Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metro Area

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Language Spoken At Home in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over3,230,360100%
English only2,539,14778.6%
Language other than English691,21321.4%
   Speak English less than very well294,6019.1%
   Spanish202,8876.3%
      Speak English less than very well88,0742.7%
   Other Indo-European languages158,4694.9%
      Speak English less than very well51,9251.6%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages282,8868.8%
      Speak English less than very well134,4904.2%
   Other languages46,9711.5%
      Speak English less than very well20,1120.6%

Ancestry in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population3,453,748100%
  American136,0163.9%
  Arab14,3880.4%
  Czech16,1010.5%
  Danish36,1701.0%
  Dutch66,4961.9%
  English376,70710.9%
  French (except Basque)117,5783.4%
  French Canadian25,2070.7%
  German611,01017.7%
  Greek15,0000.4%
  Hungarian13,4740.4%
  Irish395,04411.4%
  Italian130,0743.8%
  Lithuanian6,4640.2%
  Norwegian206,4946.0%
  Polish70,6732.0%
  Portuguese11,5290.3%
  Russian49,7611.4%
  Scotch-Irish46,3011.3%
  Scottish102,3203.0%
  Slovak3,8080.1%
  Subsaharan African52,7661.5%
  Swedish125,7083.6%
  Swiss20,4490.6%
  Ukrainian31,1910.9%
  Welsh37,4291.1%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)6,7000.2%
Households By Type in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,364,435100%
  Family households (families)850,46362.3%
     With own children under 18 years400,57329.4%
     Married-couple family660,21348.4%
        With own children under 18 years292,65921.4%
     Male householder, no wife present, family57,5854.2%
        With own children under 18 years29,3662.2%
     Female householder, no husband present, family132,6659.7%
        With own children under 18 years78,5485.8%
  Nonfamily households513,97237.7%
     Householder living alone396,53829.1%
        65 years and over109,4188.0%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years432,01431.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over270,75119.8%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households3,388,453100%
  Householder1,364,43540.3%
  Spouse659,50219.5%
  Child949,41628.0%
  Other relatives170,3155.0%
  Nonrelatives244,7857.2%
     Unmarried partner96,2202.8%
Marital Status in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,387,981100%
  Never married488,81835.2%
  Now married, except separated713,38851.4%
  Separated19,3181.4%
  Widowed25,1161.8%
  Divorced141,34110.2%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,414,716100%
  Never married396,46028.0%
  Now married, except separated703,81749.7%
  Separated25,9831.8%
  Widowed100,2087.1%
  Divorced188,24813.3%
Fertility in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months49,706100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)12,11524.4%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women270%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old560%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old210%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old940%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old300%
Grandparents in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years55,448100%
  Responsible for grandchildren17,17931.0%
        Less than 1 year5,4929.9%
        1 or 2 years3,5996.5%
        3 or 4 years2,3814.3%
        5 or more years5,70710.3%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years17,179100%
  Who are female10,56761.5%
  Who are married11,88969.2%
School Enrollment in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school855,755100%
  Nursery school, preschool52,8686.2%
  Kindergarten43,1055.0%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)338,53639.6%
  High school (grades 9-12)178,77620.9%
  College or graduate school242,47028.3%
Educational Attainment in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over2,346,609100%
  Less than 9th grade77,6503.3%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma122,7465.2%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)499,67621.3%
  Some college, no degree554,70223.6%
  Associate's degree211,4639.0%
  Bachelor's degree566,14624.1%
  Graduate or professional degree314,22613.4%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher091.5%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher037.5%
Veteran Status in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over2,642,666100%
  Civilian veterans269,87110.2%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population3,403,298100%
  With a disability350,68210.3%
 
Under 18 years783,858100%
  With a disability25,4293.2%
 
18 to 64 years2,251,290100%
  With a disability192,4138.5%
 
65 years and over368,150100%
  With a disability132,84036.1%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over3,409,683100%
  Same house2,794,87882.0%
  Different house in the U.S.579,32217.0%
     Same county389,22811.4%
     Different county190,0945.6%
        Same state87,0462.6%
        Different state103,0483.0%
  Abroad35,4831.0%
Place Of Birth in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population3,453,748100%
  Native2,879,65883.4%
     Born in United States2,811,71381.4%
        State of residence1,568,27145.4%
        Different state1,243,44236.0%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)67,9452.0%
  Foreign born574,09016.6%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population574,090100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen279,01048.6%
  Not a U.S. citizen295,08051.4%
Year of Entry in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States642,035100%
  Native67,945100%
    Entered 2010 or later1,6002.4%
    Entered before 201066,34597.6%
  Foreign born574,090100%
    Entered 2010 or later20,0733.5%
    Entered before 2010554,01796.5%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Seattle-tacoma-bellevue
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea574,090100%
  Europe96,45516.8%
  Asia281,38749.0%
  Africa38,7366.7%
  Oceania9,4141.6%
  Latin America120,95421.1%
  Northern America27,1444.7%