Comparing the racial diversity of the journalists
at America's daily newspapers
with the communities that they serve
Newsroom diversity report for
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle, Washington
Owner: Hearst Newspapers (N.Y.)
From a report for the Knight Foundation
by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig, June 2005
Click here to read the national report or to select another newspaper
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff
2005 14.0
2004 14.4
2003 13.7
2002 13.0
2001 14.3
2000 13.1
1999 11.0
1998 10.2
1997 10.4
1996 11.2
1995 15.3
1994 12.4
1993 11.4
1992 Did not report
1991 8.9
1990 Did not report
The latest year at peak is 1995
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Newsroom Diversity Index
for Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff Non-white % of circulation area Newsroom Diversity Index (parity=100)
2005 14.0 27.0 52
2004 14.4 26.1 55
How the index is calculated
The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff
divided by the non-white percentage of residents in the circulation area.
(Parity = 100.)
Company index
This newspaper's owner, Hearst Newspapers (N.Y.),
has a companywide, circulation-weighted Diversity Index of 45.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Peer group comparison
for Seattle Post-Intelligencer
This newspaper's Newsroom Diversity Index is 52. This paper
Peer group
Compare that with 64, which is the median Diversity Index for all newspapers
reporting in this circulation category of 100,001 to 250,000 daily sales.
In that group, this newspaper's Diversity Index ranks 40 out of 58
newspapers reporting in the category of 100,001 to 250,000 daily sales.
An example of a newspaper of similar circulation, in an area of similar level of non-white residents, but one that has a relatively high Diversity Index, is The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, with a 21 percent non-white staff in a community that is 30.8 percent non-white. Its index is 68.
FYI, in circulation, this newspaper's average weekday circulation of
approximately 145,964 ranks 75 out of 1,410 daily newspapers in the US.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Details on race/ethnicity
in the circulation area
and the home county
of Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Circulation area
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 5.4 88,410
Black 5.1 83,801
Asian and Pacific Islander 11.1 181,823
Native-American 0.9 14,310
Other non-white 0.3 4,090
Multi-racial 3.4 56,096
  Non-white 26.1 428,530
White 73.9 1,211,379
Total 1,639,909
Home county:  King
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 5.5 95,242
Black 5.3 91,798
Asian and Pacific Islander 11.3 195,352
Native-American 0.8 14,278
Other non-white 0.3 4,577
Multi-racial 3.5 60,660
  Non-white 26.6 461,907
White 73.4 1,275,127
Total 1,737,034
The home county of this newspaper is King.
About this report
This third annual report for the Knight Foundation adds context to an annual survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. ASNE has set a goal that
every newspaper, to help it know its community and gather the news, should employ at least one non-white journalist, and that newspapers should strive to
employ non-whites in proportion to their share of the community. ASNE's report, at www.asne.org, shows each newspaper's non-white employment, but does
not disclose how closely that employment mirrors the newspaper's circulation area.
That gap is filled by the report you are reading now. This report was not done by ASNE, but was done for the Knight Foundation by Bill Dedman and 
Stephen K. Doig. It shows how close each newspaper is to ASNE's goal, by comparing the newsroom staffing with the circulation area population.
The full report is at www.powerreporting.com/knight.
Notes and definitions
  1. The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff divided by the non-white percentage of the circulation area's residents. Parity = 100.
  2. Source for staffing: Survey by American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 2005. Newspapers report non-white staff as of the end of the previous year.
  3. Following ASNE's definition, newsroom staff includes only supervisors, reporters, editors, copy/layout editors and photographers.
  4. Also following ASNE's definition, "whites," "blacks," etc., exclude Hispanics, who are counted in a separate category.
  5. Source for boundaries of this newspaper's circulation area: ZIP Code circulation data, Audit Bureau of Circulations, latest available. 
  6. A paper may define its circulation area differently for marketing efforts, or news coverage, or to set advertising rates.
  7. If ZIP Codes or counties are used, this report applies a threshold: 10 percent household penetration is required to include an area in the circulation area.
  8. Source for the demographics of residents of that circulation area: US Census 2000.
  9. Source for total circulation: Editor & Publisher magazine, Monday-Friday average at year-end 2004.
 10. Staff of non-English publications, such as the Miami Herald's El Nuevo Herald, are excluded from the ASNE staffing survey for the first time this year.
      
Demographics of ZIP Codes
where sales were reported by
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Note that some ZIP Codes listed here may not have been included in determining the newspaper's circulation area. In calculating the Diversity Index, a
ZIP Code was included only if the household penetration was at least 10 percent. Any lower-penetration ZIP Codes are also listed here for your information.
Also, if the newspaper reported more than 300 ZIP Codes, only the top 300 in weekday sales are listed here.
ZIP / City / State / Approx. distance in miles from the newspaper's home office Weekday sales Households Penetration % (daily sales per 100 households) Median household income Non-white
% of
population
Hispanic
% of
population
Black
% of
population
Native
% of
population
Asian
% of
population
98115 / Wedgwood / WA / 5.1 mi. 3,434 19,527 17.6 $58,475 17.3 3.0 1.8 0.5 8.6
98109 / Seattle / WA / 1.2 mi. 3,407 9,383 36.3 $49,531 15.5 3.6 2.9 0.7 5.6
98103 / Wallingford / WA / 3.9 mi. 3,182 21,166 15.0 $49,044 16.6 4.0 2.3 0.8 6.1
98133 / Shoreline / WA / 8.4 mi. 3,021 19,103 15.8 $41,743 29.6 5.2 4.1 1.1 14.8
98104 / Seattle / WA / 0.6 mi. 2,736 5,566 49.2 $16,205 53.8 7.2 19.7 2.4 20.5
98101 / Times Square / WA / 0.1 mi. 2,667 5,924 45.0 $26,995 29.7 5.1 10.3 1.9 8.6
98117 / Seattle / WA / 5.3 mi. 2,477 13,194 18.8 $55,777 13.9 3.6 1.3 1.1 4.9
98125 / Seattle / WA / 7 mi. 2,278 15,967 14.3 $42,400 31.8 5.8 4.9 0.8 15.3
98105 / University / WA / 3.8 mi. 2,190 14,742 14.9 $40,246 24.2 3.7 2.0 0.5 14.0
98004 / Yarrow Point / WA / 5.6 mi. 2,186 10,497 20.8 $63,358 16.3 3.1 1.2 0.2 9.6
98055 / Renton / WA / 11.2 mi. 2,036 11,735 17.3 $42,758 39.2 6.6 11.2 0.6 16.2
98052 / Redmond / WA / 10.3 mi. 2,009 20,672 9.7 $68,923 22.7 5.5 1.4 0.4 12.5
98155 / Shoreline / WA / 9.5 mi. 1,989 13,089 15.2 $55,863 23.0 3.5 2.7 0.7 12.0
98032 / Woodmont Beach / WA / 14.3 mi. 1,986 12,404 16.0 $42,042 34.3 10.8 8.9 1.0 8.9
98122 / Seattle / WA / 1.5 mi. 1,927 13,820 13.9 $32,085 45.7 6.9 24.6 1.1 8.2
98116 / West Seattle / WA / 3.5 mi. 1,883 10,571 17.8 $54,563 13.2 3.4 1.7 0.9 3.9
98118 / Seattle / WA / 5.3 mi. 1,879 13,916 13.5 $44,697 75.2 7.2 25.6 0.9 35.5
98107 / Seattle / WA / 4.3 mi. 1,877 9,809 19.1 $42,195 15.2 4.8 1.9 1.1 3.9
98112 / Seattle / WA / 2.2 mi. 1,797 9,989 18.0 $59,693 18.6 2.7 8.6 0.3 4.0
98110 / Seattle / WA / 8.9 mi. 1,790 7,979 22.4 $70,110 8.3 2.2 0.3 0.6 2.5
98003 / Federal Way / WA / 19.1 mi. 1,750 16,896 10.4 $43,027 35.0 8.6 8.6 0.8 12.1
98168 / Tukwila / WA / 8.1 mi. 1,722 11,319 15.2 $41,097 41.3 13.7 7.6 1.4 13.5
98198 / Seattle / WA / 13.3 mi. 1,602 12,653 12.7 $46,628 32.6 8.8 8.2 1.0 10.1
98034 / Totem Lake / WA / 9.2 mi. 1,586 16,343 9.7 $60,043 20.7 5.3 1.8 0.5 9.7
98199 / Seattle / WA / 3.7 mi. 1,550 9,077 17.1 $59,542 14.5 3.3 1.6 0.5 6.1
98006 / Newport Hills / WA / 8.5 mi. 1,527 13,046 11.7 $81,929 26.6 2.7 1.6 0.3 19.2
98144 / Seattle / WA / 2.3 mi. 1,524 9,888 15.4 $40,693 67.2 8.8 21.4 0.9 30.8
98188 / Tukwila / WA / 11.1 mi. 1,522 9,694 15.7 $40,618 43.2 11.7 10.8 1.1 13.9
98037 / Lynnwood / WA / 15.6 mi. 1,517 17,125 8.9 $48,602 25.3 5.2 2.5 0.8 12.8
98126 / Westwood Village / WA / 4.2 mi. 1,485 8,342 17.8 $47,519 30.9 6.1 7.1 1.2 11.8
98026 / Edmonds / WA / 14.8 mi. 1,459 13,519 10.8 $56,774 17.1 3.7 1.5 0.8 7.8
98166 / Seattle / WA / 10 mi. 1,458 8,525 17.1 $50,310 18.6 7.5 3.2 1.0 4.3
98036 / Seattle Heights / WA / 13.3 mi. 1,457 12,567 11.6 $51,296 24.9 6.4 2.5 0.9 11.5
98108 / Tukwila / WA / 4.9 mi. 1,436 7,170 20.0 $38,413 77.1 12.2 14.5 1.1 44.3
98058 / Renton / WA / 13.7 mi. 1,435 13,519 10.6 $63,680 25.1 3.6 4.9 0.6 12.2
98119 / Seattle / WA / 2.3 mi. 1,433 10,143 14.1 $49,222 13.2 3.1 2.0 0.6 4.5
98033 / Totem Lake / WA / 8 mi. 1,408 13,661 10.3 $69,073 14.1 3.2 1.1 0.5 6.8
98040 / Mercer Island / WA / 5.7 mi. 1,392 8,437 16.5 $91,904 17.2 1.9 1.1 0.2 11.9
98023 / Federal Way / WA / 19.2 mi. 1,384 16,966 8.2 $57,411 31.6 6.1 6.7 0.7 13.7
98031 / Kent / WA / 15.7 mi. 1,367 23,064 5.9 $50,958 32.3 6.1 7.3 0.8 13.0
98102 / Seattle / WA / 1.6 mi. 1,355 12,434 10.9 $41,850 17.0 3.9 3.1 0.7 6.1
98020 / Woodway / WA / 12.3 mi. 1,344 7,946 16.9 $56,653 9.6 2.2 0.8 0.6 4.0
98146 / White Center / WA / 7.1 mi. 1,306 9,719 13.4 $46,321 39.0 11.4 5.4 1.4 16.8
98177 / The Highlands / WA / 8.8 mi. 1,291 7,499 17.2 $65,514 13.5 2.5 1.2 0.4 6.5
98002 / Auburn / WA / 21 mi. 1,263 12,557 10.1 $36,991 20.1 8.1 2.3 2.1 3.7
98012 / Mill Creek / WA / 15.9 mi. 1,262 14,238 8.9 $65,730 16.8 3.9 1.2 0.6 8.5
98059 / Renton / WA / 10.8 mi. 1,207 10,745 11.2 $61,361 20.9 5.4 2.5 0.7 9.3
98011 / Queensgate / WA / 11.1 mi. 1,193 10,456 11.4 $61,329 15.5 4.7 1.3 0.6 6.0
98042 / Lake Sawyer / WA / 18.8 mi. 1,147 12,805 9.0 $66,051 13.8 3.5 2.1 0.8 4.3
98121 / Seattle / WA / 0.5 mi. 1,127 5,908 19.1 $32,271 27.1 5.0 8.2 1.5 8.3
98027 / Pine Lake / WA / 12.6 mi. 1,121 8,772 12.8 $70,085 12.5 3.4 0.8 0.5 5.2
98106 / White Center / WA / 5 mi. 1,114 8,500 13.1 $40,815 55.8 11.1 11.7 1.5 24.7
98208 / Everett / WA / 19.3 mi. 1,104 16,678 6.6 $55,952 19.8 4.9 2.6 0.8 7.9
98136 / Westwood / WA / 5.3 mi. 1,102 6,793 16.2 $56,455 14.0 3.8 2.4 0.8 3.9
98007 / Eastgate / WA / 8.4 mi. 1,049 10,233 10.3 $48,606 39.6 9.8 2.8 0.3 22.9
98005 / Bellevue / WA / 7.3 mi. 1,043 7,565 13.8 $60,173 26.8 5.1 1.9 0.3 16.7
98001 / Federal Way / WA / 19.8 mi. 1,042 8,924 11.7 $60,534 17.2 4.2 2.6 1.0 6.2
98056 / Renton / WA / 9.3 mi. 1,031 10,287 10.0 $53,608 27.8 6.6 4.8 0.7 12.0
98072 / Woodinville / WA / 13.7 mi. 987 11,955 8.3 $82,922 12.2 4.1 0.7 0.3 4.5
98021 / Thrashers Corner / WA / 12.8 mi. 977 7,524 13.0 $63,630 13.2 3.1 1.0 0.5 5.8
98178 / Tukwila / WA / 8.4 mi. 932 8,388 11.1 $47,461 60.7 4.3 26.0 0.7 24.2
98008 / Bellevue / WA / 9.5 mi. 889 9,082 9.8 $67,391 25.1 5.8 1.8 0.4 14.1
98028 / Kenmore / WA / 10.1 mi. 882 7,125 12.4 $61,813 15.1 3.6 1.3 0.4 7.0
98203 / Pinehurst / WA / 22 mi. 872 12,231 7.1 $50,899 16.6 4.8 2.0 1.2 5.8
98277 / Oak Harbor / WA / 46.6 mi. 840 13,245 6.3 $41,891 22.5 5.7 4.0 1.1 7.7
98201 / Everett / WA / 24.9 mi. 838 11,826 7.1 $33,158 19.6 6.6 3.4 2.0 4.0
98038 / Wilderness Villa / WA / 19.2 mi. 814 7,723 10.5 $68,180 9.4 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.1
98043 / Mountlake Terrac / WA / 11.8 mi. 797 7,951 10.0 $47,210 24.8 5.7 2.5 1.0 11.1
98092 / Auburn / WA / 22.8 mi. 789 8,721 9.0 $62,478 17.4 4.3 1.8 4.3 3.5
98022 / Wabash / WA / 37.2 mi. 773 7,966 9.7 $54,118 8.2 3.7 0.3 1.4 0.8
98204 / Silver Lake / WA / 19 mi. 769 13,015 5.9 $36,944 30.2 11.1 4.0 1.2 9.5
98134 / Seattle / WA / 2 mi. 762 39 1953.8 $27,083 52.5 10.4 18.1 5.0 11.8
98221 / Similk Beach / WA / 57.8 mi. 762 7,885 9.7 $42,996 8.0 2.7 0.3 1.1 1.6
98390 / Sumner / WA / 27.8 mi. 735 15,999 4.6 $56,175 9.0 3.5 0.6 1.0 1.5
98070 / Vashon Island / WA / 14.5 mi. 728 4,193 17.4 $58,261 8.1 2.6 0.4 0.6 1.6
98801 / West Wenatchee / WA / 88 mi. 686 13,802 5.0 $36,929 23.5 19.8 0.2 0.8 1.0
98029 / Issaquah / WA / 14.8 mi. 670 9,815 6.8 $91,146 16.5 2.5 0.8 0.2 10.5
98370 / Virginia / WA / 15.4 mi. 665 9,695 6.9 $51,689 11.7 3.4 0.6 1.7 2.5
98225 / Marietta / WA / 73.4 mi. 656 17,809 3.7 $29,056 13.5 4.4 0.8 1.6 3.9
98275 / Mukilteo / WA / 19.3 mi. 636 7,098 9.0 $67,372 19.4 3.0 1.6 0.7 11.0
98366 / Wye Lake / WA / 14.4 mi. 625 11,726 5.3 $44,692 16.1 4.1 2.2 1.2 4.2
98382 / Sequim / WA / 45 mi. 599 9,848 6.1 $37,392 7.0 2.3 0.2 1.4 1.4
98272 / Novelty / WA / 23.4 mi. 546 7,414 7.4 $55,987 14.4 7.3 1.9 1.0 1.9
98335 / Wollochet / WA / 22.1 mi. 540 8,797 6.1 $60,483 8.6 2.7 0.8 0.5 2.2
98148 / Seattle / WA / 11.5 mi. 529 4,267 12.4 $37,411 30.2 10.2 5.4 0.9 8.7
98499 / Tacoma / WA / 29.9 mi. 525 12,161 4.3 $32,459 44.4 10.5 13.0 1.5 12.8
98296 / Snohomish / WA / 16.6 mi. 523 6,396 8.2 $77,181 10.4 3.0 0.5 0.5 3.9
98312 / Wildcat Lake / WA / 18 mi. 494 12,534 3.9 $40,133 21.3 5.1 4.8 1.6 5.1
98045 / North Bend / WA / 26.6 mi. 491 5,068 9.7 $65,674 7.9 2.7 0.5 0.9 1.8
98290 / Snohomish / WA / 25.2 mi. 485 10,353 4.7 $61,110 7.0 2.8 0.3 0.7 1.1
98270 / Marysville / WA / 30 mi. 483 12,522 3.9 $51,126 13.6 4.6 0.9 1.3 4.1
98223 / Smokey Point / WA / 38.9 mi. 481 12,053 4.0 $51,736 9.3 3.7 0.6 1.1 1.6
98362 / Sol Duc Hot Spri / WA / 56.9 mi. 439 9,253 4.7 $35,721 7.9 2.0 0.4 2.3 1.1
98368 / Townsend / WA / 34.4 mi. 423 5,969 7.1 $38,100 7.3 1.9 0.5 1.1 1.4
98372 / Puyallup / WA / 26.3 mi. 422 8,213 5.1 $47,927 12.1 3.9 1.0 0.8 3.3
98498 / Tacoma / WA / 30.5 mi. 421 11,429 3.7 $43,938 32.8 6.0 10.6 1.1 9.4
98422 / Tacoma / WA / 20.6 mi. 405 7,376 5.5 $65,267 22.2 3.8 5.0 0.9 8.4
98387 / Spanaway / WA / 34.5 mi. 403 12,097 3.3 $51,318 26.2 5.3 7.0 1.3 6.7
98908 / Yakima / WA / 99.1 mi. 401 12,433 3.2 $48,007 14.8 10.1 0.7 0.6 1.6
98311 / Sheridan Park / WA / 13.2 mi. 397 8,340 4.8 $52,477 23.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 9.8
98383 / Silverdale / WA / 16.5 mi. 397 7,153 5.6 $50,991 23.0 4.1 2.9 0.8 10.7
98053 / Redmond / WA / 14.3 mi. 377 10,287 3.7 $96,028 12.7 2.4 0.8 0.3 6.6
98332 / Gig Harbor / WA / 19.8 mi. 371 4,753 7.8 $61,226 9.8 2.8 1.9 1.0 1.8
98503 / Olympia / WA / 42.5 mi. 358 12,851 2.8 $44,902 23.0 6.2 4.3 1.3 7.2
98501 / Union Mills / WA / 45.2 mi. 357 13,827 2.6 $47,230 13.0 3.8 1.1 1.1 3.8
98406 / Tacoma / WA / 23.7 mi. 352 9,579 3.7 $44,575 16.6 3.5 4.4 0.9 4.0
98374 / South Hill / WA / 30.5 mi. 342 10,189 3.4 $58,873 13.6 4.1 1.8 1.0 3.4
98569 / Ocean Shores / WA / 89.5 mi. 339 1,990 17.0 $32,331 8.4 1.7 0.6 2.3 1.3
98926 / Thrali / WA / 87.6 mi. 339 9,749 3.5 $30,198 11.9 5.4 0.8 0.8 2.9
98346 / Kingston / WA / 15 mi. 334 3,135 10.7 $50,824 15.2 2.7 0.4 7.4 1.6
98310 / Sheridan Park / WA / 12.8 mi. 332 8,180 4.1 $35,819 23.4 4.5 5.1 1.2 6.9
98226 / Silver Beach / WA / 74.5 mi. 315 22,045 1.4 $44,100 15.0 4.1 0.7 4.2 3.5
98292 / Stanwood / WA / 38.8 mi. 311 11,858 2.6 $54,889 6.6 2.6 0.3 0.9 0.9
98273 / Mount Vernon / WA / 51.2 mi. 306 9,053 3.4 $40,304 29.2 23.3 0.6 0.8 2.4
98922 / Teanaway / WA / 66.5 mi. 305 1,967 15.5 $41,162 5.3 1.9 0.3 1.3 0.5
98258 / Lake Stevens / WA / 29.2 mi. 294 5,727 5.1 $61,066 7.9 2.7 0.5 0.8 1.3
98502 / Olympia / WA / 46.3 mi. 294 10,671 2.8 $46,776 15.5 3.9 1.5 1.1 6.0
98363 / Prt Angeles / WA / 61.3 mi. 292 4,924 5.9 $37,791 12.7 2.2 0.5 6.0 1.2
98019 / Duvall / WA / 22.7 mi. 290 2,831 10.2 $72,438 8.5 4.0 0.5 0.4 1.7
98466 / University Place / WA / 26.3 mi. 289 10,615 2.7 $47,286 22.0 3.6 7.9 0.6 5.4
98239 / Coupeville / WA / 38.9 mi. 279 2,513 11.1 $46,235 9.6 3.3 1.1 0.6 1.6
98520 / Wishkah / WA / 75.5 mi. 279 8,578 3.3 $33,169 15.2 7.4 0.4 2.8 1.9
98802 / Wenatchee / WA / 91.2 mi. 274 8,482 3.2 $41,553 16.8 13.8 0.2 0.7 0.7
98236 / Possession / WA / 22.6 mi. 271 2,313 11.7 $46,930 7.1 2.1 0.5 0.8 1.3
98065 / Snoqualmie / WA / 23 mi. 270 1,428 18.9 $60,658 10.0 3.2 0.6 1.8 1.8
98402 / Tacoma / WA / 23.9 mi. 270 2,362 11.4 $15,847 32.5 4.9 15.9 2.5 5.3
98506 / Olympia / WA / 40.8 mi. 269 7,443 3.6 $44,775 13.0 3.6 1.5 1.3 3.6
98274 / Mount Vernon / WA / 52.2 mi. 267 4,944 5.4 $47,136 15.9 10.9 0.5 0.8 1.8
98444 / Tacoma / WA / 30 mi. 267 11,798 2.3 $32,351 39.1 7.4 12.3 1.1 11.4
98367 / Port Orchard / WA / 14.3 mi. 262 8,574 3.1 $52,974 12.3 3.2 1.0 1.1 3.4
98331 / Upper Hoh / WA / 91.7 mi. 260 2,184 11.9 $35,802 24.5 12.8 1.3 7.1 1.5
98407 / Tacoma / WA / 22.3 mi. 246 8,802 2.8 $46,025 15.7 3.3 4.5 0.9 3.2
98271 / Tulalip / WA / 31.6 mi. 241 8,014 3.0 $54,160 18.7 4.2 0.5 9.2 2.1
98373 / South Hill / WA / 30.8 mi. 236 6,521 3.6 $52,251 14.9 3.9 2.4 0.9 3.7
98014 / Lake Joy / WA / 18.6 mi. 229 2,378 9.6 $66,841 8.1 2.9 0.1 1.1 1.9
98409 / Tacoma / WA / 26.8 mi. 226 8,658 2.6 $32,132 40.3 9.5 14.7 1.6 7.6
98233 / Upper Skagit Ind / WA / 56.5 mi. 212 4,596 4.6 $44,454 21.4 16.4 0.5 0.8 1.9
98424 / Tacoma / WA / 23.7 mi. 210 2,158 9.7 $31,938 35.5 13.0 6.4 3.6 7.7
98284 / Sedro Woolley / WA / 59.2 mi. 209 8,393 2.5 $40,851 10.3 5.4 0.4 2.0 0.8
98408 / Tacoma / WA / 26.4 mi. 209 10,938 1.9 $38,030 33.6 7.1 9.9 1.6 8.8
98405 / Tacoma / WA / 24.1 mi. 208 8,903 2.3 $30,585 43.4 6.0 21.1 2.0 7.8
98403 / Tacoma / WA / 22.8 mi. 207 4,255 4.9 $35,569 15.7 3.8 4.4 1.1 2.6
98371 / Summit / WA / 27.1 mi. 204 8,089 2.5 $46,268 12.9 4.8 1.4 1.2 2.7
98249 / Freeland / WA / 28 mi. 203 1,613 12.6 $42,883 6.5 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.2
98024 / Spring Glen / WA / 19.1 mi. 195 1,724 11.3 $62,076 9.0 3.0 0.9 1.1 1.3
98230 / Blaine Air Force / WA / 88.7 mi. 191 4,364 4.4 $40,827 11.1 4.2 1.0 0.9 2.7
98321 / Burnett / WA / 31.5 mi. 185 4,921 3.8 $54,602 7.6 2.5 0.6 1.1 1.0
98294 / Sultan / WA / 29.5 mi. 182 2,053 8.9 $47,331 9.8 3.8 0.3 1.5 1.3
98901 / Yakima / WA / 104.4 mi. 182 9,186 2.0 $27,878 49.6 42.8 2.4 1.8 0.7
98365 / Port Ludlow / WA / 24.9 mi. 180 1,687 10.7 $47,229 6.2 1.9 0.6 0.8 1.3
98257 / La Conner / WA / 50.8 mi. 175 1,560 11.2 $45,870 23.2 3.7 0.3 16.8 0.6
98260 / Langley / WA / 27.7 mi. 173 2,090 8.3 $45,469 6.1 1.8 0.3 0.6 1.6
98404 / Tacoma / WA / 25.9 mi. 173 10,162 1.7 $34,483 50.9 13.0 12.6 4.2 14.4
98205 / Everett / WA / 26.2 mi. 164 6,067 2.7 $58,036 10.8 4.3 0.9 0.9 2.0
99352 / West Richland / WA / 159.1 mi. 163 15,560 1.0 $53,169 12.8 4.7 1.3 0.7 4.1
98250 / San Juan Island / WA / 67.7 mi. 157 3,059 5.1 $45,000 6.3 2.8 0.3 0.9 0.9
98337 / Gorst / WA / 13.4 mi. 155 2,869 5.4 $27,988 32.2 9.9 9.5 2.0 5.4
98902 / Yakima / WA / 102.6 mi. 155 16,300 1.0 $30,694 34.8 28.8 1.4 1.5 1.1
98010 / Morganville / WA / 24.2 mi. 150 1,616 9.3 $66,709 7.8 2.4 0.1 1.4 1.1
98264 / Lynden / WA / 85.8 mi. 150 5,879 2.6 $44,531 11.3 7.2 0.2 0.5 2.0
98039 / Medina / WA / 4.4 mi. 148 1,126 13.1 $132,665 8.6 1.4 0.2 0.3 5.1
98513 / Olympia / WA / 42.9 mi. 147 8,741 1.7 $52,497 24.7 5.3 4.4 2.7 7.3
98531 / Waunch Prairie / WA / 63.5 mi. 141 8,594 1.6 $32,485 13.4 9.0 0.3 1.1 1.2
98903 / Yakima / WA / 101.3 mi. 141 5,041 2.8 $36,239 22.9 17.7 0.5 2.1 0.6
98837 / Wheeler / WA / 136.3 mi. 140 11,379 1.2 $36,859 27.2 21.0 1.8 0.9 1.2
98512 / Tumwater / WA / 51.9 mi. 137 9,639 1.4 $50,286 11.3 2.9 1.4 1.1 3.0
98465 / Tacoma / WA / 24.8 mi. 135 3,003 4.5 $33,404 26.5 4.8 8.7 0.8 7.2
98245 / Eastsound / WA / 74.9 mi. 131 1,475 8.9 $42,633 6.9 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.3
98047 / Pacific / WA / 22.6 mi. 129 1,862 6.9 $45,505 17.9 6.7 1.2 1.5 5.0
98942 / Selah / WA / 97.9 mi. 129 5,366 2.4 $46,418 13.8 9.8 0.3 1.0 0.7
98532 / Newaukum / WA / 69.1 mi. 128 7,503 1.7 $39,614 8.9 4.8 0.7 1.0 1.0
98360 / Orting / WA / 34.3 mi. 122 2,588 4.7 $56,429 8.6 3.1 0.5 1.1 1.2
98826 / Winton / WA / 72.7 mi. 122 2,693 4.5 $40,975 8.8 6.0 0.1 0.7 0.3
98248 / Pleasant Valley / WA / 81.4 mi. 121 6,475 1.9 $45,050 15.8 7.4 0.6 3.6 1.8
99336 / Kennewick / WA / 166.5 mi. 120 15,973 0.8 $36,100 25.2 18.6 1.1 0.8 2.1
98445 / Tacoma / WA / 30.6 mi. 117 8,147 1.4 $46,986 29.2 4.9 8.0 1.3 8.8
98632 / Longview / WA / 98 mi. 107 18,612 0.6 $38,195 11.4 4.9 0.6 1.5 2.1
98467 / University Place / WA / 27.6 mi. 106 5,768 1.8 $48,829 32.2 4.7 10.9 0.8 10.4
98816 / Lucerne / WA / 100.6 mi. 105 2,466 4.3 $33,235 25.1 21.7 0.1 1.2 0.5
98388 / Steilacoom / WA / 30.5 mi. 104 2,662 3.9 $46,875 24.6 5.4 6.5 0.7 6.6
98375 / South Hill / WA / 33 mi. 102 4,669 2.2 $59,611 15.3 4.3 2.4 1.0 3.9
98584 / Skokomish / WA / 42.4 mi. 102 11,328 0.9 $38,543 16.2 6.0 1.5 4.7 1.4
98380 / Seabeck / WA / 22.2 mi. 98 1,249 7.8 $51,750 9.4 2.7 0.5 1.1 1.5
98253 / Greenbank / WA / 32.5 mi. 94 653 14.4 $49,861 6.4 1.2 0.4 0.7 1.1
98841 / Omak / WA / 131.5 mi. 88 3,332 2.6 $30,492 34.3 11.2 0.2 19.0 0.8
98051 / Ravensdale / WA / 24.9 mi. 84 1,046 8.0 $56,414 5.3 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.3
98340 / Hansville / WA / 21.7 mi. 82 861 9.5 $58,646 7.4 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.4
98354 / Milton / WA / 23.3 mi. 77 2,308 3.3 $48,645 11.6 3.5 1.1 0.9 3.1
98421 / Tacoma / WA / 23.5 mi. 75 33 227.3 $41,103 10.6 1.2 3.0 0.7 2.0
98252 / Granite Falls / WA / 40.2 mi. 74 2,340 3.2 $50,870 8.9 4.0 0.3 1.3 0.9
98433 / Tacoma / WA / 32.2 mi. 74 3,566 2.1 $32,339 44.1 13.1 19.7 1.2 5.1
98320 / Brinnon / WA / 25.9 mi. 73 579 12.6 $28,167 9.9 1.9 0.3 1.6 0.8
98338 / Thrift / WA / 37.2 mi. 73 6,964 1.0 $52,455 11.7 3.1 1.3 1.2 2.2
98232 / Samish Island / WA / 61.3 mi. 70 1,338 5.2 $55,019 10.2 6.3 0.1 0.7 2.0
98516 / Olympia / WA / 38.8 mi. 70 5,511 1.3 $51,348 23.7 5.2 4.1 1.3 9.2
98941 / Roslyn / WA / 63.7 mi. 69 472 14.6 $36,250 4.7 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.2
98626 / Kelso / WA / 97.5 mi. 67 8,556 0.8 $37,760 9.8 4.6 0.5 1.5 0.9
98325 / Shine / WA / 30.5 mi. 65 502 12.9 $43,140 9.5 1.9 0.1 1.1 1.1
98550 / Woodlawn / WA / 79.2 mi. 63 4,607 1.4 $32,104 12.2 4.9 0.3 3.5 1.1
98948 / Toppenish / WA / 119.3 mi. 63 3,555 1.8 $28,218 79.9 62.2 0.3 14.9 0.4
99301 / Pasco / WA / 166.1 mi. 63 12,535 0.5 $39,786 53.9 47.9 2.4 0.5 1.6
98392 / Suquamish / WA / 12.7 mi. 58 958 6.1 $45,357 19.4 3.2 0.4 8.0 3.1
99362 / Walla Walla / WA / 202.9 mi. 57 13,517 0.4 $35,841 22.1 16.0 2.0 0.8 1.3
98815 / Cashmere / WA / 80.9 mi. 54 2,742 2.0 $40,256 21.1 18.2 0.2 0.6 0.6
98251 / Gold Bar / WA / 33.8 mi. 51 1,513 3.4 $47,563 8.6 2.8 0.4 0.9 1.2
98439 / Tacoma / WA / 32.3 mi. 49 2,086 2.3 $28,172 32.8 9.9 11.5 1.1 4.7
98562 / Moclips / WA / 80.6 mi. 49 93 52.7 $19,375 30.2 3.7 0.0 21.4 0.0
98944 / Sunnyside / WA / 131.8 mi. 49 5,591 0.9 $30,689 68.8 66.6 0.2 0.4 0.6
98237 / Concrete / WA / 63.8 mi. 48 1,109 4.3 $34,038 6.5 2.2 0.2 1.1 0.7
98261 / Port Stanley / WA / 58.1 mi. 48 1,027 4.7 $38,594 6.8 2.7 0.1 1.2 0.9
98339 / Port Hadlock / WA / 32.6 mi. 47 1,415 3.3 $32,645 11.2 2.6 0.2 2.3 1.6
98342 / Indianola / WA / 12.8 mi. 45 310 14.5 $57,054 7.6 1.1 0.0 3.3 0.8
98446 / Tacoma / WA / 29.9 mi. 45 3,392 1.3 $51,949 15.8 3.8 3.4 1.1 3.4
99901 / Ketchikan / AK / 624.5 mi. 43 5,381 0.8 $51,563 27.1 2.6 0.5 14.6 4.4
98848 / Winchester / WA / 110.9 mi. 42 3,040 1.4 $34,571 51.5 49.1 0.1 0.4 0.7
98345 / Keyport / WA / 14 mi. 40 151 26.5 $45,500 15.1 2.5 2.5 3.7 3.0
99201 / Spokane / WA / 212.8 mi. 40 5,173 0.8 $16,257 17.7 4.2 3.4 4.9 1.6
98840 / Okanogan / WA / 128.4 mi. 37 1,789 2.1 $30,307 21.9 10.9 0.4 7.5 0.3
98823 / Ephrata / WA / 122.9 mi. 35 3,559 1.0 $36,670 15.1 11.7 0.3 0.8 0.7
98280 / Orcas / WA / 68.3 mi. 33 185 17.8 $51,500 5.8 3.4 0.0 0.8 0.5
98359 / Olalla Valley / WA / 15.8 mi. 33 1,378 2.4 $46,278 9.6 3.0 0.7 1.4 1.0
98443 / Tacoma / WA / 26.2 mi. 31 2,062 1.5 $51,859 11.6 2.7 1.9 1.8 1.8
98327 / Dupont / WA / 35.9 mi. 30 877 3.4 $54,836 24.4 4.7 5.9 0.6 8.1
98164 / Seattle / WA / 0.3 mi. 29 0 0.0 $0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0
98288 / Skykomish / WA / 43.1 mi. 27 197 13.7 $46,324 8.8 2.8 0.7 0.5 1.2
99223 / Spokane / WA / 216.2 mi. 27 9,758 0.3 $51,774 8.6 2.0 1.3 0.5 2.4
98238 / Conway / WA / 47 mi. 26 24 108.3 $33,750 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
98597 / Yelm / WA / 47 mi. 26 5,269 0.5 $41,015 12.6 4.4 1.2 1.5 1.8
98862 / Winthrop / WA / 108.3 mi. 25 864 2.9 $36,736 3.4 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.5
98831 / Manson / WA / 96.5 mi. 23 1,092 2.1 $33,779 39.0 36.6 0.0 0.9 0.3
98358 / Nordland / WA / 33.4 mi. 22 395 5.6 $38,182 3.7 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.5
98611 / Castle Rock / WA / 88.9 mi. 22 3,145 0.7 $44,897 6.8 2.6 0.2 1.2 0.6
98855 / Tonasket / WA / 148.1 mi. 22 2,113 1.0 $27,994 16.3 12.3 0.1 1.6 0.4
98940 / Ronald / WA / 62.3 mi. 22 223 9.9 $49,313 4.8 2.1 0.6 1.0 0.6
99204 / Spokane / WA / 211 mi. 22 5,515 0.4 $21,158 13.8 3.4 2.5 1.7 2.4
99207 / Spokane / WA / 214.9 mi. 22 15,463 0.1 $27,095 14.4 3.5 2.4 2.4 2.4
98847 / Peshastin / WA / 75.5 mi. 19 509 3.7 $50,378 26.4 23.8 0.1 0.5 0.7
99206 / Spokane / WA / 219.7 mi. 19 12,531 0.2 $39,535 7.9 2.7 0.9 1.1 1.3
99208 / Spokane / WA / 212.4 mi. 19 13,630 0.1 $46,311 8.5 2.2 1.0 1.0 2.2
98589 / Tenino / WA / 53.5 mi. 18 2,417 0.7 $46,111 8.7 3.3 0.5 1.2 1.3
83501 / Lewiston / ID / 247.8 mi. 17 13,449 0.1 $36,693 5.9 1.9 0.3 1.6 0.8
99212 / Spokane / WA / 218 mi. 16 7,952 0.2 $35,572 8.5 2.3 1.0 1.3 1.6
98262 / Snug Harbor / WA / 72.3 mi. 15 381 3.9 $42,279 4.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5
83843 / University / ID / 241.9 mi. 14 9,164 0.2 $30,125 8.3 2.3 0.8 0.7 2.9
98357 / Tatoosh Island / WA / 110.2 mi. 14 471 3.0 $24,091 87.5 6.5 0.2 75.6 0.1
98812 / Rocky Butte / WA / 117.9 mi. 14 1,701 0.8 $26,625 49.5 42.1 0.3 5.0 0.3
98856 / Twisp / WA / 107.3 mi. 14 996 1.4 $30,504 4.2 1.3 0.1 1.0 0.4
99004 / Tyler / WA / 206.4 mi. 14 5,184 0.3 $31,465 13.0 3.5 1.5 1.2 4.3
99205 / Spokane / WA / 212.5 mi. 14 17,953 0.1 $34,778 9.8 2.7 1.3 1.3 1.9
98537 / Cosmopolis / WA / 76 mi. 13 719 1.8 $39,750 8.5 3.2 0.1 1.7 1.1
98591 / Toledo / WA / 78.4 mi. 13 1,118 1.2 $37,474 7.0 3.2 0.3 1.5 0.3
98951 / Wapato / WA / 112.5 mi. 13 3,659 0.4 $30,417 76.8 51.9 0.2 19.9 2.3
99216 / Spokane / WA / 222.4 mi. 13 8,647 0.2 $37,930 8.2 2.5 0.9 0.9 1.9
99350 / Prosser / WA / 144.9 mi. 13 3,648 0.4 $39,055 37.9 35.6 0.2 0.5 0.7
98576 / Vail / WA / 49.4 mi. 12 1,212 1.0 $42,420 8.3 2.8 0.5 0.9 0.8
98283 / Rockport / WA / 64.4 mi. 11 152 7.2 $41,250 6.4 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.3
98315 / Silverdale / WA / 18.9 mi. 11 1,282 0.9 $32,246 28.0 10.2 7.7 1.1 5.2
98953 / Zillah / WA / 119.2 mi. 11 1,974 0.6 $36,438 37.5 31.9 0.3 2.0 0.8
98244 / Welcome / WA / 79.1 mi. 10 872 1.1 $50,833 13.1 2.5 0.5 5.2 0.8
98851 / Soap Lake / WA / 125.2 mi. 9 1,543 0.6 $25,393 14.0 9.4 0.5 1.2 0.2
98925 / Easton / WA / 55.8 mi. 9 247 3.6 $38,958 9.4 6.5 0.0 0.9 1.4
99163 / Pullman / WA / 231.8 mi. 9 9,462 0.1 $22,418 17.8 3.7 2.2 0.6 8.4
99218 / Spokane / WA / 213.7 mi. 9 4,714 0.2 $43,320 8.4 2.4 0.9 1.0 2.0
98571 / Pacific Beach / WA / 85.3 mi. 7 196 3.6 $29,722 35.2 6.3 0.2 22.2 1.7
98595 / Westport / WA / 90.6 mi. 7 1,319 0.5 $32,218 8.5 2.6 0.3 2.6 0.8
98243 / Deer Harbor / WA / 71.3 mi. 6 77 7.8 $79,537 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
98247 / Van Buren / WA / 83.5 mi. 6 2,703 0.2 $42,191 16.6 10.3 0.3 3.3 1.0
99202 / Spokane / WA / 215.2 mi. 5 7,594 0.1 $25,053 19.6 4.4 4.6 2.3 3.8
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