125th	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	13.8%	30th	7.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.4%	77th	0.7%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.1%	57th	4.3%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	113th	11.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	66.3%	143rd	71.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Female residents	50.0%	138th	50.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	17.5%	49th	12.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Housing units	308,516	1st	2,907,490	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	50.4%	8th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	282,480	1st	2,602,568	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	48.0%	173rd	64.4%	66.1%
Home median value	$453,000	20th	$283,200	$186,200
People per household	2.0	188th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Income per capita	$41,695	26th	$30,481	$27,915
Income per household	$61,856	87th	$58,890	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.2%	69th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Seattle	Rank	Washington	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	73,997	1st	551,340	27,092,908
Retail sales	$15,968,835	1st	$92,968,519	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,945	22nd	$14,380	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$2,730,802	1st	$12,389,422	$613,795,732

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