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| Seattle |
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| Population 2002: | 570,426 |
| Population 2000: | 563,374 |
| Elevation: | 350 feet |
| Area codes: | 206 |
| Land area: | 83.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 16.9% (9.4% Asia, 2.7% Europe, 2.2% Latin America) |
| Population growth: | +7,052 (+1.25%) |
| County: | King |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (16.1%), Retail trade (11.1%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 67.9% |
| Black: | 8.4% |
| Hispanic: | 5.3% |
| Two or more races: | 4.5% |
| Chinese: | 3.4% |
| Filipino: | 2.8% |
| Other race: | 2.4% |
| Vietnamese: | 2.1% |
| American Indian: | 2.1% |
| Other Asian: | 1.8% |
| Japanese: | 1.6% |
| Korean: | 0.9% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 41.8% |
| Now married: | 39.9% |
| Divorced: | 11.4% |
| Widowed: | 5.4% |
| Separated: | 1.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $259,600 |
| Household income: | $45,736 |
| Resident age: | 35.4 years |
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| Seattle Compared to Washington State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 89.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 47.2% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 17.3% |
| Unemployed: | 5.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 580.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 rapes: | 152 (26.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 26 (4.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 26,742 (4610.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 8,308 (1432.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 7,290 (1256.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 2,338 (403.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 1,576 (271.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 15.2% |
| Irish: | 11.9% |
| English: | 11.3% |
| Norwegian: | 5.7% |
| Italian: | 3.9% |
| Scottish: | 3.5% |