Seattle is a very large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 749,256 people and 184 associated neighborhoods, Seattle is the largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Seattle was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Seattle economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Seattle, where the median household income is $116,068.00.

Seattle home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Seattle real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Seattle has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Seattle is also a city of artists. Seattle has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Seattle’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Seattle telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 27.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One thing noticeable about Seattle, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Seattle is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Seattle a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Seattle is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

Seattle is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Seattle is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Seattle really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Seattle citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Seattle ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Seattle a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.

If knowledge is power, Seattle is a pretty powerful place. 66.65% of the adults in Seattle have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Seattle in 2018 was $77,616, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $310,464 for a family of four. However, Seattle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Seattle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Seattle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Seattle residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Seattle include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Seattle also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.84%.

The most common language spoken in Seattle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.