Seattle, WA Demographics

City Population: 608,660 (18+)
▹ White American: 69.4%
▹ Asian American: 13.8%
▹ African-American: 7.9%
▹ Hispanic or Latino: 6.6%
▹ From two or more races: 5.1%
▹ Native American: 1.1%
▹ Pacific Islander: 0.9%
Median household income: $63,470

About Seattle

Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. A city of steep hills, Seattle lies in western Washington between two bodies of water – Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Its well-situated landlocked harbor has made Seattle one of the major port cities in the United States. Seattle is the region’s commercial and transportation hub and the center of manufacturing, trade and finance. Other important diversified industries include aircraft, lumber, fishing, high technology, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and apparel.

Sports in Seattle

Seattle Seahawks – National Football League (NFL)
Seattle Mariners – Major League Baseball (MLB)
Seattle Sounders FC – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Storm – Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Reign FC – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)

Business and Education in Scranton

Businesses of note: The city is home to 5 Fortune 500 companies. They are Amazon.com, Inc., Starbucks Corporation, Nordstrom, Inc., Expeditors International of Washington, and Alaska Air Group Inc. Other companies of note headquartered in Seattle include Getty Images, Inc., Corbis Corporation, PEMCO Insurance, Jones Soda Co., Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Vulcan Inc., Seattle Genetics, Zillow Group, PopCap Games, Fantagraphics Books, Sasquatch Books, Sub Pop Records, Zulily, Ambassadors International, and Pacific Coast Feather Company.

Advertising & PR agencies: (AD) Creature, DNA Seattle, The Garrigan Lyman Group, Jones Advertising, Hey, Hacker Agency, Hydrogen Advertising, Copacino + Fujikado, Publicis Seattle, WONGDOODY. (PR) Waggener Edstrom, Fearey Group, Barokas Public Relations, Firmani + Associates, Richmond Public Relations, Allison + Partners, Weber Shandwick Seattle, Edelman, Communiqué Public Relations.

Colleges: There are 4 public universities located within the city limits: University of Washington, North Seattle College, Seattle Central College, and South Seattle College. Private colleges in the city include Seattle University, Seattle Pacific University, City University of Seattle, Antioch University Seattle, Cornish College of Arts, Gage Academy of Art, School of Visual Concepts.

Events in Seattle

Seattle International Film Festival, Issaquah Salmon Days Festival, Festival of Crafts, DjangoFest, Blackberry Festival, Seattle Outdoor Theater Festival, Slugfest, Summer BBQ Days, IGBO Day, Seattle Chinese Festival, ArtSpring, Small Farm Expo, Whirligig!, Fremont Fair, Washington Summer Microbrew Festival, Seattle Roadster Show, Cinema Under the Stars, Pumpkin Prowl.

Most large-scale events in the market are held at Seattle’s Washington State Convention Center.

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Seattle Must See Destinations

Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum, Space Needle, Seattle Public Library, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle Center, The Gum Wall, Living Computer Museum, Seattle Aquarium, Museum of History & Industry, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Washington Park Arboretum, Woodland Park Zoo, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Theo Chocolate, Teatro ZinZanni, Seattle Pinball Museum.

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