The population and race of Seattle

In more than ten years, many legal and illegal immigrants came to Seattle. From 1990 to 2000, the floating population increased by 40%. Although only 5.28% of the population was Hispanic in the 2000 census, the Hispanic population is the fastest growing among all the population in Washington State. It is estimated that it increased by 10% from 2000 to 2002. About 1.25% people in this city are homeless, of which 14% are teenagers. In 2005, bodybuilding magazine named Seattle the most bodybuilding city in America.

Cascadia in Seattle's Greater Seattle *

1970 530,844 1,939,000 7,738,635

1980 493,846 2,240,000 9,508,809

1990 5 16,259 2,748,867 1 1,000,384

2000 563,374 3,275.847 13379.320

2005 (estimated) 573 000 3 460 400 14 083 486

20 10 (estimated) 594,1163,641,20015,765, 1 19.

Source: United States Census Bureau; British Columbia Bureau of Statistics (British Columbia Management Services); Oregon office of economic analysis. Seattle's 2005 forecast and Washington State Financial Management Office's 20 10 forecast. Seattle is a multi-ethnic city. White people account for about 70.1%of the city's population; Black 8.4%; Indians and aborigines account for1.0%; Hispanic/Latino accounted for 5.3%; Mixed-race children account for 4.5%; Asians account for 13. 1%, of which Chinese people account for about 3.45% of the city's population.

20 10 the U.S. census shows that there are 3.4 million residents in Seattle metropolitan area. There are about 3.7 million people in Puget Sound metropolitan area, of which about 73.4% are white, which is the highest proportion of white people in the northern cities of the United States. 4.7% people say that they are descendants of many nationalities, which is also one of the highest cities in the United States. There are 13.7 1% Asians, 8.44% Africans, 1. 1% Native Americans, 0.5% Pacific natives and 6.84% non-whites.