Click here for Washington state quick facts and here for King County quick facts. This site provides links to sources of regional socioeconomic data on the Web including Bureau of the Census population data, vital statistics, metropolitan area migration and other resources. Data is available back to 1984 and is sorted by metropolitan statistical areas, regions and other groupings. This site, from the Washington State Employment Security Department offers a demographic profile of Washington state population, labor force, industries and personal income. This site, from the Washington State Employment Security Department offers a demographic profile of King County's population, labor force, industries and personal income.
Similar profiles are available for other counties in the state of Washington here .
This Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce site offers CPI, educational attainment, population, income, employment trend, occupational analysis and cost of living information for the Seattle-Everett area. The Puget Sound Regional Council is a regional data center that provides a wide variety of economic, demographic, geographic, and transportation data to its member cities, counties, businesses, and other interested parties. Data is available on a wide variety of demographic information, in spreadsheet formats, on race, income, housing, building permits, employment, transportation, etc. The Foster Business Library reference collection is located behind the Reference Desk in the center of the library's first floor. Spending and participation data on 60 recreational and sports activities.