Seattle has experienced steady population growth since the early 1980s.
In 2000 the population of Seattle was 563,374, up from the 1990 census figure of 516,259.
In 2004, it was estimated at 571,480. In 2004 the population of the Seattle metropolitan area was 3,166,828; the population of the Puget Sound urban region centered on Seattle was 3,554,760.
The city’s population has often increased or declined according to economic conditions. In the 1970s Greater Seattle depended heavily on the aerospace industry, and when the industry suffered an economic downturn, the city’s population shrank.
Between 1970 and 1980 Seattle’s population fell from 531,000 to 494,000, a decline of 7 percent, as the local economy slowed and city dwellers migrated to the suburbs. But as Seattle’s economy rebounded and diversified, its population staged a comeback, increasing 5 percent between 1980 and 1990, and another 9 percent between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle is characterized by a diverse and dynamic population. The 2000 census indicated that Seattle’s population was 70.1 percent white, 13.1 percent Asian, 8.4 percent black, 1 percent Native American, and 0.5 percent Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. People of mixed heritage or not reporting race were 6.8 percent of inhabitants. Hispanics, who may be of any race, made up 5.3 percent of the population.
In the 1970s the population of Asian Americans in the Seattle area soared, as immigrants and refugees from Southeast Asia flocked to the city.
Between 1990 and 1996 the population of people of Asian and Pacific Island descent in King County—which includes Seattle—increased 48 percent. During the same period, the population of African Americans increased 19 percent, and that of Native Americans increased 16 percent.
Those who identify themselves as Hispanic increased 32 percent. It is no coincidence that cosmopolitan Seattle has the second largest sister city program in the United States.
Seattle today has 20 sister cities that emphasize its international nature—from the first sister city of Kobe, Japan, to Mombasa, Kenya, and Gdynia, Poland.
In 2000 the population of Seattle was 563,374, up from the 1990 census figure of 516,259.
In 2004, it was estimated at 571,480. In 2004 the population of the Seattle metropolitan area was 3,166,828; the population of the Puget Sound urban region centered on Seattle was 3,554,760.
The city’s population has often increased or declined according to economic conditions. In the 1970s Greater Seattle depended heavily on the aerospace industry, and when the industry suffered an economic downturn, the city’s population shrank.
Between 1970 and 1980 Seattle’s population fell from 531,000 to 494,000, a decline of 7 percent, as the local economy slowed and city dwellers migrated to the suburbs. But as Seattle’s economy rebounded and diversified, its population staged a comeback, increasing 5 percent between 1980 and 1990, and another 9 percent between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle is characterized by a diverse and dynamic population. The 2000 census indicated that Seattle’s population was 70.1 percent white, 13.1 percent Asian, 8.4 percent black, 1 percent Native American, and 0.5 percent Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander. People of mixed heritage or not reporting race were 6.8 percent of inhabitants. Hispanics, who may be of any race, made up 5.3 percent of the population.
In the 1970s the population of Asian Americans in the Seattle area soared, as immigrants and refugees from Southeast Asia flocked to the city.
Between 1990 and 1996 the population of people of Asian and Pacific Island descent in King County—which includes Seattle—increased 48 percent. During the same period, the population of African Americans increased 19 percent, and that of Native Americans increased 16 percent.
Those who identify themselves as Hispanic increased 32 percent. It is no coincidence that cosmopolitan Seattle has the second largest sister city program in the United States.
Seattle today has 20 sister cities that emphasize its international nature—from the first sister city of Kobe, Japan, to Mombasa, Kenya, and Gdynia, Poland.
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