Seattle Population and Demographics

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Seattle City, Washington Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Seattle Population: 563374 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 280973 49.87% Female 282401 50.13%       Under 5 years 26215 4.65% 5 to 9 years 24459 4.34% 10 to 14 years 23425 4.16% 15 to 19 years 29648 5.26% 20 to 24 years 51014 9.06% 25 to 34 years 122282 21.71% 35 to 44 years 95077 16.88% 45 to 54 years 81453 14.46% 55 to 59 years 24830 4.41% 60 to 64 years 17164 3.05% 65 to 74 years 29463 5.23% 75 to 84 years 27273 4.84% 85 years and over 11071 1.97%       Median age (years) 35.4       18 years and over 475547 84.41% Male 236354 41.95% Female 239193 42.46% 21 years and over 449528 79.79% 62 years and over 77671 13.79% 65 years and over 67807 12.04% Male 26996 4.79% Female 40811 7.24%       Race     One race 538226 95.54% White 394889 70.09% Black or African American 47541 8.44% American Indian and Alaska Native 5659 1% Asian 73910 13.12% Asian indian 2843 0.5% Chinese 19415 3.45% Filipino 15867 2.82% Japanese 8979 1.59% Korean 4863 0.86% Vietnamese 11943 2.12% Other Asian 10000 1.78% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2804 0.5% Native Hawaiian 409 0.07% Guamanian or Chamorro 364 0.06% Samoan 1391 0.25% Other Pacific Islander 640 0.11% Some other race 13423 2.38% Two or more races 25148 4.46%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 563374 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 29719 5.28% Mexican 17886 3.17% Puerto Rican 1466 0.26% Cuban 759 0.13% Other Hispanic or Latino 9608 1.71% Not Hispanic or Latino 533655 94.72% White alone 382532 67.9%       Relationship     Total Population 563374 100.00% In households 536719 95.27% Householder 258499 45.88% Spouse 84648 15.03% Child 102003 18.11% Own child under 18 years 77764 13.8% Other relatives 25317 4.49% Under 18 years 6909 1.23% Nonrelatives 66252 11.76% Unmarried partner 20269 3.6% In group quarters 26655 4.73% Institutionalized population 6860 1.22% Non-Institutionalized population 19795 3.51%       Households by Type     Total Households 258499 100.0 % Family households (families) 113400 43.87% With own children under 18 years 46310 17.91% Married-couple family 84648 32.75% With own children under 18 years 32349 12.51% Female householder, no husband present 20916 8.09% With own children under 18 years 10949 4.24% Non Family households 145099 56.13% Householder living alone 105542 40.83% Householder 65 years and over 24029 9.3%       Households with individuals under 18 years 50783 19.65% Households with individuals 65 years and over 49171 19.02%       Average Household size 2.08 Average family size 2.87       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 270524 100.00% Occupied housing units 258499 95.55% Vacant housing units 12025 4.45% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1826 0.67% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 258499 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 125165 48.42% Renter-occupied housing units. 133334 51.58%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.32 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.84

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