Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Seattle, WA
Seattle (pronounced /siˈætɫ/) is the largest city by population in the U.S state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States. A port city, it is located in the western part of the state between Puget Sound, an arm of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington about 96 miles (154 km) south of the Canada – United States border. A major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King County. The Seattle area has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years, but European settlement began only in the mid-19th century. The first permanent white settlers—Arthur A. Denny and those subsequently known as the Denny Party—arrived...
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General Information
| King |
County | 786,130 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Washington |
State | 803,265 |
Population (current) |
| 143.8 |
Square Miles of Land | 1.7 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 1.1 |
Square Miles of Water | $257,018 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $44,810 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 29,155 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $6,619,888,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 555,335 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $26,568,343,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
Career Resources