Economic Information: Demographics

General Demographic Profile for Center City Seattle
Based on the 2000 U.S. census tracts and 2009 estimates by Nielsen Claritas Inc.
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Population, Households, Families, and Year-Round Housing Units
	2000 (Census)	2009 (Est.)	Growth Rate 2000-2009
Population	47,459	57,370	21%
Households	28,084	34,822	24
Families	4,667	5,831	25

Occupied Housing Units (2009 est.)
Unit Type	Number	Percent
Renter Occupied	29,408	84%
Owner Occupied	5,414	16
Total	34,822

Income
	2000 (Census)	2009 (Est.)	Growth Rate 2000-2009
Per Capita ($)	$29,455	$37,461	27%
Average Household Income ($)	$46,330	$58,616	26

Distribution of Center City Households by Annual Income (2009 est.)

Source: Nielsen Claritas

Educational Attainment of Residents Age 25+ (2009 est.)	Number	Percent
Less than 9th Grade	2,880	6%
Some High School, no diploma	5,142	10
High School Graduate(or GED)	8,470	17
Some College, no degree	11,907	23
Associate’s Degree	3,081	6
Bachelor’s Degree	13,416	26
Master’s Degree	3,988	8
Doctorate/Professional School Degree	2,236	4
Total	51,120	100%

Source: Nielsen Claritas, Inc.

Residents by Age and Sex (2009 est.)
	Female		Male		Total
Age Cohort	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
0-24 total	3,160	13%	3,090	9%	6,250	11%
Age 0-17 Age 18-24	1,546 1,614	6 7	1,558 1,532	5 4	3,104 3,146	5 6
25-49 total	12,080	52%	20,202	60	32,282	56%
Age 25-34 Age 35-49	5,872 6,208	25 27	9,147 11,055	27 33	15,019 17,263	26 30
50+ total	8,228	35%	10,610	31%	18,838	33%
Age 50-59 Age 60-74 Age 75+	3,144 2,819 2,265	13 12 10	5,334 3,809 1,467	16 11 4	8,478 6,628 3,732	15 11 7
Grand Total	23,468	100%	33,902	100	55,370	100
Average Age	44.1 yrs		42.8 yrs		43.3 yrs

Source: Nielsen Claritas, Inc.

44% of Center City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Average per capita income is $37,461.
Average household income is $58,616.
Median household income is $35,806.
37% 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 2009 estimates by Nielsen Claritas, Inc.

Population (2009 est.)
Regional *	3,623,178
Male	50%
Female	50

King County	1,887,409
Male	50%
Female	50

City of Seattle	602,016
Male	51%
Female	49

Center City	57,370
Male	59%
Female	41

Income (2009 est.)
Regional *
Per Capita ($)	$32,267
Average Household Income	$81,081

King County
Per Capita ($)	$35,972
Average Household Income	$86,834

City of Seattle
Per Capita ($)	$37,049
Average Household Income	$78,873

Center City
Per Capita ($)	$37,461
Average Household Income	$58,616

Occupied Housing Units (2009 est.)
Regional *	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	530,339	37%
Owner occupied	895,534	63
Total	1,425,873	100

King County	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	313,291	40%
Owner occupied	461,101	60
Total	774,392	100

City of Seattle	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	147,130	53%
Owner occupied	130,719	47
Total	277,849	100

Center City	Number	Percent
Renter occupied	29,408	84%
Owner occupied	5,414	16
Total	34,822	100

Age Cohort	Regional*	%	King County	%	City of Seattle	%	Center City	%

0-24 Total	1,151,277	32	563,351	30	144,897	24	6,250	11
Age 0-17	835,299	23	406,238	22	95,377	16	3,104	5
Age 18-24	315,978	9	157,113	8	49,520	8	3,146	6

25-49 Total	1,348,045	37	721,918	38	263,447	44	32,282	56
Age 25-34	491,329	14	252,952	13	104,321	17	15,019	26
Age 35-49	856,716	23	468,966	25	159,126	27	17,263	30

50+ Total	1,123,856	31	602,140	32	193,672	32	18,838	33
Age 50-59	529,281	15	284,213	15	88,824	15	8,478	15
Age 60-74	416,009	11	221,851	12	68,244	11	6,628	12
Age 75+	178,566	5	96,076	5	36,604	6	3,732	5

Source: Nielsen Claritas, Inc.

* Regional - King, Pierce, Snohomish & Kitsap Counties