Census shows Sammamish is growing, diverse
March 1, 2011
By Caleb Heeringa
Sammamish has become more populated and ethnically diverse in the last ten years.
The localized results of the 2010 U.S. Census were released Feb. 23, showing a 34 percent increase in population in Sammamish and an addition of more than 4,100 residences since the 2000 census.
The census shows Sammamish’s population as 45,700, up from 34,104 in 2000.
The city saw a huge influx of people of Asian descent – about 19.3 percent of the current population compared to 7.9 in 2000.
Several other non-White ethnicities saw in increase as a proportion of the city’s population, including Hispanic or Latino (from 2.5 percent to 3.9) and Black or African-American (from .8 percent to 1 percent).
Sammamish also remains a relatively young city, though it has seen a small decrease in the number of children as a percentage of its population. Sammamish currently has 14,763 residents under the age of 18 – about 32.2 percent of its population, down from 33.4 percent in 2000.
Race in Sammamish
Ethnic background of Sammamish, Washington State and the United States in 2010
Percentage of population by race
Race Sammamish Washington U.S.
White: 74.7 77.3 65
Asian: 19.3 7.2 4.5
Hispanic or Latino: 3.9 11.2 15.8
Black or African American: 1.0 3.6 12.4
American Indian and Alaskan: 0.3 1.5 0.8
Native Hawaiian and other: 0.1 0.6 0.15
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Reporter Caleb Heeringa can be reached at 392-6434. ext. 247, or cheeringa@isspress.com.
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