Find out what the numbers tell us about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Times' FYI Guy, Gene Balk, and other contributors comb data sets to look at the numbers behind news topics -- especially those that offer insight into the quality of life and cost of living in the Seattle area.
As COVID-19 levels reach record highs in Washington, experts say "any in-person gathering is risky," including Thanksgiving. More hospitalizations and deaths are on the horizon...
Compared to the nation's 50 largest police department jurisdictions, Seattle ranks in the bottom half, but close to the middle, at 28th.
More than 64,000 "Safe Start" complaints were filed against businesses and other establishments or events throughout the state since March. See who was called out...
Joe Biden is beating Donald Trump in the race for campaign cash, taking in dozens of six-figure checks. Trump is also raking in millions, but...
New census data shows that the number of Seattleites employed in STEM fields has more than doubled, hitting almost 89,700 in 2019. STEM workers make...
New data shows the LGBTQ+ share of Seattle's population rivals San Francisco, the city often called the gay capital of the U.S., according to new...
It’s an early hint at one way small numbers of parents, particularly those of younger students, might be coping with online school: by finding another...
It's not a perfect comparison, but data analyzed by the mayor's office puts Seattle last among the nation's 30 biggest cities for rate of coronavirus...
New data reveals that the rise of telework has had a far greater impact on workers in some parts of the country than in others....
