Quick Facts

Print
Share & Bookmark, Press Enter to show all options, press Tab go to next option
Form of Government: Council - Manager
Incorporation date: August 31, 1995
Total Population: 58,608
Source: 2020 US Census
Ethnic Composition:

American Indian or Alaskan Native – 0.5%
Asian –15.9%
Black or African American – 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino origin – 7.1%*
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander – 0.4%
Other – 0.5%
Two or more races - 9.1%
White – 60.3%

*"Hispanic or Latino" refers to a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

22.6% Foreign born
26.9% Speak a language other than English in the home

Source: 2020 US Census, 2020 ACS 5-year estimate, and City GIS data

Housing:

Housing units – 24,043
Owner occupied units – 63.7%
Renter occupied units – 36.3%

Source: 2020 US Census

Median Age:

41.8 years

Source: 2020 US Census

Geography:

Area – 11.7 Square Miles (31.86 sq. km)
Park Land & Open Space – 413.2 acres
Miles of City Streets - 191 (includes 36 mi. arterials, 4 mi. state roads, 3 mi. interstate and 148 mi. residential streets, all measured on the centerline)
Puget Sound Shoreline – 3.4 Miles (5.47 km)

Weather:

Average Temperature:
January – High 45.6 F, Low 33.1 F
July – High 76.1 F, Low 51.9 F

Precipitation:
January Rainfall – 5 inches
July Rainfall – 0.78 inches
Avg. Annual Rainfall – 38.6 inches
Avg. Annual Snowfall – 4.3 inches

Source: US National Climatic Data Center Query for Seattle