Issaquah Demographics

Incorporated - April 25, 1892

Assessed valuation
- $4,484,912,054

Population within city limits
-

  • 2008 - 26,320
  • 2007 - 24,710
  • 2006 - 19,570


Age

  • 19 and younger - 24%
  • 20-64 - 66%
  • 65 + - 10%


Households, 2008 - 11,591

  • Single-family - 6,007
  • Multi-family 5,514


Race and Ethnicity

  • Caucasian - 88%
  • African American - 1%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander - 6%
  • Other - 2%
  • Multi-Racial - 3%
  • Native American/other - 1%


Climate

  • Summer - 56-75 degrees F
  • Winter  - 38-45 degrees F
  • Average Annual Precipitation - 53 inches
  • Elevation - 50 feet
  • Land Area - 11.36 square miles
  • Property Parcels - 7,674


Major Employment Categories

  • Agriculture, farming, fishing, mining, construction - 973
  • Manufacturing - 1,258
  • Wholesale trade, transportation and utilities - 1,279
  • Retail - 3, 469
  • Information technology - 1,781
  • Health - 1,628
  • Services - 10,039
  • Government - 633
  • Education - 720

City Government:

  • Mayor / City Council
  • Non-Charter / Code City


Density
- 2,387 residents persquare mile

Issaquah Public School Distric 411

  • Geographic area - 100 square miles
  • Enrollment 2008-2009 - 16,167
  • Staff - nearly 2,000
  • Schools - 24
  • Elementary (K-5) - 4
  • Middle - 4
  • Freshman Campus - 1
  • High - 5


Taxes

  • Sales - 9.5%
  • Property - 8.9904%
  • Business Units - 946
  • Business & Occupation
  • Manufacturing, retail, wholesale - 0.0008
  • Professional Services - 0.001
  • Total Jobs - 21,780


Major Employers

  • Costco Corporate/Wholesale - 2,545
  • Costco Wholesale CWC - 145
  • Microsoft - 1,839
  • Issaquah School District 411 - 2,000
  • Spacelabs Medical Inc. - 456
  • City of Issaquah - 322
  • Providence Marianwood - 300
  • The Boeing Company Eastpointe Corporate Center
  • - 309
  • King County Library System Public Service Center - 252
  • Siemens Medical Solutions - 249
  • Home Depot - 200
  • The Highridge Corporation - 200




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