1996 Annual Growth Report
City Mayor: Ron E. Smith Bellevue is the fourth largest city in Washington State, and the second largest in King County. Incorporated in the year 1953, this city has a total land area of 19,525 acres. Demographics
Bellevue
City Info: (206) 455-7810
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity
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Population, 1980 |
73,903 |
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Population, 1990 |
86,874 |
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Population, 1996 |
103,700 |
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Population Growth, 1980-1990 |
18% |
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Population Growth, 1990-1996 |
19% |
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Households, 1990 |
35,756 |
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Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012 |
8,600 |
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1990 Age Structure: |
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17 and under |
18,929 |
22% |
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18 - 64 |
59,558 |
69% |
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65 and over |
9,024 |
10% |
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Race and Ethnic |
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White |
75,150 |
87% |
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African American |
1,939 |
2% |
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Asian |
8,642 |
10% |
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Hispanic* |
2,189 |
3% |
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1994 Number of Business Units: |
6,082 |
Total Jobs in Bellevue, 1994: |
92,851 |
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Manufacturing |
8,412 |
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1990 Median Household Income: |
Wholesale/ |
13,464 |
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1989 |
(1990 Census) |
$43,800 |
Retail |
18,004 |
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1994 |
(Estimated) |
$55,500 |
Finance/ |
41,501 |
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Government |
11,470 |
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Households by Income Category, 1989: |
Major Businesses |
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0 - 50% |
5,328 |
15% |
Microsoft |
The Boeing Company |
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50 - 80% |
5,351 |
15% |
Nordstrom |
Overlake Hospital |
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80 - 120% |
7,035 |
20% |
Puget Power |
Bellevue Community College |
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120% + |
18,072 |
51% |
Safeway |
Bellevue School District |
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US West |
City of Bellevue |
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1990 Median House Value: |
$192,800 |
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1990 Median Rental: |
$542 |
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% Change Average House Sale, '90-'94 : |
4% |
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% Change Average 2-Bdrm Rental, '90-'94: |
15% |
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1995 Total Housing Units: |
43,009 |
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Single Family |
** |
24,227 |
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Multifamily |
18,782 |
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Total New Residential Permits, 1995: |
483 |
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Single Family |
** |
249 |
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Multifamily |
234 |
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Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995: |
2 / 256 |
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Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995: |
5 / 176 |
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Sources: 1990 Census of Population and Housing; King County Housing Affordability Bulletin, June 1995; Puget Sound Regional Council tally of jobs covered by state unemployment insurance, from WA State Employment Security Department. The City of Algona. Suburban Cities Association of King County, Washington.
* Persons of Hispanic Origin can be of any race. **Single Family includes mobile homes.
Updated: Sept. 10, 1999
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