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1996 Annual Growth Report

Statistical Profile:
SeaTac

City Mayor: Donald J. DeHan
City Info: (206) 241-3999

The City of SeaTac has a total land area of 6,330 acres. SeaTac incorporated the same year Federal Way did, in 1990. SeaTac is the location of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Demographics
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity

Demographics

Population, 1980

n/a

Population, 1990

22,694

Population, 1996

23,110

Population Growth, 1980-1990

n/a

Population Growth, 1990-1996

2%

Households, 1990

9,611

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

5,789

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

4,896

22%

18 - 64

15,314

67%

65 and over

2,484

11%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

19,629

86%

African American

1,029

5%

Asian

1,246

5%

Hispanic*

805

4%

 

Employment and Income

1994 Number of Business Units:

737

Total Jobs in SeaTac, 1994:

23,355

Manufacturing

571

Median Household Income:

Wholesale/
Utilities

13,008

1989

(1990 Census)

$32,437

Retail

1,729

1994

(Estimated)

$40,300

Finance/
Services

5,522

Government
and Other

2,525

Households by Income Category, 1989:

Major Businesses and Employers:

0 - 50%

2,212

23%

Boeing

US Postal Service

NW Airlines

50 - 80%

1,990

21%

Marriott Hotel

Red Lion Hotel

Alaska Airlines

80 - 120%

2,432

25%

Port of Seattle

HOST International

United Airlines

120% +

3,030

31%

Horizon Air Industries

 


Housing

1990 Median House Value:

$93,500

1990 Median Rental:

$426

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

17%

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

7%

1995 Total Housing Units:

10,254

Single Family

**

6,351

Multifamily

3,903



Development Activity

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

23

Single Family

**

23

Multifamily

0

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

0

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

0

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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