Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

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2022 Population
104,513
35.5% 1-year decline
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
36.9
2.22% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
5.4%
23% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$144,496
31.7% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$977,400
21.9% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
64,605
33.6% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA had a population of 105k people with a median age of 36.9 and a median household income of $144,496. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA declined from 162,155 to 104,513, a −35.5% decrease and its median household income grew from $109,693 to $144,496, a 31.7% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (6.57%), White (Hispanic) (2.35%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.18%).

13.3% of the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92% of the residents in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Seattle Film Institute (31 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was $977,400, and the homeownership rate was 53.8%.

Most people in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is home to a population of 105k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2022, 13.5% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents were born outside of the country (14.1k people).

In 2022, there were 7.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (79k people) in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.86k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (3,059 households), Spanish (2,431 households), and Other Indo-European Languages (1,193 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
52,522
Women
50.3%
51,987
Men
49.7%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 104,509 inhabitants, with 49.7% men, and 50.3% women.

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Citizenship

92%
2022 Citizenship
92.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 92% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 92.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    79k ± 2.88k
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    10.8k ± 1.32k
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    6.86k ± 842
5.62%
Hispanic Population
5.88k people

In 2022, there were 7.29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (79k people) in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.86k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.62% of the people in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are hispanic (5.88k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. China
    2,830 ± 1,288 people
  2. India
    2,036 ± 1,097 people
  3. Canada
    1,447 ± 927 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was China, the natal country of 2,830 Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents, followed by India with 2,036 and Canada with 1,447.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.5%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
14.1k people
14%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
22.7k people

As of 2022, 13.5% of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA residents (14.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    3,059 households (3.09%)
  2. Spanish
    2,431 households (2.45%)
  3. Other Indo-European Languages
    1,193 households (1.2%)

13.3% of the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese). 3.09% of the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA reported speaking Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,093 ± 270
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    683 ± 231
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    559 ± 160

Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA employs 64.6k people. The largest industries in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Computer Systems Design (6,943 people), Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4,315 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,180 people), and the highest paying industries are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($254,979), Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. ($253,682), and Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. ($221,755).

Males in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $109,211. The income inequality in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.44, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
50,225
Women
50.2%
49,819
Men
49.8%

The workforce of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2020 was 100,044 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

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Occupations

64.6k
2022 Value
−33.6%
1 Year decline
± −33.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA declined at a rate of −33.6%, from 97.3k employees to 64.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, are Software developers (5,759 people), Other managers (2,860 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,293 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

64.6k
2022 Value
−33.6%
1 Year decline
± −33.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA declined at a rate of −33.6%, from 97.3k employees to 64.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, are Computer Systems Design (6,943 people), Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4,315 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,180 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, though some of these residents may live in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$100,604
Median earning men ± $5,368
$77,843
Median earning women ± $4,075

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($167,574), Information ($165,234), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($149,950).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($117,717), Information ($104,805), and Public Administration ($102,937).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 58% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.97%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA awarded 31 degrees. The student population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 68 male students and 32 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are White (23 and 76.7%), followed by Two or More Races (4 and 13.3%), Asian (1 and 3.33%), and Black or African American (1 and 3.33%).

The largest universities in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA by number of degrees awarded are Seattle Film Institute (31 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA are Cinematography & Film Production (20 and 64.5%), Music Technology (11 and 35.5%), and Other Film & Photographic Arts (0 and 0%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 100 students enrolled in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, 68% men and 32% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 61 records, of which 31.1% were women and 68.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
16 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was Cinematography & Film Production with 16 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
31 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Seattle Film Institute with 31 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 18 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, which is 1.38 times more than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 23 degrees mean that there were 5.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 4 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($740) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.704% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.406% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.6k), Graduate Degree (25.6k), and Some college (12.7k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was $977,400 in 2022, which is 3.47 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $802,100 to $977,400, a 21.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is 53.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is $144,496. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA with a value of $181,744, followed by King County (Northeast)--Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA and King County (Northwest Central)--Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA, with respective values of $164,720 and $151,065.

Property

$977,400
Median Property Value 2022
±$18,884
$26,527
Median Property Taxes
±$1,277

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Rent vs Own

53.8%
Homeownership
2022
59.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 53.8% of the housing units in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.4%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA with a value of $181,744, followed by King County (Northeast)--Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA and King County (Northwest Central)--Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA, with respective values of $164,720 and $151,065.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$144,496
Median Household Income
± $8,123
49.4k
Number of Households
± 1,929

In 2022, the median household income of the 49.4k households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA grew to $144,496 from the previous year's value of $109,693.

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Wage Distribution

0.44
2022 Wage GINI in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA
0.439
2021 Wage GINI in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA

In 2022, the income inequality in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.246% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (38.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (31.8%)
  3. Public Transit (13.9%)

In 2022, 38.9% of workers in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (13.9%).

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Commute Time

27.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA (5.61k out of 104k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.5% of the population of Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA has health coverage, with 72.6% on employee plans, 5.01% on Medicaid, 9.55% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 0.344% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1184 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.68% increase from the previous year (1176 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1175 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 215 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,184 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington

Primary care physicians in Washington see an average of 1,184 patients per year. This represents a 0.68% increase from the previous year (1,176 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17% under 18 years, 28.7% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.48%
Uninsured
72.6%
Employer Coverage
5.01%
Medicaid
9.55%
Medicare
10%
Non-Group
0.344%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA declined by 36.9% from 3.93% to 2.48%.

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