Markets: Seattle

MSA population (rank): 3.73 million (15th)

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Since 2010: +8 percent

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Major pro team: Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Nearest teams: NHL: Vancouver Canucks (142 miles); NBA: Portland Trail Blazers (174 miles)

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

TV teams: Trail Blazers; NHL from Canada via CBC-owned station in Vancouver

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

TV households (rank): 1.77 million (14th)

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Metro GDP (rank): $313.7 billion (12th)

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Fortune 1000 HQs (rank): 15 (17th)

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Employment profile: Not surprisingly, the home of Microsoft and Amazon has almost 2 1/2 times the concentration of computer and mathematics jobs as other markets, as well as a 70 percent higher concentration of engineering and architecture jobs and 39 percent higher concentration of business and financial operations jobs. The MSA also over-indexes by more than 30 percent in arts, design, entertainment, sports and media, as well as life, physical and social science occupations.

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

Places to play: The Seattle SuperSonics left town in 2008, deeming KeyArena insufficient. Now 54 years old, it remains the only building in the market large enough for a major pro team.

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

— Bill King

SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)

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SEATTLE
 
Income profile (annual):
Household median: $75,331
Household, 60th percentile: $92,258
Household, 80th percentile: $142,311
Median, family of four: $109,733
Discretionary, family of four (rank): $37,459 (3rd)


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