Seattle, WA Profile

Seattle, WA, population 616,627, is located in Washington's King county, about 6.1 miles from Bellevue and 25.0 miles from Tacoma.

Through the 90's Seattle's population has grown by about 9%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Seattle has grown by about 2%. Since 2005 Seattle's population has grown by about 7%.

Seattle's property crime levels tend to be higher than Washington's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Seattle tend to be much higher than Washington's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	70%
	African American	8%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	13%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	8%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.00%	Under 20:	9.00%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	563,377	N/A
2001	570,724	1.30%
2002	571,483	0.13%
2003	570,789	-0.12%
2004	570,961	0.03%
2005	575,036	0.71%
2006	582,877	1.36%
2007	592,647	1.68%
2008	602,934	1.74%
2009	616,627	2.27%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$45,736

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	725
2002	705
2003	685
2004	660
2005	709
2006	711
2007	627
2008	576
2009	641
2010	567

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	25	164	1,594	2,367
2002	26	152	1,576	2,338
2003	34	174	1,509	2,229
2004	24	145	1,588	2,041
2005	25	138	1,607	2,339
2006	30	129	1667	2326
2007	24	90	1522	2031
2008	29	126	1612	1680
2009	22	102	1792	1945
2010	19	96	1429	1971

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,328
2002	7,299
2003	8,035
2004	7,432
2005	7,505
2006	6,772
2007	5,804
2008	5,488
2009	5,824
2010	5,351

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	6,684	26,502	8,755
2002	7,290	26,742	8,308
2003	8,536	28,718	9,052
2004	7,734	25,810	9,253
2005	6,761	27,147	9,563
2006	7505	23880	8147
2007	5986	22192	5782
2008	6503	22642	3675
2009	6709	25095	3286
2010	6449	23284	3453