Seattle Demography informs readers about the population of the region and the percentage of different ethnic groups in the city. The Demography of Seattle is diverse with various ethnic groups inhabiting the city.
As per the census of 2000, the total population of the city of Seattle is 563,374 and the total number of households is 258,499. According to the US Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey, the total population in the 2005 was 536,946.
Seattle is inhabited by people belonging to various race or ethnic origin. Whites form 68.9% of the total population that is 369,689. There were 43,914 African American in Seattle in 2005 which is 8.2% of the population. There are just 6,336 people from American Indian and Alaska constituting of 1.2% of the total city population.
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There are 77,363 Asians in the city of Seattle who constitute 14.4% of the total population. Asian population in Seattle comprise of Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Korean, Filipino and from other Asian origin. The total number of people of Asian origin in Seattle are:
Chinese: 20,774
Vietnamese: 10,602
Filipino: 21,950
Korean: 3,317
Asian Indian: 3,111
Japanese: 10,808
Other Asian: 6,801
The population of people belonging to Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are 33,707 which is 6.3%. The native Hawaiins and other Pacific Islanders constitute only 0.3 % of the total city population. Apart from these races, other races form 3.2% of the city population. Seattle Demographics highlights on the division of population on the basis of race or ethnic origin.
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