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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
White70%
African American8%
Native American1%
Asian13%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed8%
As % of Population
         

Age


Median Age
Population9.99
Males9.99
Females9.99
Vs. State Median Age
  
  
  
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 209.00%Under 20: 9.00%
20 to 409.99%20 to 40: 9.99%
40 to 609.99%40 to 60: 9.99%
Over 606.00%Over 60: 9.00%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearChange Rate
2000563,377N/A
2001570,7241.30%
2002571,4830.13%
2003570,789-0.12%
2004570,9610.03%
2005575,0360.71%
2006582,8771.36%
2007592,6471.68%
2008602,9341.74%
2009616,6272.27%
Vs. State Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Economics


Household Income
Median$45,736
Vs. State Median Income
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001725
2002705
2003685
2004660
2005709
2006711
2007627
2008576
2009641
2010567
Vs. State Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 251641,5942,367
2002 261521,5762,338
2003 341741,5092,229
2004 241451,5882,041
2005 251381,6072,339
2006 3012916672326
2007 249015222031
2008 2912616121680
2009 2210217921945
2010 199614291971

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20017,328
20027,299
20038,035
20047,432
20057,505
20066,772
20075,804
20085,488
20095,824
20105,351
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

Location

Elevation350 feet above sea level
Land Area83.9 Square Miles
Water Area58.7 Square Miles



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