The Neighbors project was published weekly in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 to 2000. This page remains available for archival purposes only and the information it contains may be outdated. For more updated information, please visit our Webtowns section.
 
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A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources as noted:

The numbers

Population: 22,462

Median family income: $32,962

Median house value: $220,000
1998 estimate

Median apartment rent: $489

Parks: 5

Housing units: 10,603


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 35.3

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 1,765

Completed four-year college or higher: 43.7 percent

Below poverty level: 7.3 percent

Home ownership: 57.9 percent

Renters: 42.1 percent

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Saturday, June 13, 1998

Neighborhood is another one of Seattle's best-kept secrets

Modest community now caters to upwardly mobile

Residents fret about effects of enlarged mall and new transit hub

Area got off to a slow start

Jon Hahn: At 87, Jim McInerney's

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Maple Leaf

Maple Leaf historical album

By the numbers


Nearby communities:

Green Lake

Greenwood

Haller Lake

Lake City

Licton Springs

Ravenna

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