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.
Work getting you down? Feeling road rage even when on foot? Mad because summer’s almost over and you’re still here? Maybe it’s time for a...
Seattle's Navigation Team is referring more people who live in unsanctioned homeless camps to shelters, but assessing its long-term success remains a challenge.
Prosecutors claim that Paige A. Thompson, 33, made threats against an unidentified social media company. The information is contained in a filing asking that Thompson’s...
The median rent and utilities in Seattle at the start of the decade ranked outside the top 10 among big U.S. cities. Now the Emerald...
A study of census tracts across 100 big cities shows that the perception of gentrification might be more dire than reality. Researchers tracked individuals over...
in Washington state, according to a new study that shows this state saw the nation's ninth-largest rise in bias crime during that time period. Among...
A huge influx of millennials basically offset the county's growing population of older people, bringing down the median age.
Another set of 10 Democratic presidential candidates squared off in the second of a two-night mega debate. Here are seven numbers that help tell the...
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee made his debate-stage debut Wednesday night, along with nine other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls. How did he fare? Here are...