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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,830,038 |
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Population, 2010 | 1,931,249 | 6,724,540 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 11.2% | 14.1% |
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Population, 2000 | 1,737,034 | 5,894,121 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.2% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.4% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.9% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 68.7% | 77.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.2% | 3.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 14.6% | 7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 8.9% | 11.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 64.8% | 72.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 80.9% | 81.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.8% | 12.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 24.3% | 17.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.9% | 89.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 45.2% | 31.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 126,726 | 607,737 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.6 | 25.4 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 851,261 | 2,885,677 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.9% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 38.1% | 25.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $407,700 | $285,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 781,977 | 2,577,375 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.36 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $38,211 | $29,733 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $68,065 | $57,244 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.2% | 12.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | King County | Washington |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 63,244 | 177,2761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,032,598 | 2,385,2821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | Z | 5.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 138,024 | 389,308 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 196,686 | 551,340 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.2% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.0% | 28.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 37,390,762 | 112,053,283 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 41,042,685 | 76,790,966 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 37,153,888 | 92,968,519 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,002 | $14,380 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,478,918 | 12,389,422 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 6,020 | 20,691 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 17,273,927 | 68,981,2761 |
