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.
You've probably heard people are fleeing big cities during the pandemic. New data shows that's not quite the case, but they're certainly not flocking to...
During Seattle’s historic population boom, our city was adding cars as fast as people. That trend appears to be over, at least for now. Census...
The Seattle area ranks second among major metro areas for our willingness to receive the vaccine, according to new survey data. Among those who have...
The Washington Legislature is looking to give the state Office of Cybersecurity more power in the wake of the massive hack of unemployment-claims data, including...
Scarce doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have so far gone disproportionately to white Washington residents, according to new data from the state health department. Black...
New Seattle office space boomed this past decade. Then the pandemic hit. Will the shiny, tall towers built for the city's growing workforce ever be...
The personal data exposed by the hack of third-party software used by the state auditor's office included Social Security numbers, as well as banking and...
People 50 and older who live in multigenerational households are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Washington state. But what does "multigenerational household" mean?...
Since Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, the Seattle area has gotten bluer. Democratic residents surged during his time in office, while the number...
More than 2 million people who live in the Seattle metro area -- 67% of the adult population -- said they shopped more online during...
