Driven by pandemic, social media use surged in Seattle
One way Seattle survived the pandemic lockdown? Spending hours more on social media platforms, especially YouTube and Facebook, according to a new survey. Women spent...
Seattle hits a tipping point: City isn't growing faster than the suburbs anymore | FYI Guy
Will the 2020s be the decade of suburban revival? New data shows that Seattle isn't growing faster than surrounding King County anymore. The pandemic may...
COVID vaccine hesitancy by King County ZIP code — and why some neighborhoods have much higher rates | FYI Guy
New data shows that parts of South and East King County display greater hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccinations than other parts of the county.
Liquor, wine consumption increased in Seattle as pandemic took hold | FYI Guy
New market-research data shows that a higher percentage of adults in the Seattle metro area consumed some types of alcohol — in particular, liquor and...
What exodus? Seattle and Washington kept growing during pandemic; see how each county fared | FYI Guy
Seattle's population grew at a significant rate through the pandemic. It might be a modest increase compared to the boom times of the 2010s, but...
Seattle is still the least air-conditioned metro area in the nation | FYI Guy
This month's heat wave probably has a lot of Seattle-area residents thinking, "Should I get air-conditioning?" It turns out many more people have answered yes...
See how many people are fully vaccinated against COVID in your King County neighborhood | FYI Guy
More than 70% of King County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But gaps in vaccinations are large across the county. In one community,...
It’s not just housing — almost everything is more expensive in Seattle | FYI Guy
In Seattle, you'll pay a premium for just about everything compared to Spokane, a city with a cost of living much closer to the national...
More Seattleites making travel plans than almost anyone else in the nation | FYI Guy
The pandemic isn't over. But Seattleites are itching to travel as coronavirus cases plummet across the U.S. Nearly 1 million Seattle-area residents plan to take...