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Seattle Washington Economic and demographic information
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Seattle Washington Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Seattle city
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
485,170 |
100.0 |
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Households |
258,635 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
339,956 |
70.1 |
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Less than $10,000 |
23,130 |
8.9 |
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Civilian labor force |
338,866 |
69.8 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
14,422 |
5.6 |
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Employed |
321,524 |
66.3 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
29,028 |
11.2 |
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Unemployed |
17,342 |
3.6 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
31,698 |
12.3 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
5.1 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
41,045 |
15.9 |
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Armed Forces |
1,090 |
0.2 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
48,882 |
18.9 |
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Not in labor force |
145,214 |
29.9 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
29,387 |
11.4 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
24,413 |
9.4 |
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Females 16 years and over |
243,647 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
7,618 |
2.9 |
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In labor force |
159,561 |
65.5 |
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$200,000 or more |
9,012 |
3.5 |
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Civilian labor force |
159,437 |
65.4 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
45,736 |
(X) |
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Employed |
152,244 |
62.5 |
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Own children under 6 years |
29,143 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
213,726 |
82.6 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
17,918 |
61.5 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
62,602 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
50,817 |
19.6 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
11,933 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
316,493 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
9,428 |
3.6 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
178,964 |
56.5 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,135 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
35,387 |
11.2 |
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With public assistance income |
7,638 |
3.0 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
55,652 |
17.6 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
3,510 |
(X) |
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Walked |
23,291 |
7.4 |
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With retirement income |
34,197 |
13.2 |
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Other means |
8,586 |
2.7 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
18,513 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
14,613 |
4.6 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
24.8 |
(X) |
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Families |
115,498 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
321,524 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
5,192 |
4.5 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
3,524 |
3.1 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
155,636 |
48.4 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
8,594 |
7.4 |
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Service occupations |
44,533 |
13.9 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
10,558 |
9.1 |
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Sales and office occupations |
78,605 |
24.4 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
16,344 |
14.2 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
915 |
0.3 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
25,631 |
22.2 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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15,605 |
4.9 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
17,952 |
15.5 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
26,230 |
8.2 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
15,790 |
13.7 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
5,444 |
4.7 |
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$200,000 or more |
6,469 |
5.6 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
62,195 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
1,103 |
0.3 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
30,306 |
(X) |
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Construction |
12,892 |
4.0 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
26,753 |
8.3 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
40,929 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
10,471 |
3.3 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
35,134 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
35,645 |
11.1 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
13,492 |
4.2 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
19,175 |
6.0 |
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______________________ |
_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
22,171 |
6.9 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
51,813 |
16.1 |
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Families |
7,942 |
6.9 |
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Educational, health and social services |
69,507 |
21.6 |
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With related children under 18 years |
5,735 |
11.1 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
31,762 |
9.9 |
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With related children under 5 years |
2,756 |
12.5 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
15,538 |
4.8 |
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Public administration |
11,202 |
3.5 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
3,930 |
19.2 |
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With related children under 18 years |
3,405 |
26.8 |
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With related children under 5 years |
1,563 |
37.9 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
64,068 |
11.8 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
248,060 |
77.2 |
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18 years and over |
51,733 |
11.3 |
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Government workers |
50,254 |
15.6 |
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65 years and over |
6,709 |
10.2 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
22,598 |
7.0 |
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Related children under 18 years |
11,585 |
13.8 |
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Unpaid family workers |
612 |
0.2 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
8,253 |
14.0 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
38,842 |
18.3 |
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Date: January 11, 2005 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less
than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in
the numerator. See text. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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