Seattle metropolitan area

The Seattle metropolitan area is located in the U.S. state of Washington and includes the city of Seattle, King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County within the Puget Sound region. The United States Census Bureau officially defines the metropolitan area as the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of 3,500,026, which is more than half of Washington's population as of 2012,[1] making it the 15th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. {| class="toc" id="toc" style="font-size:12px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"

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[hide] *1 Census statistics
 * 2 Cities
 * 3 Transportation
 * 3.1 Major airports
 * 3.2 Major highways
 * 3.3 Mass transit
 * 4 References
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[edit] Census statistics
As of the 2010 census, there were 3,439,809 people, 1,357,475 households, and 845,966 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA were as followed:[2] [3] In 2010 the median income for a household in the MSA was $63,088 and the median income for a family was $76,876. The per capita income was $32,401.[4] Map of southeast Seattle Metro townsAs defined by the United States Census Bureau, the Seattle metropolitan area is made up of the following counties (see Fig. STB): Based on commuting patterns, the adjacent metropolitan areas of Olympia, Bremerton, and Mount Vernon, along with a few smaller satellite urban areas, are grouped together in a wider labor market region known as the Seattle–Tacoma–Olympia Combined Statistical Area (CSA) (See Figure STO), commonly known as the Puget Sound region. The population of this wider region is 4,269,349—almost two-thirds of Washington's population—as of 2012.[5] The Seattle CSA is the 12th largest CSA, and the 13th largest primary census statistical area in the country. The additional metropolitan and micropolitan areas included are:
 * White: 71.9% (Non-Hispanic White)
 * Black or African American: 5.6%
 * American Indian and Alaskan Native: 1.1%
 * Asian: 11.4% (2.3% Chinese, 2.0% Filipino, 1.6% Vietnamese, 1.5% Indian, 1.5% Korean, 0.8% Japanese)
 * Pacific Islander: 0.8% (0.3% Samoan, 0.2% Guamanian or Chamorro, 0.1% Native Hawaiian)
 * Two or more races: 5.3%
 * Some other race: 3.8%
 * Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 9.0% (6.4% Mexican, 0.5% Puerto Rican, 0.4% Spanish or Spaniard, 0.2% Salvadoran, 0.1%Guatemalan, 0.1% Peruvian)
 * Seattle–Bellevue–Everett metropolitan division
 * King County: Seattle and its immediate vicinity
 * Snohomish County: north of Seattle
 * Tacoma metropolitan division
 * Pierce County: south of Seattle
 * Bremerton–Silverdale metropolitan area
 * Kitsap County: west of Seattle, separated from the city by Puget Sound; connected to Seattle by ferry and to Tacoma by the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
 * Olympia metropolitan area
 * Thurston County: southwest of Seattle, at the south end of Puget Sound
 * Mount Vernon–Anacortes metropolitan area
 * Skagit County
 * Oak Harbor micropolitan area
 * Island County: northwest of Everett, encompassing Whidbey and Camano Islands in Puget Sound
 * Shelton micropolitan area
 * Mason County: west of Tacoma and northwest of Olympia

[edit] Cities
SeattleTacomaBellevueEverett;Major
 * Seattle
 * Tacoma
 * Bellevue
 * Everett
 * Other
 * Auburn
 * Bainbridge Island
 * Beaux Arts Village
 * Bonney Lake
 * Bothell
 * Bremerton
 * Brier
 * Burien
 * Des Moines
 * Duvall
 * Edmonds
 * Federal Way
 * Issaquah
 * Kenmore
 * Kent
 * Kirkland
 * Lake Forest Park
 * Lake Stevens
 * Lakewood
 * Lynnwood
 * Maple Valley
 * Marysville
 * Mercer Island
 * Mill Creek
 * Mountlake Terrace
 * Mukilteo
 * Puyallup
 * Poulsbo
 * Redmond
 * Renton
 * Sammamish
 * SeaTac
 * Shoreline
 * Silverdale
 * Tukwila
 * Woodinville
 * Woodway

[edit] Major airports

 * Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
 * Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)
 * Boeing Field
 * Harvey Airfield
 * Paine Field
 * Renton Municipal Airport

[edit] Major highways

 * U.S. Route 2
 * Interstate 5
 * State Route 7
 * State Route 9
 * State Route 16
 * State Route 18
 * Interstate 90
 * State Route 99
 * U.S. Route 101
 * State Route 202
 * Interstate 405
 * State Route 520
 * State Route 522
 * Interstate 605 (proposed)
 * Interstate 705

[edit] Mass transit

 * Sound Transit, trains, buses, light rail in Puget Sound area
 * Community Transit, buses in Snohomish County
 * King County Metro, buses in King County
 * Pierce Transit, buses in Pierce County