| People QuickFacts | Seattle | Washington |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 634,535 | 6,895,318 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 608,660 | 6,724,543 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 4.3% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 608,660 | 6,724,540 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.3% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 15.4% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.8% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.0% | 50.2% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 69.5% | 77.3% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.9% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.5% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 13.8% | 7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.6% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 5.1% | 4.7% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.6% | 11.2% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 66.3% | 72.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 77.5% | 82.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.5% | 13.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 22.1% | 18.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 92.9% | 90.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 56.5% | 31.6% |
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Veterans, 2008-2012 | 33,111 | 594,914 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 25.1 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 308,516 | 2,885,677 |
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Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 47.3% | 63.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 50.5% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $441,000 | $272,900 |
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Households, 2008-2012 | 285,476 | 2,619,995 |
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Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.06 | 2.52 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $42,369 | $30,661 |
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Median household income, 2008-2012 | $63,470 | $59,374 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 13.2% | 12.9% |
| Business QuickFacts | Seattle | Washington |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 73,997 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.3% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 7,076,203 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,531,366 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 15,968,835 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $26,945 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,730,802 | 12,389,422 |