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Form of Government: Council - Manager
Total Population
(2011 revised):
53,007
Ethnic Composition:

White – 72%
Asian –15%
Black or African American – 5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native – 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander – 0.3%
Other – 2%
Two or more races - 5%

Hispanic or Latino origin – 7%*
*"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.

Housing: Housing units – 21,338
Owner occupied units – 65%
Renter occupied units – 35%
Median Age: 42.1 years
Geography: Area – 12.3 Square Miles (31.86 sq. km)
Park Land & Open Space – 330 acres (1.29 square km)
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

Last updated: 8/11/2011 1:50:08 PM