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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

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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