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1996 Annual Growth Report

Statistical Profile:
Bothell (King County portion)

City Mayor: John Curtin
City Info: (206) 486-3256

The City of Bothell has a total land area of 7,800 acres, including 3,600 acres in King County. The city's incorporation date was the year 1909.

Demographics
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity

Demographics

Population, 1980

7,943

Population, 1990

11,986

Population, 1996

13,580

Population Growth, 1980-1990

51%

Population Growth, 1990-1996

13%

Households, 1990

4,807

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

7,001

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

2,912

24%

18 - 64

7,522

63%

65 and over

1,552

13%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

11,342

95%

African American

103

1%

Asian

403

3%

Hispanic*

225

2%


 

Employment and Income

1994 Number of Business Units:

483

Total Jobs in Bothell, 1994:

7,855

Manufacturing

776

Median Household Income:

Wholesale/Utilities

582

1989

(1990 Census)

$36,727

Retail

939

1994

(Estimated)

$50,000

Finance/Services

4,239

Government and Other

1,319

Households by Income Category, 1989:

0 - 50%

923

19%

Major Businesses and Employers:

50 - 80%

820

17%

Seattle Times

Shoreline Campus

GTE

80 - 120%

1,089

23%

PRECOR

Quinton Instruments

Microsoft

120% +

1,961

41%

Mariott Hotels

Wyndham
Garden Hotel

Univ. of Washington

State Farm
Insurance Co.


Housing

1990 Median House Value:

$154,800

1990 Median Rental:

$507

% Change Average House Sale, '90-'94 :

6%

% Change Average 2-Bdrm Rental, '90-'94:

12%

1995 Total Housing Units:

5,901

Single Family

**

3,748

Multifamily

2,153



Development Activity

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

145

Single Family

**

128

Multifamily

17

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

1 / 23

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

3 / 41


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: Jan. 8, 2003

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