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1996 Annual Growth Report

Statistical Profile:
Redmond

City Mayor: Rosemarie M. Ives
City Info: (206) 556-2101

The City of Redmond has a total land area of 9,827 acres. Incorporated in 1912, Redmond is the home of the largest software company in the nation, Microsoft.

Demographics
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity

Demographics

Population, 1980

23,318

Population, 1990

35,800

Population, 1996

40,805

Population Growth, 1980-1990

54%

Population Growth, 1990-1996

14%

Households, 1990

14,153

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

9,878

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

9,060

25%

18 - 64

24,263

68%

65 and over

2,477

7%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

32,604

91%

African American

472

1%

Asian

2,250

6%

Hispanic*

882

2%


 

Employment and Income

1994 Number of Business Units:

2,020

Total Jobs in Redmond, 1994:

43,871

Manufacturing

9,310

Median Household Income:

Wholesale/
Utilities

3,961

1989

(1990 Census)

$42,299

Retail

5,764

1994

(Estimated)

$59,300

Finance/Services

20,298

Government and Other

4,538

Households by Income Category, 1989:

Major Businesses and Employers:

0 - 50%

1,818

13%

Microsoft

Spacelabs Medical, Inc.

50 - 80%

2,097

15%

Nintendo

Group Health Cooperative

80 - 120%

3,401

24%

Eddie Bauer, Inc.

Allied Signal Avionics, Inc.

120% +

6,898

49%

Olin Aerospace Co.

Physio Contro Corp.

SafeCo Insurance Co.

United Parcel Service


Housing

1990 Median House Value:

$168,600

1990 Median Rental:

$594

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

0%

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

15%

1995 Total Housing Units:

17,246

Single Family

**

8,357

Multifamily

8,889



Development Activity

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

535

Single Family

**

86

Multifamily

449

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

4 / 66

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

2 / 45

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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