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Seattle Washington Real Estate By Jennifer Hershey

Seattle Washington Real Estate

Seattle, Washington, is located in Kitsap County, of , and of , . Seattle has a population of 563,374.

Seattle Homes

Seattle properties pool is 258,510 residential properties including Seattle new homes. Median age of real estate in Seattle is 1953. Average Household size is 2.87 people. 8% are one bedroom homes, 29% are 2 bedroom homes, 37% are 3 bedroom homes, 19% are 4 bedroom homes, and 6% are 5+ bedroom homes.

Seattle Mortgage Statistics

Seattle mortgages vs. USA median statistics

Homes Seattle USA
Homes With No Mortgage 28%
30%
Homes With Mortgage 72%
70%
First Mortgage Only 56%
54%
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC 16%
16%

Seattle Area Real Estate Tax

Seattle Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $2,436 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 62,195. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).

Seattle School District: Children make up 15.6% of Seattle population. Seattle has 87,827 under 18 years old residents, or 0.28 kids per one worker, or 0.34 kids per one household.

Seattle Real Estate & Seattle Homeownership

There are 105989.1 or 41% one person households, 87893.4 or 34% two person households, and 31021.2 or 12% three person households in Seattle, Washington. Median residents age is 35.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 67,807 or 12%% of Seattle population.

There are 316,493 workers (over 16 years of age) in Seattle. Of these, 67.73% drive to work. Approximately 17.58% of workers in Seattle take public transportation. An estimated 7.36% walk to work.

Median Seattle homeowner's housing expences are 20.7%

Crime in Seattle (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year

Type of Crime Seattle USA, 2003
Violent Crimes
70.04
47.5
Robberies
26.79
14.2
Aggravated Assaults
39.57
29.5
Property Crimes
821.94
358.8
Burglaries
151.52
74.0
Larceny-Thefts
509.75
241.5
Motor Vehicle Thefts
160.67
43.3

Invest in Seattle Properties

When making a decision about buying real estate in Seattle Washington area, you should consider following statistical data:

Category Seattle USA
Near Medium City
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Near Large City
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Seattle Zip Codes
98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98110, 98112, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98125, 98126, 98131, 98132, 98133, 98134, 98136, 98144, 98146, 98148, 98154, 98155, 98158, 98161, 98164, 98166, 98168, 98174, 98177, 98178, 98188, 98198, 98199
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Seattle Area Codes
206
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White population
70.09%
75.1%
African-American population
8.44%
12.3%
Asian
13.12%
3.6%
American Indian & Alaskan
1%
0.9%
Hispanic (of any race)
5.28%
12.5%
Median Family Income (1999)
$ 62,195%
$42,000
Population Below Poverty Level
11.37%
12.4%

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