Bellevue, Washington
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Bellevue is a city located in King County, Washington. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 109,569.
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History
Bellevue was officially incorporated on March 21, 1953.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 87.8 km² (33.9 mi²). 79.6 km² (30.8 mi²) of it is land and 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.29% water.
Education
Bellevue is home to City University and Bellevue Community College.
Economy
The headquarters of Expedia.com, PACCAR, drugstore.com, Attachmate, InfoSpace, and T-Mobile USA are located in Bellevue, as well as branch offices of many other technology companies, such as Sierra Entertainment. It is also home to world-renowned computer game comapany Valve Software, the company that created the Half-Life series. With its immediate proximity to Redmond, home of Microsoft, and direct highway access to Seattle via Interstate 90 and Washington State Route 520, it is home to a large number of technology companies, most started in the 1990s. The city has numerous thriving commercial districts. It also immediately borders the Lake Washington "Gold Coast" district of tiny but extremely affluent towns (Medina, Hunts Point, Clyde Hill, and Yarrow Point), whose residents include Bill Gates and control a large portion of the local wealth.
In the summer of 2004, Bellevue is to host the first annual Penny Arcade Expo.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 109,569 people, 45,836 households, and 29,060 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,375.8/km² (3,563.6/mi²). There are 48,396 housing units at an average density of 607.7/km² (1,574.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 74.33% White, 1.99% African American, 0.32% Native American, 17.39% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races. 5.32% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 45,836 households out of which 27.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% are non-families. 28.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 2.93.
In the city the population is spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $62,338, and the median income for a family is $76,868. Males have a median income of $56,456 versus $37,124 for females. The per capita income for the city is $36,905. 5.7% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 5.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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