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Cluster 10

Mixed Resources

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Arlington, Issaquah, Redmond, Snoqualmie, Tumwater, Woodinville	Size – Medium Property value – High Commercial activity – High Growth – High Geography – All west	Cluster Characteristics Population Other Community Characteristics Fiscal Conditions General Financial Outlook Major Revenue Base City Services Community Conditions Economic Conditions
Characteristics in these communities vary. Most cities experienced high population growth in recent years, putting pressure on traffic congestion and the availability of affordable housing. These communities struggle to improve a variety of services including streets, police, human services and business recruitment. Many of these communities will be less able to meet their communities’ needs in coming years. All data is recorded as an average for all cities in the cluster. Data for individual cities may vary significantly in some categories.

Community Conditions

Population

• Average Population Size:

Year	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Pop.	11,829	15,422	16,204	16,647	17,225	17,498	18,179	19,359	20,740	21,398

• Population Density, 2007: 1,724 persons per square mile

• Population Growth Rate, 2000-2007: 36.7%*
  *Excludes Snoqualmie (427% population growth 2000-2007)

Other Community Characteristics

• Date of Incorporation: 1912

• GMA-Planning Cities: 100%

• Number of Housing Units:

  2000	2008	Growth- 2000-2008-
  6,757	9,413	107%

Fiscal Conditions

General Financial Outlook

• Ability to Meet Needs Compared to Current Year:
  

	(% of Respondents)
	Less Able	Same	Better Able
Four Years Ago	50%	50%	0%
Next Year (2009)	75%	25%	0%
In Next Four Years (2012)	75%	25%	0%

Major Revenue Base

• Per Capita Assessed Value, 2007: $172,618

• Per Capita Sales Tax Revenue, 2007: $391

City Services

Services Most Difficult to Sustain	% of Cities in Cluster		Services Most Improved	% of Cities in Cluster
Streets	50%		Recreation	50%
Police, Jail, Business recruitment, Human services tie	33%		Police	33%
			Parks	33%

 

Community Conditions

• Top Community Issues:
  

	(% of Respondents)
	Major Problem	Moderate Problem	No Problem
Traffic congestion	67%	17%	17%
Availability of affordable housing	33%	50%	17%
Public transportation	17%	50%	33%

• Most Important Community Conditions to Address in Next Four Years:

Local Conditions	% of Cities in Cluster
Traffic congestion	83%
Availability of affordable housing	50%
Vitality of downtown/retail corridors	50%

Economic Conditions (2000 US Census Data)

• Median Household Income:

Year	1999
Median Household Income	$55,845

• Poverty Rate, 1999: 7%

• Major Local Employers by Industry:

Major Local Employers	% of Cities in Cluster (w/ Industry as 1 of 3 Top Employers)
Retail trade	100%
Manufacturing	67%
Health care and social services	50%
Professional, scientific, technical	20%

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