Seattle, WA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5363000, place: Seattle city, Washington)

Total Population: 563,374
Male: 280,973 (49.87%)
Female: 282,401 (50.13%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 26,215 (4.65%)
5 to 9 years: 24,459 (4.34%)
10 to 14 years: 23,425 (4.16%)
15 to 19 years: 29,648 (5.26%)
20 to 24 years: 51,014 (9.06%)
25 to 34 years: 122,282 (21.71%)
35 to 44 years: 95,077 (16.88%)
45 to 54 years: 81,453 (14.46%)
55 to 59 years: 24,830 (4.41%)
60 to 64 years: 17,164 (3.05%)
65 to 74 years: 29,463 (5.23%)
75 to 84 years: 27,273 (4.84%)
85 years and over: 11,071 (1.97%)

Median age: 35.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 475,547 (84.41%)
21 years and over: 449,528 (79.79%)
62 years and over: 77,671 (13.79%)
65 years and over: 67,807 (12.04%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 475,547 (84.41%)
--Male: 236,354 (41.95%)
--Female: 239,193 (42.46%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 67,807 (12.04%)
--Male: 26,996 (4.79%)
--Female: 40,811 (7.24%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 538,226 (95.54%)
--White: 382,532 (67.9%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 29,719 (5.28%)
--Black or African American: 47,541 (8.44%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 5,659 (1%)
--Asian: 73,910 (13.12%)
----Asian Indian: 2,843 (0.5%)
----Chinese: 19,415 (3.45%)
----Filipino: 15,867 (2.82%)
----Japanese: 8,979 (1.59%)
----Korean: 4,863 (0.86%)
----Vietnamese: 11,943 (2.12%)
----Other Asian: 10,000 (1.78%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2,804 (0.5%)
----Native Hawaiian: 409 (0.07%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 364 (0.06%)
----Samoan: 1,391 (0.25%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 640 (0.11%)
--Some other race: 13,423 (2.38%)
Two or more Races: 25,148 (4.46%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 29,719 (5.28%)
--Mexican: 17,886 (3.17%)
--Puerto Rican: 1,466 (0.26%)
--Cuban: 759 (0.13%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 9,608 (1.71%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 533,655 (94.72%)
--White Alone: 382,532 (67.9%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 536,719 (95.27%)
--Householder: 258,499 (45.88%)
--Spouse: 84,648 (15.03%)
--Child: 102,003 (18.11%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 77,764 (13.8%)
--Other relatives: 25,317 (4.49%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 6,909 (1.23%)
--Nonrelatives: 66,252 (11.76%)
----Unmarried partner: 20,269 (3.6%)
Living in group quarters: 26,655 (4.73%)
--Institutionalized Population: 6,860 (1.22%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 19,795 (3.51%)
Total households: 258,499
Family households (families): 113,400 (43.87%)
----With own children under 18 years: 46,310 (17.91%)
--Married-couple families: 84,648 (32.75%)
----With own children under 18 years: 32,349 (12.51%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 20,916 (8.09%)
----With own children under 18 years: 10,949 (4.24%)
Nonfamily households: 145,099 (56.13%)
--Householder living alone: 105,542 (40.83%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 24,029 (9.3%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 50,783 (19.65%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 49,171 (19.02%)
Average household size: 2.08 people
Average family size: 2.87 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 270,524
Occupied housing units: 258,499 (95.55%)
Vacant housing units: 12,025 (4.45%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 1,826 (0.67%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.5%
Occupied housing units: 258,499 (95.55%)
Owner occupied housing units: 125,165 (46.27%)
Renter occupied housing units: 133,334 (49.29%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.32 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.84 people

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