SeaTac, Washington
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SeaTac is a city and outlying suburb of Seattle, located in the southern section of King County in Washington State. It is home to and named after the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, also referred to as Sea-Tac, but spelled with a hyphen. The name of the city is an example of a portmanteau, referencing the city's location between Seattle and Tacoma, but is approximately twice as far from downtown Tacoma as it is from downtown Seattle. The population was 25,496 at the 2000 census.
History
SeaTac was officially incorporated on February 28, 1990.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.2 km² (10.1 mi²). 25.8 km² (10.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.68%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 25,496 people, 9,708 households, and 5,960 families residing in the city. The population density was 988.4/km² (2,558.8/mi²). There were 10,176 housing units at an average density of 394.5/km² (1,021.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.86% White, 9.15% African American, 1.50% Native American, 11.07% Asian, 2.66% Pacific Islander, 6.41% from other races, and 6.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.95% of the population.There were 9,708 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,202, and the median income for a family was $47,630. Males had a median income of $34,396 versus $28,984 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,717. About 9.8% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
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