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.
We now rank 11th among the 50 largest cities for the percentage of car-free households. Since 2010, we've leapfrogged Miami, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Oakland,...
Of the eight most common full-time occupations, which account for 83% of all employed people living in Sammamish, five have median earnings over $100,000.
The median household income of Seattle hit a new high last year, but on the Eastside, several cities had some of the highest incomes in...
The city's median household income jumped nearly $7,000 in 2018, hitting a record $93,500, according to new census data.
Bellingham — aka the “City of Subdued Excitement” — not only ranked best in our state; it also placed ninth in the nation, according to...
Seattle police are writing far fewer tickets than they used to, according to court data. But it seems traffic violators are as prolific as ever....
