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Area: 0.508 square miles

Population: 9,273

Population density:
Whittier Heights:

18,258 people per square mile
Seattle:

8,933 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 7,63079.6%White
    • 6596.9%Asian
    • 4294.5%Two or more races
    • 4164.3%Black
    • 3243.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 900.9%Some other race
    • 350.4%American Indian
Age and Sex of Residents in Whittier Heights in Seattle, WA
Median household income in 2022:
Whittier Heights:

$145,168
Seattle:

$115,409

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 122Less than $10,000
  • 621$10,000 to $19,999
  • 239$20,000 to $29,999
  • 384$30,000 to $39,999
  • 220$40,000 to $49,999
  • 217$50,000 to $59,999
  • 262$60,000 to $74,999
  • 407$75,000 to $99,999
  • 401$100,000 to $124,999
  • 292$125,000 to $149,999
  • 474$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,412$200,000 or more
  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 139Less than $50,000
  • 67$100,000 to $149,999
  • 48$250,000 to $299,999
  • 82$300,000 to $399,999
  • 469$400,000 to $499,999
  • 388$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,274$750,000 to $999,999
  • 953$1,000,000 or more
  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 586$200 to $299
  • 56$300 to $399
  • 28$400 to $499
  • 23$700 to $799
  • 51$800 to $899
  • 93$900 to $999
  • 211$1,000 to $1,249
  • 111$1,250 to $1,499
  • 468$1,500 to $1,999
  • 704$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2022:
Whittier Heights:

$2,277
Seattle:

$1,762

Zip codes: 98117.

Males:

4,669
Females:

4,604
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

36.9 years
Whole city:

35.7 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

40.6 years
Whole city:

36.2 years

Average household size:
Whittier Heights:

5.5 people
Seattle:

2.0 people

Percentage of family households:
Whittier Heights:

47.0%
Seattle:

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

50.5%
Seattle:

33.2%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Whittier Heights:

34.5%
Seattle:

36.5%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Whittier Heights:

7.8%
Seattle:

9.3%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Whittier Heights:

16.2%
Seattle:

24.9%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Whittier Heights:

16.1%
city:

22.3%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Whittier Heights:

0.8%
Seattle:

3.2%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

42.6%
Seattle:

34.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Whittier Heights:

42.2%
Seattle:

42.9%

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

1.5%
city:

2.2%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

13.7%
Seattle:

20.3%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier Heights
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier Heights
  • 181 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 5493 rooms
  • 3614 rooms
  • 2935 rooms
  • 6166 rooms
  • 2457 rooms
  • 6078 rooms
  • 5009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier Heights
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier Heights
  • 5381 room
  • 3192 rooms
  • 1343 rooms
  • 1664 rooms
  • 2185 rooms
  • 2196 rooms
  • 1807 rooms
  • 928 rooms
  • 109+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier Heights
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whittier Heights
  • 18no bedroom
  • 811 bedroom
  • 7062 bedrooms
  • 1,0073 bedrooms
  • 8894 bedrooms
  • 625+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier Heights
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whittier Heights
  • 538no bedroom
  • 4481 bedroom
  • 2262 bedrooms
  • 3183 bedrooms
  • 774 bedrooms
  • 905+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.9
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:
Whittier Heights:

71.0%
Seattle:

70.4%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (74.7% of all units):
Whittier Heights:

$804,920
Seattle:

$1,274,185

Year house built in Whittier Heights
  • Year house built in Whittier Heights
  • 922020 or later
  • 8212010 to 2019
  • 1622000 to 2009
  • 1071990 to 1999
  • 3601980 to 1989
  • 2101970 to 1979
  • 2071960 to 1969
  • 3641950 to 1959
  • 6751940 to 1949
  • 1,7501939 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)
  • 29Less than 5 minutes
  • 1115 to 9 minutes
  • 55210 to 14 minutes
  • 25015 to 19 minutes
  • 25620 to 24 minutes
  • 23325 to 29 minutes
  • 60030 to 34 minutes
  • 7635 to 39 minutes
  • 32540 to 44 minutes
  • 20245 to 59 minutes
  • 11060 to 89 minutes
  • 4490 or more minutes
  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 41.8%2,135Drove a car alone
  • 6.9%353Carpooled
  • 7.0%358Bus
  • 1.1%57Ferryboat
  • 4.9%250Motorcycle
  • 7.4%377Bicycle
  • 3.0%153Walked
  • 0.2%11Other means
  • 33.0%1,684Worked at home
  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 6112:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 1035:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 125:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 936:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 1926:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 4067:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 4447:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 5528:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 2908:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 3199:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 5810:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 5611:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 12412:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 1054:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

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

    24.4%
    city:

    16.0%

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

    2.9%
    city:

    7.6%

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

    19.0%
    city:

    18.5%

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

    3.3%
    city:

    5.6%

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

    2.0%
    city:

    2.5%

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

    3.1%
    city:

    4.1%

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

    7.4%
    city:

    3.8%

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

    2.9%
    city:

    3.6%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    8.2%
    city:

    10.5%

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

    14.7%
    city:

    12.0%

  • Percentage of males in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    0.2%

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

    3.9%
    city:

    3.2%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    2.7%
    city:

    2.6%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    city:

    3.0%


Occupations of females:

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

    15.7%
    city:

    14.2%

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

    16.8%
    city:

    9.8%

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

    1.8%
    city:

    6.6%

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

    2.3%
    city:

    2.1%

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

    2.6%
    city:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    4.7%
    city:

    2.5%

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

    5.0%
    city:

    8.7%

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

    6.1%
    city:

    5.0%

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

    10.1%
    city:

    9.6%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    13.5%
    city:

    13.7%

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

    20.4%
    city:

    17.7%


Percentage of people 16-64 in Armed Forces:
Whittier Heights:

0.0%
Seattle:

0.2%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Whittier Heights:

    20.0%
    Seattle:

    9.8%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Whittier Heights:

    5.6%
    Seattle:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Whittier Heights:

    2.7%
    Seattle:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Whittier Heights:

    59.5%
    Seattle:

    17.3%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Whittier Heights:

4.6%
Seattle:

10.1%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Whittier Heights:

2004
Seattle:

2013

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Whittier Heights:

2014
Seattle:

2021

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Whittier Heights:

92.3%
Seattle:

74.4%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 40.5%Electricity
  • 39.3%Utility gas
  • 10.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 3.3%No fuel used
  • 3.2%Other fuel
  • 1.6%Solar energy
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood

Roads and streets:

8th Ave NW

Length: 1.75 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 6500 to 8399

Dibble Ave NW

Length: 0.90 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6500 to 8299

9th Ave NW

Length: 0.90 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6500 to 8349

11th Ave NW

Length: 0.88 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 6500 to 8299

10th Ave NW

Length: 0.88 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 6500 to 8299

12th Ave NW

Length: 0.88 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 6500 to 8299

13th Ave NW

Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6700 to 8299

14th Ave NW

Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6700 to 8299

Mary Ave NW

Length: 0.75 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6700 to 8299

NW 67th St

Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1479

NW 70th St

Length: 0.70 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1464

NW 75th St

Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1482

NW 73rd St

Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1470

NW 83rd St

Length: 0.66 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1449

NW 80th St

Length: 0.65 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1449

NW 77th St

Length: 0.65 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 1449

NW 65th St

Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 900 to 1499

Alonzo Ave NW

Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6700 to 7399

Division Ave NW

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 6500 to 6999
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