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South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle, Washington (WA), 98102, 98109 detailed profile


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Area: 0.680 square miles

Population: 3,734

Population density:
South Lake Union:

5,488 people per square mile
Seattle:

8,933 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 2,86669.1%White
    • 3057.4%Asian
    • 3067.4%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
    • 2967.1%Two or more races
    • 1894.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 952.3%Black
    • 912.2%American Indian
Age and Sex of Residents in South Lake Union in Seattle, WA
Median household income in 2022:
South Lake Union:

$134,155
Seattle:

$115,409

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 46Less than $10,000
  • 17$10,000 to $19,999
  • 71$20,000 to $29,999
  • 353$30,000 to $39,999
  • 229$40,000 to $49,999
  • 71$50,000 to $59,999
  • 31$60,000 to $74,999
  • 244$75,000 to $99,999
  • 151$100,000 to $124,999
  • 330$125,000 to $149,999
  • 208$150,000 to $199,999
  • 704$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 84Less than $50,000
  • 27$300,000 to $399,999
  • 103$500,000 to $749,999
  • 121$750,000 to $999,999
  • 245$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 95$500 to $599
  • 96$900 to $999
  • 35$1,000 to $1,249
  • 143$1,250 to $1,499
  • 438$1,500 to $1,999
  • 842$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
South Lake Union:

$2,148
Seattle:

$1,762

Zip codes: 98102, 98109.

Males:

1,848
Females:

1,885
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

31.7 years
Whole city:

35.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

33.3 years
Whole city:

36.2 years

Average household size:
South Lake Union:

1.8 people
Seattle:

2.0 people

Percentage of family households:
South Lake Union:

21.6%
Seattle:

30.9%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

24.3%
Seattle:

33.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
South Lake Union:

48.3%
Seattle:

36.5%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
South Lake Union:

4.6%
Seattle:

9.3%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
South Lake Union:

35.1%
Seattle:

24.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
South Lake Union:

28.5%
city:

22.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
South Lake Union:

0.0%
Seattle:

3.2%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

33.5%
Seattle:

34.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
South Lake Union:

44.1%
Seattle:

42.9%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

4.9%
city:

2.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

17.5%
Seattle:

20.3%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Lake Union
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Lake Union
  • 231 room
  • 1052 rooms
  • 573 rooms
  • 534 rooms
  • 1855 rooms
  • 416 rooms
  • 877 rooms
  • 338 rooms
  • 949+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Lake Union
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Lake Union
  • 1021 room
  • 2532 rooms
  • 3173 rooms
  • 4644 rooms
  • 2295 rooms
  • 1176 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Lake Union
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Lake Union
  • 23no bedroom
  • 651 bedroom
  • 2372 bedrooms
  • 1143 bedrooms
  • 334 bedrooms
  • 3615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Lake Union
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Lake Union
  • 166no bedroom
  • 4951 bedroom
  • 6602 bedrooms
  • 1243 bedrooms
  • 894 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.6
Seattle:

1.7

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

1.3
city:

0.9

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
South Lake Union:

79.3%
Seattle:

70.4%

Year house built in South Lake Union
  • Year house built in South Lake Union
  • 312020 or later
  • 1502010 to 2019
  • 1692000 to 2009
  • 2671990 to 1999
  • 1141980 to 1989
  • 2791970 to 1979
  • 2571960 to 1969
  • 1361950 to 1959
  • 741940 to 1949
  • 7731939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

440.8
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 47Less than 5 minutes
  • 1015 to 9 minutes
  • 20110 to 14 minutes
  • 27215 to 19 minutes
  • 42920 to 24 minutes
  • 24325 to 29 minutes
  • 37330 to 34 minutes
  • 6835 to 39 minutes
  • 7640 to 44 minutes
  • 17645 to 59 minutes
  • 9960 to 89 minutes
  • 590 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 39.5%1,182Drove a car alone
  • 3.0%89Carpooled
  • 19.3%579Bus
  • 6.8%205Subway or elevated rail
  • 7.4%222Taxi
  • 2.5%76Bicycle
  • 6.6%199Walked
  • 5.0%150Other means
  • 29.6%886Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 745:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 566:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 2916:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 2567:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 4027:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 3628:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 1868:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 3129:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 8210:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 2511:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 424:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    14.7%
    city:

    16.0%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    9.8%
    city:

    7.6%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    22.1%
    city:

    18.5%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    11.7%
    city:

    5.6%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    2.5%
    city:

    2.5%

  • Percentage of males in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    4.0%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    2.1%
    city:

    4.1%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    6.8%
    city:

    3.8%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    2.7%
    city:

    10.5%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    17.6%
    city:

    12.0%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    1.0%
    city:

    3.2%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    1.2%
    city:

    2.6%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    city:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    1.1%
    city:

    1.9%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    21.8%
    city:

    14.2%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    14.9%
    city:

    9.8%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    6.6%

  • Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    3.5%
    city:

    2.1%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    5.8%
    city:

    3.2%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    8.4%
    city:

    8.7%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    7.9%
    city:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    10.9%
    city:

    9.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    7.7%
    city:

    13.7%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    12.7%
    city:

    17.7%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    3.8%
    city:

    1.3%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    South Lake Union:

    18.8%
    Seattle:

    9.8%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    South Lake Union:

    4.5%
    Seattle:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    South Lake Union:

    4.0%
    Seattle:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    South Lake Union:

    38.3%
    Seattle:

    17.3%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
South Lake Union:

5.1%
Seattle:

10.1%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
South Lake Union:

2014
Seattle:

2013

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
South Lake Union:

73.8%
Seattle:

74.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 68.2%Electricity
  • 23.6%Utility gas
  • 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 2.2%No fuel used

Limited-access highways (interstate or state) in this neighborhood:

I- 5

Length: 0.93 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

Highways in this neighborhood:

State Rte 99 (Battery Street Tunl)

Length: 0.23 miles
Direction: N-S

Roads and streets:

John St

Length: 1.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 1399

Thomas St

Length: 1.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 526 to 1399

Eastlake Ave E

Length: 1.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 1799

Harrison St

Length: 1.14 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 600 to 1399

Mercer St

Length: 1.07 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 700 to 1399

Fairview Ave N

Length: 1.07 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 1499

Broad St

Length: 1.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 999

Republican St

Length: 1.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 668 to 1399

Yale Ave N

Length: 0.68 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 1099

Valley St

Length: 0.67 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 750 to 1398

Aurora Ave N

Length: 0.62 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 101 to 525

9th Ave N

Length: 0.57 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 126 to 899

8th Ave N

Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 899

Westlake Ave N

Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 200 to 1210

Dexter Ave N

Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 899

Minor Ave N

Length: 0.49 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 201 to 999

Terry Ave N

Length: 0.47 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 899

6th Ave N

Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 200 to 449

Boren Ave N

Length: 0.42 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 799

Aloha St

Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 750 to 1399

Roy St

Length: 0.38 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 750 to 1399

Pontius Ave N

Length: 0.35 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 699

Fairview Ave E

Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1300 to 1799

Lakeview Blvd E

Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 901

E Galer St

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 200 to 299

Ward St

Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1200 to 1399

E Garfield St

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 299

Franklin Ave E

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1500 to 1630

Taylor Ave N

Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 200 to 349

E Blaine St

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199

Monorail (5th Ave N)

Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 112 to 222

Stewart St

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1310 to 1399

Fairview Pl N

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 800 to 5815

E Nelson Pl

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1400 to 1499

Railroad features:

Abandoned RR

Length: 0.92 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
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