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SeaTac
A snapshot profile, gleaned from 1990 U.S. Census records:

The numbers

Square miles: 12

Population: 22,694

Median income: $37,505

Median house value: $93,500

Median apartment rent: $426

Occupied housing units: 9,611

Parks: 7


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 33.6

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 2,996

Completed four-year college or higher: 14.1 percent

Below poverty level: 7.6 percent

Home ownership: 55.9 percent

Renters: 44.1 percent

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Two retirees making a world of difference at the USO center at Sea-Tac Airport

A little bit of magic for air travelers

Bai-Tong keeps the taste of Thailand

Previously:

Welcome to city of planes, pains and automobiles

Airport is a noisy fact of life

Surface traffic also a problem area

Young city born of need to clean up community

Sad farewells to homes of west SeaTac

SeaTac or Sea-Tac: which is it?

Jon Hahn: Jets roaring overhead par for course at Tyee Valley Golf Club

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of SeaTac

SeaTac historical album

SeaTac by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Burien

Des Moines

Kent

Normandy Park

Tukwila

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