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.
Shout one name in a crowded dog park and chances are, several heads will turn. FYI Guy has fun with data on pet names and...
Turnout in the Nov. 8 midterm reached about 64% in Washington, down from 72% in the midterm in 2018.
How do Seattle families differ from those in other big cities? FYI Guy digs into the data, which may surprise you.
We don't know yet how recent layoffs will impact Seattle, writes FYI Guy. But we can see where tech workers are most heavily concentrated —...
While Washington has made significant strides to curb the HIV epidemic, advocates emphasize this is no time for complacency, highlighting the critical need for improvements.
The days of Bellevue being a quiet bedroom community for Seattle are long gone, FYI Guy writes. Explore the differences among Bellevue's neighborhoods.
About 10,000 new voters were registered the day of the election. Those new registrations might be a secondary factor in the processing slowdown.
Democrats outnumber Republicans here by more than 4 to 1, data shows. So how does that compare with other places? FYI Guy digs into the...
New data shows that even if a greater number of people have recently left Seattle, the pandemic didn't stop new folks from moving here, FYI...
A majority of WA Republicans believe U.S. democracy may be headed for collapse — a belief motivated in part by Donald Trump's election falsehoods.
