Economic Information: Demographics

General Demographic Profile for Center City Seattle
Based on the 2000 U.S. census tracts and 2007 estimates by Claritas.
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Population, Households, Families, and Year-Round Housing Units
	2000 (Census)	2007 (Est.)	Growth Rate 00-07
Population	47,459	54,773	15.4%
Households	28,084	33,430	19.0%
Families	4,667	5,591	19.8%
Housing Units	29,984	37,430	24.8%

2007 Estimated Occupied Housing Units
Unit Type	Number	Percent
Renter Occupied	28,200	84
Owner Occupied	5,230	16
Total	33,430	100

Income
	2000 (Census)	2007 (Est.)	Growth Rate 2000-2007
Per Capita ($)	$29,456	$34,472	17.0 %
Average Household Income ($)	$45,872	$53,294	16.2 %

Distribution of Center City Households by Annual Income (2007 Est.)

Source: Claritas

Educational Attainment of Residents Age 25+ (2007 Est. )	Number	Percent
Less than 9th Grade	2,633	6
Some High School	4,823	10
High School Graduate(or GED)	7,968	17
Some College, no degree	11,176	23
Associate’s Degree	2,896	6
Bachelor’s Degree	12,577	26
Master’s Degree	3,709	8
Doctorate/Professional School Degree	2,111	4
Total	47,893	100

Source: Claritas

Residents by Age and Sex (Est. 2007)
	Female		Male		Total
Age Cohort	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
0-24 total	3,385	15	3,437	11	6,822	12
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	1,412 1,973	6 9	1,402 2,035	4 7	2,814 4,008	5 7
25-49 total	11,439	51	19,441	60	30,880	56
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	5,829 5,610	26 25	9,128 10,313	28 32	14,957 15,923	27 29
50+ total	7,625	34	9,446	29	17,071	32
Age 50-59 Age 60-74 Age 75+	2,897 2,467 2,261	13 11 10	4,753 3,280 1,413	15 10 4	7,650 5,747 3,674	14 11 7
Grand Total	22,449	100	32,324	100	54,773	100
Average Age	43.8 yrs		41.7 yrs		42.7 yrs

Source: Claritas

38% of Center City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Average per capita income is $34,472; average household income is $53,294.
39% of Center City residents are under the age of 35.

General Demographic Profile for Regional, King County, City of Seattle & Center City.
Based on the 2000 U.S. census tracts and 2007 estimates by Claritas.

2007 Population (Est.)
Regional *	3,564,896
Male	49.8%
Female	50.2%

King County	1,826,089
Male	49.9%
Female	50.1%

City of Seattle	581,343
Male	50.2%
Female	49.8%

Center City	54,773
Male	59%
Female	41%

2007 Income (Est.)
Regional *
Per Capita ($)	$28,672
Average Household Income	$70,469

King County
Per Capita ($)	$33,337
Average Household Income	$79,383

City of Seattle
Per Capita ($)	$34,309
Average Household Income	$72,031

Center City
Per Capita ($)	$34,472
Average Household Income	$53,294

2007 Occupied Housing Units (Est.)
Regional *	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	566,181	60.4
Owner occupied	863,772	39.6
Total	1,429,953	100

King County	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	306,037	40.3
Owner occupied	452,624	59.7
Total	758,661	100

City of Seattle	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	143,120	52.7
Owner occupied	128,430	47.3
Total	271,550	100

Center City	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	28,200	84.4
Owner occupied	5,230	15.6
Total	33,430	100

2007 Age Cohort (Est.)
Regional *	Number	Percent
0-24 total	1,150,229	32
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	808,482 341,747	22 10

25-49 total	1,356,721	38
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	509,287 847,434	14 24

50+ total	1,057,946	30
Age 50-59 Age 60-64 Age 65+	484,468 374,193 199,285	14 10 6

King County	Number	Percent
0-24 total	547,721	30
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	383,748 158,973	21 9

25-49 total	721,783	39
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	257,163 464,620	14 25

50+ total	556,585	31
Age 50-59 Age 60-64 Age 65+	265,561 194,754 95,270	15 11 5

City of Seattle	Number	Percent
0-24 total	141,280	24
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	89,677 51,603	15 9

25-49 total	260,710	45
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	108,710 152,000	19 26

50+	179,353	31
Age 50-59 Age 60-64 Age 65+	83,093 56,244 37,016	14 10 7

Center City	Number	Percent
0-24 total	6,822	12
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	2,814 4,008	5 7

25-49 total	30,880	56
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	14,957 15,923	27 29

50+	17,071	32
Age 50-59 Age 60-64 Age 65+	7,650 5,747 3,674	14 11 7

Source: Claritas

* Regional - King, Pierce, Snohomish & Kitsap Counties