Sammamish, Washington

Geography Sammamish is located at 47°36'32" North, 122°2'32" West (47.608842, -122.042300)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.4 km² (18.3 mi²). 46.7 km² (18.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.37% water.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 34,104 people, 11,131 households, and 9,650 families residing in the city. The population density is 729.5/km² (1,888.9/mi²). There are 11,599 housing units at an average density of 248.1/km² (642.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 87.82% White, 0.85% African American, 0.29% Native American, 7.89% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. 2.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 11,131 households out of which 53.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% are married couples living together, 5.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% are non-families. 9.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.06 and the average family size is 3.29.

In the city the population is spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $101,592, and the median income for a family is $104,356. Males have a median income of $76,688 versus $47,164 for females. The per capita income for the city is $42,971. 2.0% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 1.7% are under the age of 18 and 3.2% are 65 or older.

External Links

• City of Sammamish Website (http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/)