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1996 Annual Growth Report

Statistical Profile:
Kirkland

City Mayor: Deborah H. Eddy
City Info: (206) 828-1100

The City of Kirkland has a total land area of 6,803 acres. This city incorporated in 1905. The city absorbed Houghton in 1968 and annexed Juanita and Rose Hill in 1988.

Demographics
Employment and Income
Housing
Development Activity


Demographics

Population, 1980

18,779

Population, 1990

40,052

Population, 1996

43,160

Population Growth, 1980-1990

113%

Population Growth, 1990-1996

8%

Households, 1990

17,211

Hhld Growth Target 1992-2012

5,328 - 6,346

1990 Age Structure:

17 and under

8,302

21%

18 - 64

27,925

70%

65 and over

3,825

9%

Race and Ethnic Categories, 1990:

White

37,154

93%

African American

603

2%

Asian

1,741

4%

Hispanic*

947

2%


 

Employment and Income

1994 Number of Business Units:

1,963

Total Jobs in Kirkland, 1994:

22,067

Manufacturing

1,974

Median Household Income:

Wholesale/Utilities

2,419

1989

(1990 Census)

$38,437

Retail

6,800

1994

(Estimated)

$52,800

Finance/Services

7,451

Government and Other

3,423

Households by Income Category, 1989:

Major Businesses and Employers:

0 - 50%

2,661

15%

Wall Data

Evergreen Hospital

50 - 80%

3,068

18%

Fred Meyer

McCaw Cellular

80 - 120%

4,378

25%

COSTCO

Woodmark Hotel

120% +

7,211

42%

Lamonts

Drug Emporium


Housing

1990 Median House Value:

$160,200

1990 Median Rental:

$559

% Change Average House Sale, '90-'94 :

10%

% Change Average 2-Bdrm Rental, '90-'94:

15%

1995 Total Housing Units:

19,745

Single Family

**

9,354

Multifamily

10,391



Development Activity

Total New Residential Permits, 1995:

349

Single Family

**

133

Multifamily

216

Total Plats / Lots Applied for in 1995:

2 / 43

Total Plats / Lots Recorded in 1995:

3 / 49

Sources: 1990 Census of Population and Housing; King County Housing Affordability Bulletin, June 1995; Puget Sound Regional Council tally of jobs covered by state unemployment insurance, from WA State Employment Security Department. The City of Algona. Suburban Cities Association of King County, Washington.

* Persons of Hispanic Origin can be of any race. **Single Family includes mobile homes.

Updated: Jan. 8, 2003

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