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Demographics Of SeattlePopulation As of the U.S. Census of 2000, there are 563,374 people, 258,499 households, and 113,481 families residing in the city of Seattle. The population density is 2,593.5/km (6,717.0/mi). There are 270,524 housing units at an average density of 1,245.4/km (3,225.4/mi). While Seattle is one of North America's whitest cities, it also has an uncommonly high number of individuals of multiracial ancestry. http://www.brookings.org/es/urban/livingcities/seattle.htm The racial makeup of the city is 70.09% white, 13.12% Asian, 8.44% Black, 1.00% Native American, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 2.38% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. 5.28% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 258,499 households out of which 17.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.7% are married couples living together, 8.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 56.1% are non-families. 40.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.08 and the average family size is 2.87. In the city the population is spread out with 15.6% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $45,736, and the median income for a family is $62,195. Males have a median income of $40,929 versus $35,134 for females. The per capita income for the city is $30,306. 11.8% of the population and 6.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.8% are under the age of 18 and 10.2% are 65 or older. Seattle has seen a major uptick in immigration in recent decades. The foreign-born population increased 40 percent between the 1990 and 2000 census. http://www.brookings.org/es/urban/livingcities/seattle.htm Although the 2000 census shows only 5.28% of the population as Hispanic or Latino of any race, Hispanics are believed to be the most rapidly growing population group in Washington State, with an estimated increase of 10% just in the years 2000–2002. http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/Census/20030918/103142.shtml Housing and homeless issues Like most modern urban centers, at any given time, some Seattle residents are homeless. Seattle's relatively mild winters may even lure homeless people from cities with colder winters. It is notoriously difficult to get exact numbers of homeless people, but estimates of Seattle's homeless population put the number somewhere around 6,000 to 8,000 people; up to 1,000 are children and young adults. In March 2004, Seattle was recognized in a report released by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as one of the seven cities in the United States that are leading the way toward reducing chronic homelessness. (The other cities are Birmingham, Alabama; Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Los Angeles; Philadelphia; and San Diego.) Many of the services cited are funding fairly traditional programs, such as homeless shelters, emergency shelters, low-income housing, and hygiene programs. Also, the Community Psychiatric Clinic in Seattle provides housing for about 5,000 homeless mentally ill clients per year. There are also private shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks. The Seattle Housing Authority also provides 5,300 low-income public housing units for over 24,000 residents. Its first development, Yesler Terrace (1942), was the first public housing development in Washington and the first integrated such development in the country. But Seattle also has some more innovative programs run by nonprofit groups. One is Real Change, a street newspaper that is sold by homeless individuals to provide them an income without panhandling. Another is FareStart, which provides job training and placement in the food preparation industry. Most recently, FareStart won an exclusive contract to provide food service in the new Seattle Central Library. Seattle has also provided some of the locations for the series of homeless encampments known as Tent City. Tent Cities are largely self-policing, with strict regulations, such as no alcohol, no drugs, and segregated areas for families, men, and women. External links
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