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Renton, WA 98055 TABLE OF CONTENTS ter I.INTRODUCTION page err Purpose 1 Scope of Information 1 ler Data Limitations 2 err II.LOCATION AND TERRITORY ,- Regional Location 3 Territory 3 rrr 'err III.HISTORY AND CULTURE 'rr Community History 4 Cultural Background 6 - Historic Preservation 7 rrr rrr IV.POPULATION Current Population 8 ler Growth Trends Since Incorporation 8 Recent Trends 8 Subregional Population Ranking 9 41110, Long Range Population Forecasts 9 Population Characteristics in 1980 and 1985 10 VW VW V.HOUSING '— Existing Housing Stock 12 Growth Trends 12 'r Housing Characteristics 13 Housing Projections 15 Subsidized Housing 15 Iry Housing Assistance Programs 16 yar VI.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT +rr Per Capita Money Income 17 - Retail Sales 17 Bank Deposits 18 ler Jobless Rate 18 Employment 18 err Building Permit Value and Assessed Valuation 20 City Revenues 20 lr Summary 21 ler ler ler • • VII.PUBLIC FACILITIES AND UTILITIES . Parks and Recreation 22 • Schools 25 Public Service(Fire,Police,Library,City Hall) 27 • Utilities(Water and Sewer) 30 • VIII.NEIGHBORHOODS • West Kennydale 32 • East Kennydale 32 Glencoe/Sierra Heights 33 • President Park/Honeydew 33 Highlands 34 • North Highlands 35 Heather Downs 35 Maplewood 36 • Renton Hill 36 Tiffany Park 37 • Rolling Hills/Benson Hill 37 Talbot Hill/Springbrook 38 • North Renton 38 South Renton 39 • West Hill/Earlington Hill 39 green River Valley 40 • 0 IX.CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION • Existing Street System 41 Existing Traffic 41 411 Congestion at the Intersections 41 Public Transit 42 • Transportation System Management 42 Municipal Airport 42 • • X.LAND USE • Existing Land Use Distribution 43 • Existing Land Use Pattern 43 Vacant Land 44 • XI.NATURAL ENVIRONMENT • Geology 45 %V Soils 45 Aquifer Recharge Areas 45 4000 Natural Lakes,Rivers and Streams 46 Wetlands 46 'r` Natural Hazards 47 mar Nist ii w vi r taw Irw XII.CITY GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES r Stucture of City Government 49 %sr Court Services 49 Jail Services 50 mar Animal Control Services 50 Public health Services 50 111r Valley Medical Center 50 411, VW IW mar VW IMP +rr nr w +ir yr +�r w VD' fir► 1�r► 111, rr VW VW r► iii IM e ft , _, _ i NOW 0 41 <;�,;,< i s. • ,. a%.. .; • x,te . , If I;E:ri E.:E IF'' th . 1111 . . 1 ...f.:Z•!"!;',. '' :• lit .. ..II,III% t . -- Hlr'' wn w d4 i Bxi v r .9h € • A tin mr.• w vie -INTRODUCTION- • • I S I S S S S S S S +irr I. INTRODUCTION The Community History and Cultural Background chapter describes the community's beginning and 4111110 A. Purpose some of its civic tradition; 111119 The Population chapter includes present distribu- The Community Profile is compiled for two pur- Lion, future growth trends, and socio-economic char- „er poses: to assist the comprehensive plan update pro- acteristics of the population; cess by providing an assessment of current condi- tions of the city; and to provide information to the The Housing chapter contains information and general public. analysis of current and future housing trends; The Community Profile will greatly support the • community's effort to plan ahead in anticipation of newly developing trends and opportunities. It will • also aid in the city's effort to focus its vision for the • future. The City of Renton adopted the following mission statement in 1988 in order to bring the community r together with a common purpose: The City of Renton, in partnership with residents; business,and government,is dedicated to: -Providing a healthy atmosphere in which to live and raise families I -Encouraging responsible growth and economic vitality, The Economic Development chapter describes cur- lew rent economic conditions using standard economic -Creating a positive work environment; indicators and contains future economic projections I %Iv based on local and regional information; Resulting in a quality environment where people vo'' choose to live,work,and play. The Public Facilities and Utilities chapter contains a description of existing facilities and programs, in ad- IOW dition to anticipated future needs; B. Scope of Information The Community Profile consists of facts and analysis Imp, concerning population, community history, housing, economic development, public facilities, utilities, * neighborhood characteristics, transportation, land use patterns, and environment. These are major factors influencing the quality of the community as a place to live, work, and play. Knowledge of the community's past as well as present condition can be , utilized to achieve the City's vision. The profile is comprised of the following chapters:4110, w-r The Location and Territory chapter includes the history of expansion of city territory since the origi- nal incorporation of the city in 1901; 'r 'r 1 • • • • The Neighborhood chapter contains information and C. Data Limitations • analysis of existing neighborhood resources and an- ticipated future growth; • Accuracy of long-range forecasts on population, The Circulation and Transportation chapter de- housing, and employment is difficult to achieve due • scribes the existing community transportation net- to the unpredictability of factors such as interest • work, current traffic conditions, and other commu- rates, housing costs, and national economic condi- nity transportation facilities; tions. Population, housing, and employment fore- casts were derived from the research conducted by • regional agencies including the Puget Sound Council • of Governments and King County. Readers are cautioned against accepting the fore- • casts and other approximate data as precise facts. • y * Some of the estimates shall require periodic revi- sions as national, regional, and local conditions change. • • • The Land Use chapter describes and evaluates the • present land use pattern; The Natural Environment chapter describes the • physical setting of Renton. • The City Government and Community Services • chapter describes the structure of Renton's government as well as a variety of community • services and facilities such as court services, jail services, animal control services, public health • services,and the Valley Medical Center. • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • PLAT OF THE TOWN OF RENTON 0 4/ as laid out by s 41 2 LEpPR ,T`�.p E.M.Smithers,7:B.Morris 8 C.B.Shattuck . /' ' r 2g a e If a /875 n r 23 H e " Scale 200'to on inch w 4 a //7 n 7 s 4 1111 The Inilia/point of this plat Is the South West corner of Block No.28 ' a... which corner is 476 ft.North,and/60 ft. West of the corner to sections a a a t. 2 /2 J , /7,18,10 820 of Township 23 North of Range 5 East. e w 2 ♦ r LOTS 50 by 120 except fractional lots. 1 ND AVENUE Streets 60 ft wide / A i 22 M� / -A 4.r WALLA WALLA 50 . " . a 9 2 9 .''ME a /s I a J 9 9 a1 -M r , I • ,f 4 r7 �la 1 /4 /4 '� Territory of Washington/ss s 2f of G �r ®� /0 / 4 _ County of King 1 - �� /,Erasmus M.Smithers trustee for the 7 /4 7 '4 MIME 7 a title to the property embraced within the bounds of the within and hereto a a ? /2 �� s 7 AAA' annexed p/at, and I do hereby p/at the same as the Town of Renton, v a I. a �® a „ /� hereby dedicating the land occupied by the Streets la the uses of the a /e // a'= p �Mr public. Witness my hand and seal this 4th 3R0 A UE '4r day of September,1873. / a / a / 4 /v / a. Erasmus M.Smithers a a a w a M '0i is a a. 2 9 J • 7 a n 2 4 04 N 1 2/ a ps4 A 9 a 4 /7 tl.. e 2G a e 7 i 9 4 I S 4 /[ 4 a G .A a if // J A G 4 Territory of Washing/on/ 7 1 w G A 7 u wow' County of King Is, a -N /.'�� 4 B 7 /2 8 /7 On this 4th day of September/876,appeared v / t 'm y e a n 9 a before me E.M.Smithers,trustee for the title to the lands In the Town of G 7 9 /a w u .,•r,. Renton and acknowledged the platting and dedication of the same as - 4TH AVENUE his free act and deed. , ae 1=M l d , s / J4 Witness my hand and seal the day and year above a a 3 a iv a /9 2 /9 written. a m '= J A 1 a 2 a '+.r O A. Mackintosh 4 n ME� 4 94 a4 /r Notary Public W.T. r 27 /G Is:ME= .r /4 an ,r f a4 ' y !y=� c oil'.G try c /r 7 /e =Mr 7 t4 y 7 N 7 /4 e 9 MI= a a d a a 9 e a CEIMM r a 9 /2 9 /2 ,,,` Filed for Record by E.M.Smithers September STH pAVfNUE 41h,1876 at 4 P M. ' e. / t• 2. / as / a. M.S.Booth La /cha , 2 92 9 a w Auditor of King Ca,W T. L /♦�t AN)9 II w 2 j_ '7 Q• ,7 4 n�4 9 4 q `kc 26 x Jr i8 •1v1�''r /y • r 7 a J r T s ♦ t 9 0Q G 'rSS 4 .S •110. �7 N 37 '.? I 7 /A 7 N 1 7 e a 8 a a /2 v a e a • a a a 9 a e a ro 9 o a u 9 a 9 /t 969 9129 919 91111. Ayr ... -LOCATION AND TERRITORY- 1111. r► rr Nur mir w r► 'fir► vier vair rr' rr Nor voir vW yaw rr rr EVERETT %.,../) '.-----\\ 9 A • Lynnwood Ct O yit Lake Washington •Redmond r c\ w It BELLEVUE a Lake t. ~ Sammamish SEATTLE io Issaquah CO • North Bend il RENTON Maple Valley III Kent 411) • Auburn TACOMA CP REGIONAL LOCATION MAP mew .rr .r II. LOCATION AND ANNEXATION could take place. A fiscal impact analysis has been Alp completed which determined the financial soundness of "" A. Regional Location annexation of the area to the city. If the area is an- nexed to the city, the size of the City of Renton would __ be over 24 square miles. The City of Renton is located in the Central Puget rr► Sound region which is the economic hub of the State of Table II-1 Washington. Ranking third in population in King CITY OF RENTON County, Renton is a neighbor to four of the county's ANNEXATIONS AND LAND INCREASE largest cities: Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and Kent. 1901 -1989 The city is located at the south end of Lake Washing- ton,the largest lake in King County. This is illustrated in the Regional Location Map. Period of Number of Area Cumulative Annexation Annexations Annexed Sq.Miles +r. Renton is also situated in the center of the regional transportation network which connects State Highways 1901 Incorporation 1.0 sq.mi. 1.0 sq.mi. lur 167, 169, 515, and 900 to Interstate Highways 5, 405, �r. and 90. The network provides access to the major ur- 1902-1929 2 0.8 sq.mi. 1.8 sq.mi. ban centers and major recreational sites in the vicinity. 1929-1949 7 1.6 sq.mi. 3.4 sq.mi. rr Topography and location of the city affords beautiful 1949-1969 93 10.8 sq.mi. 14.2 sq.mi. IOW scenic views over a variety of major natural features in the state, including Mt. Rainier, the Olympic Moun- tains, Lake Washington, and the Cascade Mountain 1969-1989 43 1.9 sq.mi. 16.1 sq.mi. range. r Source:City of Renton B. Territory GRAPHIC II-1 -trr When Renton was first incorporated in 1901, the city CITY OF RENTON was only one square mile in size. Since then, the city TOTAL SQUARE MILES has expanded sixteen times. The expansion was achieved mostly through annexations of adjacent and 1001 rrn nearby areas. During 1949 to 1969, 10.8 square miles lawwere added to the city,67%of its present territory. r. In the decades following the 1949-1969 period, expan- sion has taken place slowly and the city has gained only 10. about 1.9 square miles to arrive at the current size of 16.1 square miles. Table II-1 and Graphic II-1 illustrate low the growth of territory in Renton as well as the four Annexation maps. In 1988, a group of residents from the unincorporated 1 North Soos Creek area approached the city about the 1901 1929 1949 1969 1989 possibility of annexing to the city. Because it is a large YEAR and populated area, a variety of issues emerged as Source:City of Renton yr important factors to be considered before annexation low yr %EV 3 1110 n .A_ {,1 P 14: ti p.. $ Y 1 . ' Ir i. f� , (—L,. ,. 7, liks,r—i. 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"�L) Itihiiii wx • `94g 1 •94 F - e/ M1.R ./ R - _ • IN:::‘ Rid 4 1^C, ' i iitj �2 � aa . • • kt � 'P V CIF ! i � I • ir � l/ _ `` / 1iii tilt ,,, 1 _ J ,1 /_ I ''' Y ._ _ ;wo �1 . I - � " _`'..--"It ,• �'- v P ^�• TVS ' {ii—li 4- f , JJ i 17 f• • ME 1949 Boundary 1969 al1969 Boundary 1989 • Mil 1969 Boundary ANNEXATIONS ME 1989 Boundary ANNEXATIONS • • -- e. C -,''''..,Z;:::';'‘,,,,.Q,,,,,,„„:,'-,,,,,'„..,' "." °� �° r fig ... Nii;;;..4* t *4 „...... ........ . .. .yell ` z -., ^fi 5 s4 `awe t ' .: fir' .. vw vs.,... . �, w.. ..w lir tili1' tir Olio -HISTORY AND CUT.TURE- VI ," III. Community History and Cultural The first coal mining company was organized by Eras- Background mus M. Smithers and his two associates after coal was gar discovered in Renton in 1873. The Renton Coal Com- A. Community History pang was the first of many large coal mining operations law on which much of Southeast King County depended for employment during the next fifty years. The company illr The Early Settlers was financed by Captain William Renton, a successful owner of timber interests around Puget Sound. The 'rW The first settlers of Renton were the native Indians. town name was later adopted in honor of Captain Living near the rivers, Duwamish Indians made a living Renton. "'o'' by catching salmon with their fish weirs, picking abun- dant berries of several varieties, and planting small In 1875 there were probably fewer than 50 people in the rrr patches of potatoes. One group of Indians lived on the Renton area; in 1880 the population was reported as spot which is now Liberty Park, another between the 100; and in 1890 there were 406 people according to lrrr Cedar and Black rivers, and a third lived on land later the U. S.census. By 1900,one year before Renton was occupied by one of the earliest white settlers, Erasmus incorporated as a fourth class town, there were 1,176 iw M. Smithers. Over the years, the number of Indians people. iti ,, dwindled because of newly introduced diseases and other infirmities. Henry Moses, the last Duwamish quo, tribal chief, lived in Renton until he passed away in Early Industries and Businesses 1969. vs, Coal The first white settler in Renton was Henry Tobin who rr arrived in 1853 and settled on a donation claim from Coal mining was the most important industry in Renton the territorial government along the banks of the Cedar and southeast King County during the town's early pe- '— and Black Rivers. His wife, Diana, later joined him. Hod until the energy source shifted to oil in the 1940's. The Donation Land Claim Act passed by the federal In its heyday, the coal mining industry employed most '- government in 1850 provided that any settler who came of the town's male labor force in two mines, Renton into the Oregon Territory between December 1, 1850, and Talbot. During the 1885-86 labor troubles, the two low and December 1, 1853, could establish a claim on 160 tunnels were closed briefly but reopened by an orga- acres of land by surveying the property and submitting a nized coal miners' union with the new name of the err description to the government and then residing on the Renton Cooperative Coal Company. Later, Seattle land for an unbroken period of four years. A man and Electric (predecessor of Puget Power) bought out the +rr wife could claim a tract of 320 acres. company. Along with mining, the transport and 41rrr distribution of coal played an important role in the Shortly after Tobin arrived, he and an associate,Fanjoy, development of Renton as a major industrial center in „w built the first sawmill in the area on the bank of the the Puget Sound region. Black River. The sawmill was burned down during the (. Indian War. Henry Tobin died around 1855-1856 leav- ing behind his wife,Diana. ,_ lei - lir � .. • In 1856 Erasmus M. Smithers from Virginia settled in 0 x "' $ �. - Renton after marrying the young widow, Diana Tobin. ; � ��_ `, , � � � - When combined with the Tobin's land, Smither's claim 4g. - - *�. amounted to 480 acres which include much of present �, , * *� • downtown Renton and all of what now is Renton Shop- - ,> �` �� ping Center. In 1876 Erasmus M. Smithers with I. B. � ► _ r, Morris and C.B.Shattuck filed the first plat of the town. The boundaries started on the north at Cedar River, � '„: ° • running south to Seventh Street, east to Burnett Street, north to Cedar River, and west along the bank of that '` 60 river to the point of beginning. • III 41111, 4 40 Lumber rebuilding the city. Renton Clay Works was joined by *or the Denny Clay Company which manufactured a wide Next to coal mining and transport, lumbering and range of clay products,such as, sewer tile,conduits,clay MO milling were the most important early industries. After shingles, drain tile, ornamental face brick, and street the first sawmill built by Tobin and Fanjoy burned paving brick.Around 1917 the Denny-Renton Clay and • down, David Parker and his sons, Leroy and James, Coal was the largest manufacturer of paving brick in • built a sawmill in the early 1870's near the present the world. Renton paving brick was used to pave junction of Third and Main Streets. Active logging was streets not only locally but also in San Francisco,Tokyo, • done in and around the Renton area which was heavily and India. The ornamental face brick produced by the forested at that time. Renton's location next to Lake company was used on many early Seattle buildings. • Washington and the Cedar River gave it advantages over the surrounding area. Before connection by rail PACCAR • with Seattle was established, lumber products could be shipped out of Renton via three routes: by barge down In 1901 William Pigott organized Pacific Car & • the Cedar River to Lake Washington and over the coal Foundry to supply steel, pig iron, and equipments to route between the lake and the bay;by barge down the railroad companies and to build horse and oxen drawn • Black River and into the Duwamish to Elliott Bay; or logging trucks. The company underwent major growth over the military road from Renton to Seattle. From during the two World Wars through manufacturing • Seattle lumber could be shipped anywhere, including steel boxcars,Sherman tanks and wing spars for Boeing San Francisco where bombers. After World • demand for lumber I' _�, ` :-_.. War I the firm continued products was high. ° . ,' to produce box cars for • . . }`ar ""' hauling purposes and Railroad " 1 * . ft --f" " structural steel for • v, ,. i + building dams, bridges The major freight and '„ r i`• -. ��. 1�'' and high-rise buildings. • passenger transportation # *N In 1945 the firm acquired • was through three i 4 h' '. -.4 - ..... -. Kenworth Motor Trucks railroad lines: The Seattle 'i �� *-, '."+ s " and, in 1958, Peterbilt • ii,& Walla Walla Railroad . .w Motors and has been connected Seattle to I b. �! '� I ' �" active in the truck la Renton and all the other ''` , ' ,, `i °` building business ever coal towns in southeast ..lis; .4 �s . since. In 1972 Pacific Car • King County. The Puget %1I"Z and Foundry company Sound Electric Railway, merged into PACCAR, • commonly called the "Interurban" which ran from 1902 Inc. The company still occupies a large industrial to 1928,connected Seattle and Tacoma with many stops property in North Renton. • including Renton, Georgetown, Meadows, Duwamish, Orilla, Kent, Auburn, Algona, Milton, and Fife. The • Seattle,Renton and Southern Railway,which connected Downtown Seattle to Bryn Mawr, Earlington and Renton, was 12 V. miles in length, making it the longest electric railway in Renton in its early days had many family-owned stores the state. This line ran for about 48 years from 1890 to ranging from drug , hardware and junk, grocery stores 'e 1938. to clothing and home furnishings stores. The first de- partment store was opened by Robert Wood and was a WO Brick Making source of necessary items for the early settlers in the VIP area - food, clothing, hardware, home furnishings, feed Discovery of a special kind of clay by James Doyle and and hay. The Woods also traveled with loaded wagons J. R. Miller at the south end of Lake Washington was full of merchandise and sold to workers in Black Dia- the beginning of a long history of the brick and tile mond,Newcastle and other mining and lumber camps. , industry in Renton. The two men and E. J. Matthews formed the Renton Clay Works in 1902 and started to Early grocery stores and other family-run stores were a produce bricks for street pavement and building. The located in what is presently downtown Renton where Seattle fire of 1889 created high demand for bricks for many of them remain. Covey's Grocery, which opened • I • 5 0 rr +rr rr in 1917, still exists today. Charles S. Custer's store at Walla and Main which opened about 1880 was consid- B• Cultural Background' ered the first of several hardware stores. Tom Rubat- lrr tino operated the Owl Cafe restaurant since its opening The town of Renton had a lively civic life from its early in 1920 until his retirement in 1974. Stokes Mortuary years of townhood. It boasted many volunteer business ler started in 1921 at 4th and Williams. Erwin Fey's movie and civic associations and religious organizations. It theater, the Rainier Theater, was opened in 1924. enjoyed its own home-grown sports teams and the an- McLendon's Hardware was started by the McLendon nual July 4th celebration and parades. 111111, family in 1927 and, later, became the largest indepen- dently owned hardware store in the Northwest. Many local service clubs were formed during the 1920's +rr McLendon Hardware is still operated by family mem- through the 1940's: the Renton Lions Club, the Renton bers today. Tonkin's Grocery was opened in 1884 and Kiwanis Club, the Renton Rotary, the Business and taw remained as a Tonkin family business until 1946. Professional Women, and the Soroptimist International William & McKnight general store, which supplied ev- are some of the active clubs existing in Renton. From 'r erything from groceries to appliances and early phono- its early coal mining days,many lodges were maintained graphs,operated for more than forty years. to relieve men and women from the long, tiring work week with music, chat, food and fellowship. The Ma- sonic Lodge, the Odd Fellows Lodge, and the Nesika vor Chapter of Order of Eastern Star were established in the 1870's through the 1890's. The five oldest organized churches in town were the First Presbyterian, St.Luke's Espiscopal,the First Bap- tist, the First United Methodist, and St. Anthony's Catholic. These churches started within a period of f r wrr twenty years between 1885 and 1906, and played a sig- W4 NI ea nificant role in molding the life of the community. III �, Soccer and baseball have been the favorite sports in the .rr - -„,�T �.._ �_ ..., F.. �. community since the turn of the century. Soccer was the ball game of choice among the Welsh, English and law Scottish coal miners. Baseball has been a popular sport Citizens' Bank of Renton was organized in 1909 later in Renton for more than 100 years. In its heyday, the becoming the Renton branch of People's National Renton baseball team was followed by the community Bank. The first Federal Savings and Loan Association on chartered ferries, trains, or on foot to wherever the Mir of Renton was incorporated with the name of Renton game was held. Savings and Loan in 1923. It later was renamed First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Renton. tirr Jet Capital of the World • During World War II, The Boeing company's decision IOW in 1940 to build a new plant at the south end of Lake Washington to produce B-17 bombers and new flying -etr 1� ! , � ., IMF boats changed the city of Renton more than any other Lb,sn. e event in recent history. From a relatively small town of 40 " 'c vw about 4,500 people in 1940, Renton became a large in- dustrial center of the Puget Sound region with a popu- lation of 16,039 in 1950. Today, the Boeing company is `` ,�, s 1 / involved in producing commercial airplanes 737, 747, 0 k 11W 757 and 767 as well as various military and space pro- grams. In 1989, Boeing is the largest employer in Renton with approximately 25,000 jobs. Like most American cities and towns, the Fourth of July was a major holiday and many fun events were or- tar +rr 6 41110 +6w gani7ed in Renton including parades through town,pic- imperial architect of Russia. The building was built be- nics at parks, races and ball games for children, and tween 1940 and 1942. It is considered Renton's most public dances with band music. noted example of Moderne (or Art Deco) architecture. The building houses the Renton Historical Museum The major annual event in recent years has been the and Historical Society. It is placed on the Washington Renton River Days festival, held in the middle of Au- State Register of Historic Buildings. gust. Various ball games, tournaments, races, exhibits, public dances with live music, musical performances, 3. Renton High School contests,a parade,and banquet are offered in the festi- 400 South Second r„ val to the general public. Renton High School was constructed in 1932 as an ad- Mir C. Historic Preservation dition to the original high school which was later razed. It was designed by William Mallis of Mallis & Dehart yr architects. The building incorporates Tudor and Gothic There are a number of historic buildings and sites in architectural styles in its tower and flanking wings. The Nrr Renton which date back to the early days of the City. building is situated on five acres of the original The following partial list includes buildings which were Smithers homestead and is still being used as a high considered historically significant and an inventory school today. which was compiled under the Historic Preservation "'r"' Program within the Cultural Resources Division of 4. Henry Ford School King County Parks and Recreation Department. 416 Wells Streetvio nrr► Historic Buildings and Sites The Henry Ford Elementary School was built in 1922 to replace the adjacent Central School which had been mar 1. Historic Renton Coal Mine Hoist Foundation built in 1892. The School was in use as a south Renton 1,000 feet south of intersection of Grady Road and elementary school until 1970. The Henry Ford School — Benson was converted to the Renton School District offices. It is a significant building for the valuable role it played in +a, A commemorative plaque has been placed on the north the School District's and the City's early history. wall of the hoist foundation. The inscription is as fol- vs* lows: 5. The Melrose Tavern 819 Houser Way South +err' "Dedicated to the hundreds of miners who worked in this mine from its discovery in 1873 by Originally the eastern portion of the first floor of the E.M. Smithers, to its closure in 1920. This is the Melrose Hotel, the Melrose Tavern was built as a part foundation of the hoist used to haul coal-filled of the Melrose Hotel and Tavern by Ben Atkinson with yirr cars up from the main slope. From its entrance money he made in Alaska during the Klondike Gold now under the freeway, it descended east at 12 Rush. The Milwaukee Railroad used to run along degrees for over a mile, branching over 22 times. Houser Way. The Melrose was a favorite place for Mir The mine was operated by the Renton Coal Co. travelers to drop in for an overnight stay or shorter rest until 1886, the Renton Cooperative Coal Co. until at the tavern. During Prohibition, the Melrose Tavern %sr 1901,then the Seattle Electric Co. until 1920, over changed its beverages to near-beer and continued to 1,300,000 tons of coal were removed during the operate with card games and pool table in full use. The life of this mine." hotel portion burned in the 1920's and the tavern con- tinued to operate. Alterations to the tavern's interior vir 2. Renton Fire Station have been minimal and many of its original interior 235 Mill Avenue South features are retained. +ten The Renton Fire Station was designed by Ivan M. 'w' Palmaw, a Russian immigrant and nephew of the last miry vor mef 7 �r simiommomor, 401.' 411110, +Oslo' AW, . . . .. ... :.. ... ....„ . . . .' .. . 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Population size, Between 1960 and 1970, the city experienced an in- characteristics, distribution, density in the study area crease of population of 7,425 or 40% and gained about and future growth trends are important determinants of 4 square miles in territory. Compared to the previous the direction of city growth and planning. two decades, the 1970-80 period was slow in growth. low The increase of population was 5,153 or approximately Future city service needs can be anticipated through 2%with the size of the city territory increasing by 20%. forecasting population growth trends. Population den- sity influences the volume of traffic, public service pro- In the last nine years the population of the city has in- v.` vision, and the amount of available open space. Popu- creased by 7,449 or 24% from 1980. Approximately 1 lation characteristics are relevant to economic opportu- square mile was annexed to the city, adding approxi- +rr pities, location of industries, and community cultural mately 6% to the size. Graphic IV-1 shows Renton's and recreational requirements. Age distribution indi- population and land area increase from 1910-1990. cates current and future needs of special groups such as senior citizens and preschool-age children. GRAPHIC IV-1 Population growth is influenced by external forces that are difficult to predict such as regional economic con- CITY OF R E N T O N POPULATION TREND vrr ditions, employment, and housing costs and availability. 1910 - 1990 Therefore, the population growth rates should be re- — vised and their effects re-evaluated periodically to ac- 100 Land Area Increase count for any changed conditions. Ner = f o 100000 r , ler frn Iwo IVO OU IMO A. Current Population YEAR 411r As of April 1, 1989, the City of Renton estimated its population as 38,480 in the report to the Washington 10000 State Office of Financial Management. That estimate e 37,260 increase was an increase of 1,540 from theprevious year'sin population pop- —from 1910 1990 ,r,, ulation estimate. 1000 ( 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 B. Growth Trends Since Incorporation YEAR NSW Source:City of Renton 11•► The City of Renton was one square mile in size with approximately 1,300 residents when it was first in- "r" corporated in 1901. In the four decades following in- corporation, the city experienced steady and slow "''' growth in population and territory. C. Recent Trends However, dynamic growth in population and territory took place during the decade between 1940 and 1950, During the last nine years the average annual popula- ler tion growth was approximately 800. In the last two largely due to the people migrating to work in the years the annual increase has been approximately 1,500. ,�, booming wartime industries in Renton. The local in- The recent high growth trend is expected to continue in dustries such as PACCAR and Boeing kept many the years to come due to the excellent outlook in the law workers busy manufacturing war planes and Sherman tor for 8 commercial airplane industry, the booming economy in GRAPHIC IV-3 the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area and the good KING COUNTY quality of life perceived to exist in the area. Renton's INCORPORATED vs. UNINCORPORATED recent population trend is shown in Graphic IV-2. �» Incorporated 59.2% GRAPHIC IV-2 CITY OF RENTON RECENT POPULATION TREND 1980 - 1990 Unincorporated 40.8% 100000 1 Source:City of Renton z i GRAPHIC IV-4 1988 COMMUNITY POPULATIONS IN KING COUNTY Iwo 427200 500000-4aggir 10000 f .« 1980 1981 1982 1983 1884 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Year 400000 +�r Source:City of Renton 300000- ,r. = 200000 • D. Subregional Population Ranking l00000 86"° 0 , 38480 33,00 32460 14820 "NW Renton is the third most populous city in King County. The unincorporated area of King County contains 0 d o e nearly 41% of total County population. This is illus- - x E trated in Graphic IV-3. In addition,Renton is the ninth most populous city in the State of Washington. Amongthe incorporated cities of similar size in the Source: Forecasting Division,Washington State Financial Office of P Financial Management vicinity, population in Kent and Redmond grew most rapidly, by 52% and 43% respectively in the last nine years. By comparison, Renton grew 24% during the same period. Graphic IV-4 shows the 1998 populations E. Long Range Population Forecasts of cities in the vicinity of Renton. The study area for long-range population growth pro- jection is larger than the current city limits because of a high potential for annexing adjacent areas in the future. The larger study area will include approximately 46 square miles of area, of which 16 square miles lie within the Renton city limits. This area is shown in the Exist- 9 mor vi r °ar gar ing Spheres of Influence and Study Area Map. Graphic comparison and Graphic IV-5 illustrates Renton's eth- law IV-5 illustrates the population projections for the Ren- nicity. ton Study Area. Table IV-1 vow RENTON vs.KING COUNTY ETHNICITY GRAPHIC IV-5 RENTON FORECAST AREA POPULATION PROJECTIONS Renton King County 1990 - 2020 'mil White 91.5% 88.4% 1000000-4 Black 2.5% 4.4% American Indian, Eskimo,Aleut 1.0% 1.0% *1111, Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8% 4.6% �„ Other 13% 1.6% � 100000 Source: 1980 US.Federal Census 10000 ' I I' /, 1990 2000 2020 GRAPHIC IV-6 01111110 YEAR CITY OF RENTON Source: PSCOG ETHNICITY 1101 F. Population Characteristics in 1980 and White •�. 1985 91.5% witio 1. Age Distribution nr Overall distribution of age groups in population was 8 5% „r,,, remarkably similar in Renton and in King County as a Non-White whole. In 1980 the median age of Renton population was 30 years, while King County's median age was 31 years. More than forty percent of the Renton popula- low Lion was in the 20-44 years range, approximately the ocher same proportion as in King County. Seven percent of 1 2% 111' Renton's population was under age five while King Block County showed six percent for that age group. Elderly 2.5% persons of 60 years or older comprised 14.7% in Ren- ton and 14.5%in King County. The age groups in population were similarly distributed morin the nearby cities in Kent, Bellevue,and AuburnAmerican Indian,with Asian and Pacific Eskimo,Aleut very minor differences. Islander 3.8% 1% imp 2. Ethnicity Source: 1980 U.S.Federal Census Imo Ethnic composition of the Renton population is \ comparable to King County. Table IV-1 illustrates the +rlr «nr 10 vet WY 411, rr 3. Income fect the kinds of industries and commercial establish- ments likely to locate in the community, the level of vlr The per capita income in Renton in 1985 was estimated revenues that can be raised to pay for the public ser- to be $12,279. By comparison, it was $13,192 in King vices and infrastructure, and the types of new housing +rr County. Per capita income had been rising at the an- that will be built. nual rate of 6.48% in Renton during the 1979 to 1985 w period; In King County the average annual rate of in- crease was 6.2%. GRAPHIC IV-7 'NV In nearby cities, there was a similar rate of increases in 1989 KING COUNTY COMMUNITIES MO per capita income. In Bellevue, the per capita income MEAN FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD INCOMES miry rose at the average annual rate of 6.5%duringthe 1979 � a0000-I to 1985 period; in Kent, it rose at the average yearly my rate of 6.28%; in Seattle, at the average annual rate of 6.53%. 30000- 11., ,r The increase in per capita income was larger in King ."Imr_ _� _la._''L ya County than any surrounding counties in this period. 200001 While King County rose at 6.2% per annum the per capita income in Snohomish County rose at 5.4%annu- t 00001' — — — — — — ally, Kitsap County by 6.1%. and Pierce County by VIP 5.7%. 0 r F 'F. Y ,j .r The most recent data on the mean family and house- o hold income are based on the 1980 U.S. Census. In Z = 'Mr Renton the mean family income was $25,179 and mean household income was $22,316 in 1979. Table IV-2 and - - Graphic IV-6 illustrate the comparison. U Mean Family Income Table IV-2 FE Mean Household Income 410 CITY OF RENTON MEAN FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME Source:King County Planning and Community Development Division J IMO Mean Family Mean Household III/ Income Income Historically, Renton has been characterized by its pre- yoit dominantly blue collar work force. The level of educa- Renton $25,179 $22,316 tion has remained similar over recent decades. The yaw King County $28,678 $24,258 median educational level among the community resi- Seattle $25,872 $20,613 dents is high school. For the residents over 24 years of __ Bellevue $35,440 $29,276 age, approximately 40% completed high school only, Kent $25,535 $22,349 while 22%have not completed high school according to Auburn $23,268 S20,821 the 1980 U.S. Census. Only 16% completed 4 or more Source:1980 U.S.Census and PSCOG years of college. This correlates with the occupational • distribution: The largest number of persons work in • 4. Education the manufacturing sector. A total of 5,588 people worked in manufacturing;3,404 in wholesale and trade; Ill The educational level of residents affect the community 2,077 in professional and related services in 1979. in a number of ways. For example, it is closely related • to the level of skill of the work force, income, and recreational and cultural needs. 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Forecast Area AND SPHERE , D O 1/1 MILE Sphere of Influence City of Renton OF INFLUENCE S rt/ ..m ' ,- .x� � $: . ... _ .. /I '''' wow - - - I ig ,,,,, ,, : „,,,,:,,,,,,i .. , ..,-.,„,:::-.,:,..,t."- . ,-- :, _O .., , . . ,,...,:,.., ,,,„,,,,,,,,, ,,,' .,. s,,,,....„...„ .. } s 1. ._^ew ,a, , .,„'.;=.,''l .. '''' ' It ''t 1 I ,'' ' ',;104*.,. .''4,'„- - : : 4 ,04'''':;.:1; ' :i:%:117„,;777i. .r/r g 'VW Y✓ w 6o 40 -HOUSING- 410 610 4110 +�r V. HOUSING GRAPHIC V-1 impr CITY OF RENTON The Housing Profile,in providing an important body of EXISTING HOUSING STOCK 1989 Vlr+ information concerning housing opportunities, afford- TOTAL HOUSING UNITS: 18,320 ability,and housing conditions, relates to other sections 5 and More low of the Community Profile. Unit Apartment 38.8% vow Major issues such as traffic, schools,and the availability of neighborhoodparks and retail shops are closely +rr g P 3 and 4 Unit linked to where, how much, and what kind of housingA artment Mobile Homes p +�tr+ri 2.9% 11100 exists in Renton. 4.5% ;.> rlr� Duplex A. Existing Housing Stock in 1989 2.5% There was a total of 18,320 housing units in Renton in April 1989. Table V-1 and Graphic V-1 show the dis- 'tr'' tribution of the existing housing stock in 1989. Single Family Housing 51.2% Source:City of Renton ''r'" Table V-1 CITY OF RENTON +�r EXISTING HOUSING STOCK 1989 law Heusi Type Number of Units HousingGRAPHIC V-2 rur CITY OF RENTON Single Family Housing 9,385 HOUSING GROWTH TREND 411W Duplex 462 1980 - 1988 3 and 4-Unit Apartment 826 Tarr 5 and More Unit Apartment 7,115 20000 Mobile homes 532 +rr 16000 Total Number of Units 18,320 INW Source: City of Renton 12000 l to 'a' 8000 B. Growth Trends 4000 From 1980 to 1989 a total of 4,581 housing units were added to the city housing stock. This represents an an- lownual average rate of increase of 4%. Multi-Family 0 1990 1991 1982 1983 1984 19115 1986 1997 1988 1989 housing grew the fastest at an annual rate of 7%. YEAR Graphic V-2 illustrates growth in the total housing Sours:Office of Financial Management.State of Washington stock. .or By comparison, the growth of housing stock in King low County was slower than Renton. During the 1980-1988 period, the housing stock in King County increased at the annual rate of 2.3%. Multi-family housing was added at the annual rate of 4%. Table V-2 and Graphic V-3 allow more detailed comparison between nearby communities in the same period. •ar law low12 • • • Table V-2 2.35. Graphic V-4 illustrates the past trend in average • GROWTH OF HOUSING STOCK household size in Renton. 1980-1988 • GRAPHIC V-4 CITY OF RENTON • Total Single- Multi- HOUSEHOLD SIZE TREND Housing Fam.. Fain 1970 - 1989 Housing Housing • O 3 , Renton 4% L7% 7% 0 • - 2 8 King County 2.3% 1% 4% • Bellevue 2.6% 1% 5.1% 0 2.61 Kent 53% 1% 10% 2 4-4 • Auburn 2.8% 1% 4% 2.2 Source:Office of Financial Management,State of Washington • - 2 ' r r 1970 1980 1989 • GRAPHIC V-3 ANNUAL RATE OF HOUSING YEAR Source:City of Renton • INCREASE 1980 - 1988 10%-e "� 2.Population Distribution • r- ii III 8%- E. In Renton, approximately 1/3 of the population lives in Alr la multiple family housing while 2/3 live in single family • 4 6%-. ti units. • 4%--241[ — 3. Vacancy Rates • 2% -11 —1 The overall vacancy rate in Renton in 1988 for single • family houses and multiple family complexes was 6.7%. • 0% This is the same rate as found in King County as a • - whole. x o •�, m In 1989 the City of Renton conducted an inventory of Y multiple family housing. The overall vacancy rate was • 4.57% with higher vacancy rates for 4-unit complexes than larger projects. • Ti Total Housing ED Single Family Housing 4.Housing Affordability ,r, Multi-Family Housing Single Family Home Ownership r \Source: Puget Sound Council of Governments Housing affordability declined overall in King County lay over the past 12 months as the price of single family housing escalated. However, south King County, in- rrl► C. Housing Characteristics eluding the Renton area, continues to offer opportuni- ties to low and moderate income families and first time moor 1. Household Size buyers. ler In Renton as well as in King County,average household County-wide, the average price of all home sales .rm size has been decreasing since 1970. In 1988 the aver- jumped 9.9% during 1988 to $115,262. In Renton, the age number of people forming a household in Renton average price of a single family home was $93,805, well .r, was 2.1; in King County the average household size was within the calculated affordable price range of$101,400 nrr mm 13 ,rr iw ir for the median income household. Renton's average In 1989 the average rental rate in Renton for a 2-bed- `III sales price was higher in this period than in Kent room unit was $437 per month. This is similar to the ($91,456) and in Auburn ($88,676). Graphic V-5 illus- average rate of $400-460 in Kent and Auburn. From "0w trates these values. Fall 1988 to Spring 1989 the average contract rent for a two bedroom apartment in King County was $506. -r► These values are shown in Graphic V-7. (GRAPHIC V-5 INV AVERAGE SALES PRICE rr SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING GRAPHIC V-7 1988 1989 SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES $115262 AVERAGE 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT RENT $120000 1 I $99806 $91456 {66676 $800 �^ $90000 Ii ' 11111.1111 ' VW W $60000 it• I I I $600 iiii 55 $30000liW • II $0 II 9490 N90 z — _ $400 . 1 $95 2 Y : w o o 6 4.,11. K S _ $200 VW Source:King County Planning and Community Development Division o — t-t v u Z '-, i Illir Multiple Family Rentals Opportunity — rrr Renton continues to offer a wide range of affordable o iew rental opportunities. Of 7,748 total rental units, ap- Source:King County Planning and Community Development Division J proximately half are 2-bedroom units and another 38% lir are 1-bedroom units. This is illustrated in Graphic V-6. IIIW 4. Housing Conditions GRAPHIC V-6 Multiple Family CITY OF RENTON UNIT TYPE BREAKDOWN The City of Renton conducted a survey of multiple fam- TOTAL UNITS: 7,748 ily housing in March 1989. The survey included only tliso those projects which contained more than five housing 3 Bedroom Units Stucio Units units. The survey results showed that the majority of ,� 6.7% 8.6% the 164 complexes surveyed were kept in good condi- tion: Among them 56% were in good to excellent con- dition; 41% in moderate condition; and 3% were in x » poor condition and needed repair. >, , ,., The median age of multiple family complexes is 19 2 Bedroom 8 Units -f " 1 Bedroom Units years reflecting surges of multiple family construction r between 1968 and 1972 and between 1978 and 1982. :<" 37.7% The majority of these complexes are 4 to 8 units in size. 410 4 Bedroom Units Slightly less than half (47%) of all complexes have a r .2% rpassive recreation area while only 21% have some kind Source:City of Renton of active recreation facility. All new complexes con- liw „�, 14 . structed since 1986 have been required by City policy to Using the PSCOG April 1988 population and house- include active and passive recreation opportunities. hold forecasts, the number of housing units in the '" Renton Study Area is forecasted to 2020 from the base Single Family year of 1970. In the forecast area that includes the City of Renton, housing stock is projected to increase to Most of the single-family housing is maintained in good 43,300 units in 1990,58,200 in 2000, and 85,400 in 2020. condition throughout the city neighborhoods. In a vi- The 2020 projected number of total housing units rep- sual survey of neighborhoods, only small pockets of resents a 97% increase over the 1990 forecasted num- deteriorated housing were found in some of the older ber of housing units. These projections are shown in neighborhoods. Graphic V-8. According to the records kept by the city building de- partment, a total of$1,555,352 worth of renovation was GRAPHIC V-8 mow done on single family homes in Renton in 1988. Table RENTON STUDY AREA V-3 shows the amount of renovation on single-family HOUSING PROJECTIONS IiII► homes from 1978 to 1988. In the last few years, the to- tal number and value of renovation has been high. 100000- mot. _i Table V-3 •_ / rr CITY OF RENTON - SINGLE FAMILY RENOVATIONS NUMBER AND VALUE Nur — 1978-1988 0 VP 1 Year No.of Value NEP Renovations 10000 t' I' 1990 2000 2020 map 1978 132 $541,856 YEAR Source: PSCOG 1979 158 $1,110,379 "' 1980 146 $887,723 1981 161 $745,827 1982 224 S869,940 E. Subsidized Housing 1983 154 $757,181 1984 159 $911,241 1985 221 $1,787,449 History of Past Projects 1986 213 $1,042,023 ,.. 1987 265 $1,934,627 In the past, government-subsidized or government- 1988 194 S1,555,352 sponsored housing for the workers in the wartime in- dustry were concentrated in three areas: There were TOTAL 2,027 $12,143,598 permanent and temporary family housing in the High- .., lands neighborhood. There was also a 580-unit apart- Source:City of Renton ment for single people and young married couples . without children near the Cedar River Park. It was later demolished when the freeway was built. For sin- ,.. D. Housing Projections gle women working in the Boeing plant during the wartime,a dormitory with 396 units was provided by the U.S.government in the North Renton neighborhood. The housing projection was developed by the Puget Sound Council of Governments as a part of the regional Current Housing population and household forecast. The Puget Sound region is divided into study areas, each of which corn- The City of Renton has a very high percentage of as- bines a number of census tracts and generally covers a listed housing units. The Renton Housing Authority large area surrounding a city. 15 operates five developments totaling 312 units. Three of Spring Neighborhood Clean-Up Program: Weekend the developments totaling 210 units are located in the hauling services for eligible neighborhoods at no cost. Highlands neighborhood. Two other privately owned Outreach Counseling Program: Outreach, counseling and HUD (U. S. Department of Housing and Urban and referral services to low income households at no Development) subsidized complexes are Golden Pines cost. housing for the elderly with 52 units and Royal Hills Apartments with 284 units. The Renton Housing Au- Deferred Home Improvement Loan Program: Provi- thority also owns 4 emergency housing units located in sion of funds for repairs or replacement of roofs, fur- the North Highlands neighborhood managed by the naces, plumbing and electric systems for low income Renton branch of the YWCA. households. WY Weatherization: Provision of weatherization repairs to • F. Housing Assistance Programs low income households. • Affordable Monthly Payment Loan Program: Low in- There are a variety of housing assistance programs of- terest rate housing repair loans. fered by the city through Community Development Block Grant programs for the elderly, handicapped, Renton/Kent Rental Rehabilitation Program: A corn- . and other low income residents. The following are the bination of no interest loan and deferred loan payment Core Housing Assistance Programs: programs for rehabilitation of rental properties in tar- geted neighborhoods. Minor Home Repair Program: Free minor home re- ' pairs. In addition, since 1975 the City of Renton has desig- nated two neighborhoods as Neighborhood Strategic Emergency Repair Program: Free residential repairs Areas for revitalization efforts: Between 1975 and 1983 of urgent nature. the downtown residential neighborhood was targeted. Since 1983, the Highlands neighborhood has been des- Summer Yard Clean-Up Program: Free complete yard ignated for a variety of rehabilitation assistance pro- clean-up and hauling away of debris. grams. Typical revitalization efforts include provision of amenities such as the rehabilitation and upgrading of Summer Painting Program: Complete exterior paint- neighborhood centers, parks, and improvements to ing at no cost. streets. Fall Neighborhood Clean-Up Program: Weekend hauling services for eligible neighborhoods at no cost. 16 �I✓ laimoo ihre taw " , N- 1111104 11111119 -ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- r 460 ri vr/ v1 r velf r r/' Orr' r 40► vI vet va, v r, v/► vi v4/► vr/' v/► 9D' vast +ir tor imy VI. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Capita Income in 1985 for Renton, Bellevue and King 411111► County is shown in Graphic VI-2. The economic vitality of a community forms a back- bone that supports the well-being of its inhabitants. Full expression of civic life is possible only with a strong GRAPHIC VI-2 ""' and steady economic base. In Renton, the economic PER CAPITA INCOME 1985 outlook is bright. The major regional industrial com- RENTON, BELLEVUE AND KING COUNTY rrr panies and other supporting firms located in Renton continue to be stable sources of employment. The $20000 VW Boeing company, the largest employer in Renton, with 816277 �, approximately 60% of the work force, has been obtain- $t 6000 ing a record number of commercial airplane orders o 816162 r, from around the globe and the backlog is expected to S12276 keep the current employees at Boeing fully occupied for - $t 2000 rr at least a decade. • $8000 41W GRAPHIC VI-1 $4000 VIP BOETIO BrPLOY1rBNr SHARE N RENTON �+ I 1 $0 ' a' RENTON Bellevue King County 24,516 Jobs 58-86%of Renton work force Source: PSCOC 1160 OTFEA B/PLOYB1S N RENITON 11rr O B. Retail Sales (7"\\_t\== ps L 17.135 Job, In Renton, retail sales tend to be variable from year to 41.14% year depending largely on the volume of new construe- 411110 Renton*ark force tion. Like the surrounding communities,the retail sales low fluctuations show a general trend toward increase. With the redevelopment of Boeing and Paccar for the 1rr Standard barometers are used to measure the economic next few years retail sales are projected to significantly status of Renton: per capita money income; retail increase. Iry sales;bank deposits;jobless rate; employment; number of employees in various industrial and business cate- In 1985, the total taxable retail sales in Renton were - gories; major employers; assessed valuation and dollar $682,506,526. This represents an 8% increase over the value of building permits;and municipal revenues. 1984 total taxable retail sales of$630,624,671. A Per Capita Money Income In the same period, the retail sales in Auburn rose by 3% from $380,434,139 to $392,337,862; In Kent, there lowwas a 24%increase from$635,870,621 to$789,800,346. In Renton, Per Capita Income in 1985 was $12,279, a 38.9% increase from $8,837 in 1979. Per Capita In- Total retail sales in Renton were $789,225,464 in 1986 lw come in Renton has been rising at the annual rate of and $765,246,046 in 1987. It represents a 3% annual Inv 6.5%. decrease in retail sales volume. 4Irr In comparison, Per Capita Income in Bellevue in 1985 In the same period, total retail sales in Auburn was was $16,277, a 39.5% increase over $11,666 in 1979, an $432,421,766 in 1986 and $495,341,108 in 1987, with *ow annual rate of 6.6%. In King County, Per Capita In- 14.6%annual increase over 1986 retail sales volume. In come in 1985 was $13,192,a 37.7%increase over$9,582 Kent, there was an annual increase of 8% from in 1979 with an annual rate of increase of 6.3%. Per $854,376,004 in 1986 to $920,852,255 in 1987. Graphic VI-3 illustrates these figures. low low 17 • • • GRAPHIC VI-3 RETAIL SALES D. Jobless Rate • RENTON, KENT AND AUBURN 1984 - 1987 The jobless rate in Renton decreased from 5.7% in • $1000000000- 1987 to an all-time low of 4.6% in 1988. By compari- • Kent son, the unemployment rate in Bellevue fell from 4.8% W $800000000 iIIIn 1987 to 3.9% in 1988. Table VI-1 shows the jobless • II" Renton rate in Renton and Bellevue from 1981-1988. $600000000 $400000000 . • Auburn Table VI-1 • $200000000- RENTON vs. BELLEVUE $0 r I 1 Y JOBLESS RATE • 1984 1985 1986 1987 1981 - 1988 YEAR • Source:Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce YEAR Renton Bellevue • 1981 7A% 6.2% • 1982 9.8% 8.2% C. Bank Deposits 1983 9.5% 8.0% • 1984 7A% 6.3% 1985 6.3% 5.3% • Bank deposits are an indicator of the economic vitality of a community. Bank deposits steadily increased from 1986 6.1% 5.2% 1984 to 1987. In 1984, $503,083,000 worth of bank de- 1987 5.7% 4.8% • posits were made in Renton. In 1985, $548,263,839 1988 4.6% 3.9% • worth of bank deposits were made representing an 8% Source:Washington State Employment Security Department increase. In 1986, $572,339,374 worth of bank deposits • were made in Renton. In 1987, $686,806,785 worth of bank deposits were made in Renton, representing a • 20% annual increase over 1986. Graphic VI-4 illus- trates the trend in bank deposits in Renton from 1984- E. Employment • 1987. • GRAPI-C NA-4 There were an estimated 40,771 jobs in Renton as of CITY OF RENTON July, 1989. • BANK DEPOSITS 1984-1987 • Data concerning the number of employees and busi- $800000000 i $686,806. nesses by business type compiled by the City of Renton '� indicates that the air transportation industry continues • $572,33$600000000 I 9374 to dominate the job market in Renton with medical ser- • sso3os�000ss4sz s�v g vices trailing second. The Services sector, including business and medical services, is the second largest • 1400000000 rIsource of employment in Renton. By comparison, thertrucking and warehousing businesses are not a major' I • r 1 ii sou ce of emp oyment. Graphic VI-5 shows the break- down of employment by sector in 1989. Table VI-2 lists • IP the top ten employers in Renton in 1989. Refer to the $0 - Major Employers Map for their location. • 1984 1985 1986 1987 Solce 0y dAakn • • • • 18 • • • c — s Al , xa ,w mot, „/ .L' H , °a" 23 ° q ' r B • U Ell E 1 « ,.., NA2 I Y I + 1 ., �� 'y. cq ' ,;-,,,,,A. '"�'7 ;r rc t, yF d' J E � ��F ...tee pt ,R f� ''' • �� _ I2, .Y ... iy✓ ¢ r� Y•• -- 2. k•:� 4y, �"" iq ! r a a j FY ?+,t A �I 7• J I ty7 _. :., \ I CREfN �' }.3 ram"' 'it 2 ',�'73. ., ": f'; } .k 5 36 ..r.., 31 c ▪ a$• ? • dv F u. ,� � E •.,,�� eN� r ',II.� I.., '' W. igg t ® . , g■"� a Fi B ry ;,. `'. .• 91 #`1 „e E ..a3`I `"�'Epp., . sE w I ¢ r c '� kt _ ',r € i r.73 � ,. � i g '. 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'a r� a la �• :�B E �.�>��E i � Imo_ ,.� �,rF`a'� t� ▪ �a'11 � "� �� ..�'� ."'a �, i. i Olio yy x �µ�y 7+ c �Er �^ .. de,eN 1� Ix +F.�. ® 4 ` r 9L.� : �ro*a' �ie�t� I *- t On lir, "1'.: .54 4 1 1Ka 1^1 '' tt r 1 +r4 �r m I a u d. t� 1 .. ,ww ' OD MAJOR ..r a D O 1 MILE EMPLOYERS NE.• w.. VIIIP 11110, GRAPHIC VI-5 The Puget Sound Council of Governments' forecast in- tiv CITY OF RENTON dicates that there will be 48,936 jobs by 1990 and 55,709 1989 EMPLOYMENT BREAKDOWN jobs by 2000 in the Renton Area. This represents an 400 Boeing average annual growth rate of 1.4% in the number of 58.9% jobs through the 1990's in Renton. iiii Wit. t t ir �� f ." 1 .r Non-Transportation Other Transportation 33.3% '0.10 7.8% L _ t ` -` 41100 Construction Others l( z‘ t.43 Manufacturing '�'/'44 ,/e ��. 4 " 12% -if:',14:;:\:.,\:,i lito ' '" Table VI-3 illustrates the Puget Sound Council of Gov- V.40 Services ernments' employment forecast by industrial sector. Five major employment sectors included in the analysis 49% '� Retail AW of the 1990-2020 forecast were Manufacturing; Whole- 29% t, a sale/Transportation/Communications/Utilities; Retail ;W Trade; Services; and Government/Education. The PSCOG is forecasting receding importance for the Source:City of Renton ow Manufacturing employment sector in the 1990's and be- yond,with the Services sector gaining major importance yr in the same period in the Renton area. Table VI-2 `er CITY OF RENTON However, the PSCOG projections were made without TOP TEN EMPLOYERS 1989 the knowledge of the redevelopment of Boeing and I. PACCAR. Therefore, projections for employment in the Manufacturing sector are most likely low. Ilso Employer No.of Jobs of Total Table VI-3 r 1.The Boeing Company 24,516 58.86% RENTON AREA 2.Valley Medical Center 1,733 4.16% EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS '— 3.Renton School District 1,119 2.69% 1990-2020 4.PACCAR 833 2.00% — 5.City of Renton 459 1.10% 6.Group Health Cooperative 429 1.03% Sector 1990 2000 2020V. s> 7.Puget Sound Power&Light 269 .64% 8.Pacific Northwest Bell 261 .63% Manufacturing 26,955 26,037 26,112 9.Longacres 236 .57% Retail Trade 7,480 9,812 15,575 10.King County Shops 217 .529 Services 7,880 10,814 18,663 Govt./Education 2,855 4,210 6,085 30,050 100.00% Whol/Tran/Comm/Util 3,766 4,836 7,128 Source:City of Renton Source:PSCOG 4110 41110 rrr 19 • • v. The Puget Sound Region is forecasted by PSCOG to GRAPHIC VI-7 . have a similar trend in employment. The Services sec- CITY OF RENTON tor is forecasted to increase its share of employment PAST AND PROJECTED ASSESSED VALUATION • greatly through the 1990's and beyond. 1984 - 1994 $10-5 • F. Building Permit Value and Assessed Valuation J • Building permit value or dollar value of new con- — / • struction is an indicator of economic growth in the city. N The total dollar value of new construction increased • from $80 million in 1987 to the city's record high of m • $151 million in 1988. New construction activity is pro- jected by the City of Renton to increase steadily to the • $1 , r mid 1990's. Graphic VI-6 illustrates new construction 1994 19115 1998 1997 1999 19119 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 activity in Renton. YEAR Source:City of Renton • J A large proportion of city revenue is obtained from the • property tax levied on the assessed valuation of proper- ties within the city limits. In Renton, the total assessed G. City Revenues • property valuation has been increasing since 1986. This trend of increase is expected to continue through the City revenues can be an indicator of growth in the city. • mid 1990's according to the projection by the City of City revenues are used to provide amenities such as Renton Finance Department. The total assessed valu • - ation in Renton in 1988 was$2,030,493,796, an increase good roads, parks, and utilities which are used by both of$79,590,139 from $1,950,903,657 in 1987. Fluctuation businesses and residents. The availability of these • of valuation over the years and projection to the mid amenities provide an important role in attracting busi- 1990's are shown in Graphic VI-7. nesses and residents to locate in the city. • The city revenue increased from $67,483,976 in 1987 to • GRAPHIC VI-6 $87,911,446 in 1988. Graphic VI-8 illustrates this. CITY OF RENTON • NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY GRAPHIC VI-8 1984 - 1993 CITY OF RENTON • REVENUE - ALL FUNDS $10001' 1987 - 1988 • $100000000 • • t97911449 • $80000000I 397N9979 0o $100- = $s0000000 •W , 0■1104isi/glimilimilimilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir stato rate$40000000I ,� -a • `2,..--,:r—',, '53. 'Orr' $10 ( $20000000 ii s', rtf • 1984 1999 1999 19117 1999 1929 1990 1991 1992 1999 r YEAR 1" Source:City of Renton $0 I 4/ 41110 1987 1988 YEAR +r► Source:City of Renton WO 41110 20 40 IOW +rr H. Summary Table VI-4 BOEING RENTON PLANT 1989 COMMERCIAL PLANE ACTIVITY With the hundreds of outstanding orders of Boeing 737 oakW and 757 commercial airplanes produced in Renton, Model Orders Deliveries Outstanding PACCAR's plan to manufacture Kenworth trucks in their Renton plant, and major development and rede- 757 559 228 331 velopment proposals such as the Sabey Corporation's proposed shopping center, and the Valley Medical 737 2,543 1,723 820 Center's plans for expansion, Renton's economy seems Source:City of Renton Finance Department to be bursting at the seams with activity. If approved by the City Council, the Sabey Corporation's proposed +rr► 1,000,000 square foot regional shopping center would create a major commercial node in the Green River err Valley area. Table VI-4 shows Boeing's order and de- livery schedule for the year as of June 2, 1989. a N *Fa *tiit Buoyed by a bright regional economic condition, Ren- " +Or ton is experiencing the most optimistic economic con- dition in recent decades. The bright economic outlook " is expected to continue in the city at least through the middle of the next decade. law w +w 11111, rr► w err► +r► +rrr+ 1111, wr 11W 21 .6* Av. Ar, war . • 14 (SI -141 ST:k '• „„ „„„„•'-',„•„,41-14-4k var •••• „:„•••110,4thebil ....--9010401,41:0,040t.• vow ......... - VW. •///0 „ . • •-••• - •• ..„ . • • • ••v.. , 4.4.4 . 4 „. f/ • I • • ••••:•'-4`' • .4110" -• •• . • • • 4161.. • • - ",,c4.4a,q,:,:r$:4.47'1.004,00.4„,,...• • • • , ,'„•400' • • ••- 1 •-•••• -••• •--, . -•• ---e-r4-0"'"ttr...- • - • ••,, ••••,- %Mr 111110 %1110 Ole 11.11, IOW —PUBLIC FACILITIES AND UTILITIES— low tow 10.0 Imo 411, V/ r r/ 41110 M/ 41110 411110 rI VIP r `410 ‘1/' 4110 .d r/ v/ vor ,40 m00 vio r/ VII. PUBLIC FACILITIES AND Memorial Beach Park and Kennydale Beach Park are UTILITIES situated on the shore of Lake Washington. A. Parks and Recreation GRAPHIC VII-1 CITY OF RENTON PARKS ACREAGE Among the goals of the city's mission statement, is that (parks, open space and golf course) Renton is to be a place where people choose to play. TOTAL: 608.49 ACRES Recreation is recognized as an important need of peo- ple for maintaining health and emotional well-being. Undeveloped Golf Course 5.8% Existing Parks and Recreational Programs Developed Park land 21 5% 30.4% Renton offers a wide variety of parks, recreational Developed 41'facilities and programs serving neighborhoods, senior Golf Course ' . citizens, families, children, single adults, and downtown workers. The Renton Parks System includes 17 neighborhood parks,6 community parks, 2 sub-regional parks, Cedar River trail, Springbrook trail, the Senior Undeveloped Citizen's Center, several recreational centers, a swim- Pork Land 14.5% Open Space/ ming pool, the Maplewood Golf Course, and the Corn- Conservancies/munityCenter. The city's recreational ty' programs in 27.9% Wetlands dude adult workshops and classes, senior activities, outdoor recreation programs,programs for people with source:City of Renton special needs, pre-school programs, and youth classes. Table VII-1 and Graphic VII-1 illustrate the breakdown Table VII-2 and Graphic VII-2 show the square footage of park acreage in Renton. The location of Renton's of parks, recreation and community buildings in Ren- «" parks is illustrated in the Parks Map. ton. Table VII-1 Table VII-2 CITY OF RENTON PARK PROPERTY CITY OF RENTON TOTAL:608.49 ACRES PARKS,RECREATION& COMMUNITY BUILDINGS Type Acres TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE: 119,716 Developed Park Land 184.75 acres Community Facilities: Undeveloped Park Land 88 acres Open Space/Conservancies/Wetlands 169.74 acres Carco Theater, Community Developed Golf Course 131 acres Center,Senior Center, Pool, Undeveloped Golf Course 35 acres Museum, etc. 85,038 sq. ft. Total 608A9 acres.<. Source:City of Renton 2.Park Buildings: The national standard for provision of parks is ten acres Bathhouses, Restrooms, etc. 15,278 sq. ft. per 1,000 residents. Renton currently has 8.2 acres of developed park acreage per 1,000 city residents. Neighborhood Centers 11,988 sq. ft. Many parks and trails in Renton are located along a Recreation and Activity Buildings 7,412 sq.ft. "' river or on lake shores: Cedar River Trail, Cedar River Park,Maplewood Golf Course, Liberty Park, and Jones Total 119,716 sq.ft. Park are located along the Cedar River; Gene Coulon Source:City of Renton 22 411. M.GRAPHIC VII-2 The Renton Senior Center, staffed by paid coordinators CITY OF R E N T O N and more than 200 senior volunteers, is dedicated to `r PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY senior citizens, with a wide range of activities and BUILDINGS classes including bridge, tap dance, oil painting, corn- r TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE: 119,716 paters and exercise. The Senior Center serves an aver- • age of 550 to 600 people per day. Health, dental, and foot care clinics are held on a regular basis. Senior • Neighborhood Centers Rec., Activity Buildings Rights Assistance volunteers are available to provide 10% 6'2% help with Medicare, Social Security, supplemental1110 Pork Buildings health insurance and more. Transportation is provided 12.8% ....4 for those who need it. • 4 • • • Community Facilities Il . a • 71% .. Source:City of Renton Parks and Recreation Department _ a. • • These parks and trails make use of their special loca- h tions and offer a rich variety of water-related recre- '' A • ational opportunities and scenic beauty. The following f ' " ` two are outstanding examples: Gene Coulon Memorial • Beach Park, a national award winner,is considered one of the finest parks in the Pacific Northwest. It features The City of Renton Community Center is a recently • a swimming area during the summer, a boat launch, a dedicated facility for community activities. The build- day moorage area, fishing piers, walkways, picnic facil- i • ng contains a banquet room,Jacuzzi, racquetball court, ities, food and boat concessions, a botanical exhibit, a gym, arts and crafts room, pre-school room, game • nature island, a play equipment area, tennis courts, room, and kitchen facilities. It is used for athletic •pro- horseshoe pits, and sand volleyball courts. Cedar River grams and other organized recreational and educational • Trail, stretching for more than two miles, is a con activities offered by the City of Renton Parks and tinuous bike and pedestrian trail linking various activity Recreation Department. • areas. There are spots for picnics, fishing, jogging or strolling throughout the trail. The city offers special- • ized cultural and recreational facilities as well: Carco Theater,the Senior Center, the Community Center and • Maplewood golf course. • Carco Theater, a fine and performing arts facility, has = 4. been hosting a variety of cultural events since its open- • ing 8 years ago. As indicated in the 1984 public survey, t : , 46% of all households in Renton attended Carco The- fr :. r `I'} r' ater during the preceding year. Today it remains one of } ti `" the most popular places for the citizens of Renton and °` "' " le the surrounding area. Construction of the theater was tt G,ice �3 `�t ' jointly funded by the City and Pacific Car & Foundry. ),340,1 &Ns Ntax-A �& 4 The theater holds a variety of concerts, plays, competi- 401 �11:ittNilltit tY A lion events,dance programs, lectures,films,and fashion11. , shows every year. • • 23 • • ��% ° « ter cw 4w y' ,� re €@ A ... ''23 n K 4 �jI a,. s ::, on f k i`.. .. A NAZ M L � sV.. 15 mQ a k �V r �e :�'Y %I M , L[ /2441 u :., d • �7 26 NY✓ gar K y aet` l Y • ' �'0 �' h 5 G I yT: 4�' / .}` 45V,1 .V .S' _ y «Yfri, ..,. CREEK • ® {i� h�i hi Net— s` .rs V,....., F 2' ' - f 4, , ;:i , ,'., 5r ' tom..:. . i 35 11 :�:.• 36 a � � • 31 9 j ry - _ .� s F .3� z — 0 0 0 L :rt.,,,,,,t.t.,- !, a w.b� 9 � a L A K C i;' n Li Y`'�I T F. _ • A�` ` o sr /,5 _ i L�,- C P# L ,KR 1':'T�rY J.l .. .,„ 'ElC' ir„ < ' •� , . 0 .,: * x„.1--,.'„'i::i..-. ,,.: lid ,it , ,r,..7,-,?7f,-, ,,,,..,-„...,,i,„,.N,1,,,. .-J,,, ! ..,,,,--,-,,„:774!..,L I+.1 ' 'd dP ,+ y P Fiji 5{- �y 1140:4,. mil *1-- �lVabz. ' iiI.��Npr� «�� Q ey. C`� »eliiy� ��... 4 ,. x+•'+ � S 2+b�V r,.� I ..sue fit „vs� d'P 1199 VAA • P „� � �q `Y � f ,�. sr �23 �,!' .. ° rF r 2Q a � ,x s� °' 'z a `` ai Ism.... ��' 24 4ay g 4 n 26 25! r I �htgy �' I 2 �kdf, v a I/ INV =1 ,: 11110 a 1$- ; A Ij -- I.L aI r d,s.�/ r+, ., _ q�I1j1 .., 4,P�3 r. i'"R• 554 a� .d - ..ut w !" n„ II I� IIIIPI 13 t. �`= a-° '2 .'• I 3 >- d + 1 .;'� , I B;i4 .t it , s' .- �I- ' - ' s t , 4 i kr, ors,• ,. �,R •,✓ '*+ ,► � A ,yy:. i _t iE,F Q .at,„„I k � ,� wL ei �yy� €9 r * 1 7, r�, wry .sue_ z 4. ,;�; �Ti - E:e ` � r I,, _ b +.._ ......«.•. a;r •� ._-.;* , .ter..... • wr "' D 0 1/2 1 MILE Parks Within City Parks Outside City PARKS 4111, 0 +rr iour +or Maplewood Golf Course, an 18-hole, 5100-yard golf Iii' course with a restaurant and pro-shop, has become one of the most popular golf centers in South King County l"' in the last three and a half years the City of Renton has managed it. Four new holes with an additional 1000 law yards of course will open in the Spring of 1990 east of 4 ° the Cedar River. vow vrr Other Recreational Resources _., IIlir Other recreational resources available in the city are t f, , the open spaces and the trail system. Much of the open , 1 ; 1` : lrr space is for protection of wetland habitat,water supply, woodland, and steep slopes,and for public enjoyment. +or The following list of open space lands are those in pub- Proposed Trails Masterplan ier lic ownership, held for the specific purposes of protec- tion and preservation of natural and scenic resources The City prepared a Trails Masterplan which would ex- low and public enjoyment: pand its trail system extensively by the turn of the,�, cen- tury. The masterplan would add an additional 41.4 - Springbrook Watershed: Watershed for miles of pedestrian trails and 42.6 miles of bicycle paths public water supply,steep slopesyaw to the city's existing 3.5 miles of usable pedestrian trails. - Springbrook Creek: 40' open If acquisition and construction of proposed trails and low space corridor on each side of stream paths is accomplished as the masterplan specifies,many - Black River: Riparian woodland of the city's trails would connect with trails in King low - May Creek Park: Wooded stream County, Kent, and Tukwila. Hikers and bicyclists corridor and ravine(partially in King County) starting in Renton also would be able to reach distant law - Renton Park: Forested slopes places such as Tiger Mountain and Lake Youngs. Of- ficial adoption of the proposed Trails Masterplan is ex- 1111W Other open space lands which may be committed to pected to occur around the end of 1989 after the envi- public recreational use in the future include the fol- ronmental review and other city council reviews are r lowing: completed. 'r - Renton Hill site: Future school site,woodland, Parks Standards steep slopes 4111/ - Faircrest site: Future school site,woodland Renton Parks and Recreations standards were adopted - Rolling Hills site: Water tower,future utility by the Park Board and City Council as part of the 1984 low uses,woodland Parks Comprehensive Plan. The standards were set in vrr response to the local condition and potential demand. The Renton trail system consists of pedestrian trails They are comparable to the National Recreation and which are a combination of developed trails and unde- ilw Parks Association's recommendation. Currently, the veloped waterline and powerline right-of-ways. Jogging City of Renton meets its parks standards set in 1984. �, and walking were the most highly desired recreation Table VII-3 shows Renton's parks standards. activities among Renton citizens, according to the 1984 v w survey conducted by the Department of Parks and Future Trends Recreation. Recognizing the high demand for recre- 'r1/ ational activities that require trails or marked routes, Renton's population in the 1980's has been steadily in- the city proposed trails and open space projects to be creasing, averaging about 2.7% a year. During the 'rr' included in the county-wide trails and open space bond same period, the number of households in Renton has issue. If the $117 million bond package is approved of been growing at an annual rate of 1.6%. By compari- vr' by the voters in November 1989, the city shall allocate approximately $3 million to acquire and develop new son, the number of households in King County grew at ,,�, an annual rate of 2.0% during the same period. The trails and expand some of the city's existing trails and open space. Inor liw low 24 • • • population in King County grew at about a 1.4%annual B Schools • rate. The trend of small household size in Renton and King School-age children in Renton are served by Renton "" County reflects a lower birth rate; and more single par- School District No.403. The school district is responsi- ent families, older persons, childless couples and single ble for providing public education from kindergarten individuals. There will be greater needs for recre- through grade twelve. It also provides vocational mr ational programs and facilities for these groups in the training through the Vocational Technical Institute. future. There were 11,878 students enrolled in the District as • of October 1988. The School District covers an area of The overall population increase will continue to exert 32.5 square miles,which is approximately twice the size • pressure on the existing facilities and programs with a of the city of Renton. There are 13 elementary schools, result of need for expansion of facilities and programs, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, 2 special program • and for more efficient use of existing parks and recre- schools, and a vocational technical institute in the Dis- ational resources. trict. The Schools Map illustrates the location of all • schools in the Renton School District. Graphic VII-3 • Table VII-3 shows the current enrollment by grade levels for the CITY OF RENTON Renton School District. • PARKS STANDARDS • Classification Renton Standards GRAPHIC VII-3 RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT • Total Park Area 10 acres/1,000 pop. CURRENT ENROLLMENT 1989 TOTAL. 11,878 • Neighborhood Park • Standard 2 to 5ac/1,000 pop. Size 4 to 10 acres Grades 9-12 31.5% • Population Served 1,000 to 5,000 pop. Service Area 1/4 to 1/2 mile • Playground/Active Area 58% of park Passive Park Area 42% of park • Indoor Center Building 1 per park Grades K-5 • Community Park 48.2% Standard 5 to 8 ac/1,000 pop. • Size 20 to 100 acres Population Served 10,000 to 50,000 pop. Grades 6-8 • Service Area 1/2 to 3 miles 20.2% Athletic Field/Active — \Source: Renton School District J • Passive Park Area — Indoor Center 1/15,000 to 30,000pop. • Special Facilities Several citizen advisory committees continue to be ac- • Baseball Diamond 1/6,000 pop. Live in the special programs and services such as gifted Softball Diamond 1/2,000 pop. education, Head Start, special education, intercultural • Football Field 1/6,000 pop. education, and remedial programs for student learning • Soccer Field 1/2,000 pop. disabilities. In addition, there are numerous volunteers Tennis Courts 1/2,000 pop, who participate in tutoring programs. A local PTSA • Basketball Courts 1/5,000 pop. (Parent-Teacher-Student Association) also plays an ac- Swimming Pool 1/2o,000pop. tive role in the School District. • Golf Course 1,50,000 pop. Academic excellence among Renton public schools has • Source:Renton Parks Department been recognized and honored by winning top state • • 25 • . x- a—',r. _ a I ^x+y— —a- Is r_At� ;.- nz s : i« �Ire E ( : .• 7 k" : "j" f \27 of ,7"°'.u ' ks '1 : w G ^"� ': CREEK "`- , • . ....' old+! a � , 4\,Lr# a ,ii .. r yI I' e. K .1, - i ,. ..:., . 4d *� ! F \ ', 1__� Qb .. 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A a' '_ " - t'` W M ¢¢¢ppp Schools Within • District 403 Schools Outside District 403� 7.. • .D O 1/2 1 MILE School Sites r-1/ Within District 403 SCHOOLS • School Sites • Outside District 403 • low e vir awards: Renton Park Elementary School in 1986; McK- Renton School District are less than thirty years old and ''r'' night Middle School in 1985;and Lindberg High School are well maintained. in 1984. There are approximately 700 certified em- ployees for grades kindergarten through 12. The ma- jority of them have five or more years of college train- Funding law ing including those who have advanced degrees. The School District obtains its funding from several Ethnic Composition sources: 73.9% from the State, 20.19% locally, 5.74% ,o„ Federally and 0.17% from other sources (based on Based on October 1, 1988 enrollment,minority students 1987-88 funding figures). This is shown in Graphic VII- Ir, represented approximately 24% of the total public 5. The local source of funding continues to be secure school population. Black students made up about because of a strong property tax base in Renton. Due 10.4%; Asian 9.3%; Hispanic 2.4%; and American In- to the large industrial complexes, local headquarters dian 1.7% of the minority enrollment. Minorities made and warehouses for national companies and housing .r up 8.6% of the general population of Renton in 1979. developments, the District has one of the highest as- The 1988 minority enrollment in public schools repre- sessed taxable property valuations and one of the lowest Mir sents a somewhat larger proportion of minorities than property tax rates in King County. Assessed property the general population in 1979. Graphic VII-4 illus- values per pupil is approximately$309,000 per student. quir trates school ethnicity in the Renton School District in 1988. "411111lr GRAPHIC VII-5 RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT /GRAPHIC VII-4 SCHOOL FUNDING CITY OF RENTON Federal SCHOOL ETHNICITY 5.7% Hispanic Asian Local Black 2.4% 9.3% American Indian 20.2% • u F 10.4% 1.7%11111, F• K • low Other IOW I .2% 111119 State 'r 73.9% Source: Renton School District 410, White 76.2% Source: Renton School District Projections virr According to the projection developed by the School District,future school enrollment is not expected to rise vur Age of School Buildings dramatically in the future due to recent population trends of lower birth rates and an increase of smaller +r The oldest school building in Renton is Bryn Mawr El- households with no children. Enrollment projections ementary School, originally built in 1930. Renton High are shown in Graphic VII-6. School was built in 1932 and since 1939 many additions were made to the original structure.The majority of the 'w elementary, middle, and high school buildings in the ntr► vrr r 26 .p FRAPHIC VII-6 Table VII-4 CITY OF RENTON RENI'ON FIRE DEPARTMENT m. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS 1990 - 2000 1988 SERVICE DATA - 100000 s Performance Indicators Renton Fire Depart- - ment f---- Population Served 36,940 10000- = Total Number of Calls 4,800 - 1000 Medical average response 3.92 minutes 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1990 1997 1999 1999 2000 time per number of calls per 3,167 calls YEAR Source:Renton School District / Fire average response 4.4 minutes time per number of calls per 1,633 calls Insurance rating 4 C. Public Service Interlocal Agreements Public facilities in the City of Renton are illustrated in • the Public Facilities Map. Mutual Aid All King County fire depts 1. Fire Automatic response FD #20;#25;#40;#43 The Fire Department of the City of Renton has four Agreements Tukwila and Kent primary functions: fire suppression; life support; fire Source:Renton Fire Department prevention; and training and disaster preparedness. The Fire Prevention Division conducts routine inspec- tions of public buildings and businesses to ensure com- In 1988, new programs such as an underground storage pliance with local codes and arson investigation. Fire tank inspection program and an hazardous materials in- fighting and emergency medical service are provided to spection program were implemented. city residents by the Fire Suppression and Life Support 'Mr Division. Emergency medical service includes primary Service Standards • life support such as resuscitation, control of blood loss, and preparation of injury victims for transportation to a The Renton Fire Department uses its own city stan- hospital or clinic. The Training and Administration Di- dards to measure its performance. The following stan- vision is responsible for training department personnel dards and guidelines were established as a part of the • for a variety of emergency, medical and fire fighting Renton Fire Department Masterplan in 1987. skills. • Standards of Fire Suppression: Existing Staff, Programs, Facilities, and Performance • Indicators a. Acceptable fire flow is defined as having water avail- able to all parts of the city in sufficient quantity and • There are three Fire Stations operated by the City Fire pressure to extinguish the worst case fire in an existing Department with a total of 79 firefighters. In 1988, the or projected land use. Fire Department received 4,800 calls for fire service. The average response time for an emergency medical b. Acceptable response time is defined as having five • service call was 3.92 minutes. The average response firefighters on the fire scene in five minutes or less. time for fire calls was 4.4 minutes. Dispatch time for • both services was approximately 1 minute. Table VII-4 c. Acceptable response time is defined as having ten • shows service data for the Renton Fire Department. firefighters on the fire scene in ten minutes or less. • • 27 • • • GY > A'. v .7 }2 "-. � 23 ' 4'-xY� ` .RT, '� / �Irill a X l• J y yL Y K. A e„ �p M Fy /� / I 4 33c 1^1 M1, • I a es „p " ▪ L1 �' I LAKE \ s / F `▪ "w u. � - 6 'f0 ps-2 5 1 WA SHING yy r• .. t.:1.1,:i7-,,,,i4': `.-7:t:1144`,",.',"ci,4. o>; //' 4 k t fix. � :Ckems` s � t�� a. �� 7 �, ,Sts�t L!� �;} � x :eY" �6 /; .... �1i��.- ` �' ". -',1';: :R.�r'�F IItel' /.�hg ik 4 .� - _: r ;r, Et I e \7_a 'l t01 1 r� hem. /i 1 f lit ' ''• T E. x r ,7,. — +b - °M +i^vf�l�i ; t t' r 1� °! x i[S7S' ."tb7` I x r `. -..-` }• �' Y,:'w n. r X f%vE� . , 1 N eater ae,�` i �rt. I k1 ra; ''Y , j •�3u y`: • e„,�� :::,,..7...„ _ + 6 1`ili ]i: ' .FIIIEtl.: tC r" ! `s 'n ' I r �4u ..1 �id.- � L..�� tom,a '� ..'\ � di Y � ,:+MAVCEW �.:. 'f.i'r�i�$1 A p�k.#- F'� �y.l�,,l lir Isaw +� ,f � \ �t<. 6 NJ' - ti� p , y r9 4 '�Ps.d a+.. r '.Mona ' w .c,,,,.a� • . - , r Jj� r � a v .r r. ., ^�;- 26 t� 25s ,� 4 �1h � e y,.2r�� } < / 1 ��'��f`{{{,,,yyyppp��aaaqw nqq i il'77.7.7:s. \:7117 47?I' - ..' r 1 I.7 a I. h 1i S� . I M F \ \ '.-71-•�j!'• .rt„V .ems .— + ..Yt,F,.. ,'$ L ! n:,7 A'� ,: s51' RA �.r.p ,,� ` a. i i X % a a IOW 3{ !Pp y$ I �1z y hisr � .. `y„ a ! Mw ofirliir gr C t 5r :' o Ib./`-. t ®' I "1. to Flr 1 .; 'i. tY f {ri ;, �o� . ,d � i L {rat VW rya �r i7� r (.1:rJ- w. .?. .,:., ..., 3 '\,s ty ., .+'1' ,I 1 x s t, s,. � f r k,.�i ' „. l 1 ��isr � ' Q� PUBLIC a D 0 1/2 1 MILE FACILITIES IIW Ili d. Acceptable manpower is defined as having five fire- east in the vicinity of Duvall Avenue; (2) negotiate an fighters on site in first response and ten firefighters on interlocal services agreement with District #40 for joint site in second response. manning of their Station #42 on Petrovitsky Road and imr relocate Station #13 personnel to that station; (3) build e. For the largest single family residential calls, and a new Station#14 in the Valley Industrial area; and(4) law multiple family,institutional,commercial,and industrial build a new Station#15 in the Kennydale area. 41111, service calls,the Department will depend on mutual aid agreements,off-duty personnel, and other management and administrative measures to provide necessary sec- 2. Police Imo and alarm power. ,r„ The Renton Police Department provides police services In 1986 the Fire Department was found to provide an to 38,7,480 city residents, as well as 38,000 people who ver above average level of fire protection service for its travel daily to Renton to their places of employment. residents. For any existing deficiencies in the short The Police Department is faced with many of the same term, the Department priority is to provide adequate problems as larger cities because of this daily influx of personnel and response time to all the areas and neigh- people,and the high volumes of traffic. vow borhoods within the city limits, particularly the Kenny- dale and Tiffany Park neighborhoods, and the Valley In order to function efficiently the Police Department leer Industrial Area. The current project of automation has developed patrol districts by analyzing geographic through integration of computers and word processing area, travel time, population, calls for service and Inv systems in the Fire Department would also aid in criminal activity since all these factors combine to de- rrr speeding up inspections,investigations and the response termine the level of service. these districts receive 24 time to calls. hour police protection. These districts are shown in the Police Patrol Districts Map. giiry The Police Department provides an outstanding level of service for both emergency and non-priority calls. The ,,, RENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT total number of calls for police service in 1988 was I"°" n 29 507. Presently, average response time (from the war time a call was received by the police department to the time of arrival of police at the emergency or non-emer- gency site) is under 4 minutes for emergencies. An av- erage time for those calls of less or non urgent nature is �► less than 11 minutes. The number of policemen per 1,000 City residents is 1.92. yaw In addition to fast emergency service, the Police De- - partment provides a wide variety of services. Such as: low 1. Traffic safety and enforcement by a traffic Sergeant,3 motorcycle officers,a traffic Iser Future Needs investigator and a traffic officer. nr In order to improve the current service levels and to 2. Parking enforcement better prepare for the service demands of the future, the Renton Master Plan recommends a combination of 3. Animal Control Services r new fire stations and administrative agreements with neighboring fire districts. In the short term, the priority 4. Follow-up investigation on criminal and Wr Narcotic cases by 14 officers in the is to provide adequate personnel and response time to lowall those areas and neighborhoods currently within the Investigation Division. City limits, specifically Kennydale and the Valley In- 5. Records keeping and retention by 11 specialists tor dustrial area. To do this, the City should (1) relocate Station #12 from the Highlands area to a site farther +rr► war +rr 28 I. V. 4110 6. Jail services which includes the safe A total of 14.1 full-time permanent staff was employed housing of persons arrested by Renton Police in the Renton Public Library in mid-1989. 'P officers. 7. Crime Prevention through programs such GRAPHIC VII-7 as: CITY OF RENTON 40 LIBRARY CIRCULATION 4111. Commercial Crime Prevention 1987 - 1988 Residential Crime Prevention y Children's Crime Prevention 250000 Senior citizen Crime Prevention , Crime Prevention for women 200000 ( 71,509 ) Vacation/Travel Crime Prevention Ir., 79,087New Construction Crime Prevention o 150000 Consultation S Neighborhood Traffic WatchII. g � 100000 Holiday Crime Prevention(Christmas, 411 , Halloween,etc.)Police Service 50000 I 128,853 ) 1 64 627 l I 0 8. Training which includes the recruiting and A o • hiring of new employees as well as in-service 1987 1988 training of all other employees. _ • i „I Highlands Library Steady growth of the City population in recent years has n Renton Public LibraryID been accompanied by the increase in the number of calls for police services. As indicated in the past trend Source:Renton Public Library • in the number of calls received for police service, the police service demand is expected to increase in the . coming years. .+ • t ` • 3. Library minim, The Renton Public Library(RPL)is a municipal library r- 1411 - "" system serving city residents, businesses, the substantial - , " s Y • daytime population workingin Renton, and other non- { Yt� P P resident users. There are two libraries serving the city, ID the Main Library and the Highlands Branch. The t.." . ' Renton Public Library is a member of the Western Li- .. z "" brary Network and has access to more than 2.7 million titles. Inter-library loans are quickly transacted using • Laser-Cat, the Washington State Library Courier Sys- tem, and the U.S. Postal Service. Non-resident use is 5 estimated at 32% of information requests, visits to the libraries and other services,but less than 3%of circula- tion. Funding for library service is through the City's Future Needs General Fund. • Books and other printed materials are expected to con- tinue as the major media used in public libraries during • Existing Service Volume and Staff the next 20 years due primarily to cost and convenience • of use. In the next 10 years, computer and transporta- In 1988 total circulation volume was 236,136. The total tion technology may be combined to provide library 411 circulation for 1987 and 1988 is shown in Graphic VII-8. materials that are not available on-site, but the cost of this service will make it useful only for relatively expen- • • 29 • A...\\a^,.\ M ! `3 l�o... ' wN1; v . `�j t - e r k . • ��— � -',l Co.m..% 4 y 1 \� '� a Er VU� �YiS SATTLE NM INF r f ,Pt T�V�, Qm Mawr \' -�l I dh y EF+y wRe w �!, rsa. f. y� 11 G �� Zak "� 1,.v' ..4. �+•" - '�\�` f -�. s NZ F ^t--ti-^i / `1, �Ix S.Y.`. .. `„,,,.- , z • O 1 : j,/. ,"^ ♦� j am.,,w � ., _�..,p�i y .y� t ,.'tl s' .0. 7�b - A `-� -,--'-T i,� io f j .. _�._rl.,"1➢`TAII Ian ki. \ • � ..;•J ae#. �y 1 _!fi• ' �,/ i a .'t � �7 .. �_ ti • 1 )‘ `'; „ i' G \i%'I,'„,,.1',1„':.11--;.g‹,i'ls'.k,C;';;)'2,1.:-•.,.l:_',..7-,r:_";-I'.-.‘:4‘..)... C pv mzi( ,.; l, f• — `;. ! " _ rI1 y t. $ �. : t i'. 1, ` 0110, ��I y %\ y ti 1. (y, 1 u: lei. r - 4 \ ,tt 04 • � � at nr 6 ,! 33' ;� 5,..:, : :,,,,,\.\t, . '' ' K •J , 1� • . �„l.a.. ; i .._«_�. y ice - ..�7l9 R► - I. / r w �� ., ryry aw - d .0 - •.r} I. (i I• d ) 7 x 'S' ra,xrs . . r'g 5 POLICE 0 1/2 1 MILE PATROL DISTRICTS sive materials with relatively low annual utilization. Currently, a study of Renton Facilities is underway in LaserCat, the Western Library Network (WLN) biblio- order to assess current and future spatial needs of the graphic database on CD-ROM is the first operational City government. use of the new technology at the Renton Public Library. Information databases are the next easily accessible step if adequate funding is available. D. Utilities 4. City Hall 1. Water System The Renton City Hall is located in the heart of the city The City of Renton enjoys a unique situation with its near the Cedar River. Built originally in 1968, it is a six water supply. The water supply exists within its city story structure of 49,177 square feet. The building border which consistently produces water of excellent houses the Mayor's office, Municipal Court, the City quality. In addition, the water source is highly reliable. Clerk's office, the Finance Department, the Hearing The Water System Map illustrates the City of Renton's Examiner, the Police Department, and parts of the De- existing water system. The map identifies the location partments of Community Development, Public Works, of wells, pump stations, and major water lines within and the Fire Prevention Division of the Fire the city. Department. Presently, the building accommodates approximately 270 city employees. a. Existing Facilities In addition, there are a number of other buildings, such Renton has three sources of water: The Cedar River as the Liberty Park Community Center, the City Hall Aquifer, Springbrook Springs and the Seattle Water Annex, the Davis Building, the Liberty View Building, Department. The City of Renton obtains approxi- and the Parks Building, that contain city departments. mately 95% of its water from the Cedar River Aquifer, 3% from the Seattle Water Department, and 2% from Due to the booming local economy, increased employ- Springbrook Springs. This is shown in Graphic VII-9. ment opportunities, and housing opportunities in the In the future, Highlands Well #5 will be an additional city, the population of Renton has been steadily in- source of water for the city. City of Renton residents creasing. Accordingly, the number of municipal em- receive fluoridated water. ployees has been increasing in recent years. As the city grows, the more than twenty-year-old municipal build- ing is experiencing growth pangs as well. A growing GRAPHIC VII-8 need for space to accommodate city workers has been CITY OF RENT o N acutely felt for some time. WATER SOURCES Springbraok Springs Seattle Water Department 2% 3% isiss {trrtlt� It '""""s"'r�' 1 tiff��li 1 t t Awor Cedar River Aquifer \Source:City of Renton wr 30 S 4110 IVO The Cedar River Aquifer supplies wells which are ca- 2. Sewer System pable of producing 16 million gallons per day. The wells produce high-quality water which consistently ex- The City of Renton's existing sewer facilities are illus- ceeds existing Federal and State water quality stan- trated in the Sewer System Map. The map identifies 'r` dards. The City of Renton also supplies water to other the location of the major sewer lines in the city, sewage areas through inter-jurisdictional agreement. lift stations, and Metro trunk lines and treatment facili- ' r ties in the Renton area. Currently, the city system supplies more than 10,600 rrli service connections which represent the equivalent of a. Existing Facilities more than 22,500 single-family homes. The difference between the actual number of connections and the The existing system serves nearly 10,000 customers vie number of single-family homes is due to the fact that through approximately 128 miles of sewer pipelines. there are number of commercial and industrial facilities The city maintains 22 sewage lift stations and there are 4111100 that consume large amounts of water. 7 privately owned and maintained lift stations. Wastewater is discharged to Metro facilities at 55 facil- ,rr The city's water system contains approximately 165 ities within the city, from which it is conveyed to and miles of steel, cast iron, and ductile iron pipe ranging treated by Metro's Renton Treatment Plant. +or from 2" to 24" in diameter, approximately 3,600 valves, and 1,600 fire hydrants. Major existing facilities include b. Future Needs �► five active wells,one artesian spring,nine booster pump stations, seven reservoirs, and thirty-two pressure re- The city has been updating its 1983 Comprehensive 440 ducing stations. The booster pump stations and pres- Sewer System plan in order to identify the most effi- sure reducing stations are necessary to serve the four cient method of resolving existing problems, as well as 'eo — hills in the city: West Hill,Talbot Hill,Scenic Hill, and identifying improvements necessary to accommodate mior the Highlands. anticipated growth. The population growth in the last few years is beginning to strain the current sewer ca- b.Need for Aquifer Protection pacity, especially in the areas where new multi-family housing construction has been active. Recognizing its unique position of having a reliable and excellent source of water within its city limits, the City The city maintains a multiple-year capital improvement of Renton is engaged in active programs to protect its program which includes upgrading parts of its sewer aquifer. Because the groundwater from the aquifer is system. For example, the need to replace or reline 50- yr relatively shallow and the well field is near a number of 60 year old sewer lines in Renton's central business potential sources of contamination, the city initiated its district has been identified. own aquifer protection program for the Cedar River Aquifer in 1983. The program included a well field protection study, a well field monitoring study, and or- dinance development. Also,the City of Renton applied for and obtained Sole Source Aquifer designation for the Cedar River Aquifer from the U.S. Environmental 440 Protection Agency in 1988. The designation would help the city to protect its aquifer from contaminants. c.Future Growth - %OP 140 It is anticipated that there will be steady population and employment growth in the city for the next 10 to 20 14110 years. Currently,the city is updating its Comprehensive Water System Plan in order to accommodate growth 110 and take care of any existing deficiencies. 160 31 •��. 'Jx- lA if < ,R "; we 1 IMF IOW • pe �� gyTo,„ to w 1M ' slj) rs� it T. `, >�i ,` % e 1 fiRis4th /°' $ ` yu' h i`t � k+4r ( � ..r{ '�i ��`1j1p h 0110 11WI 11z "�i r—'` 1 to C' u i • aii■l u. 6 co•..�..,w 'IL i9 ill 1r-frit;. ' -i;‘,1,. ,1' me' - ,',k,, , ,4i',,',,s '- • ♦ - ' 1141f101iit% ai°°� 1 h t�}r.. ' � !off t ,�+�, ''�' '�\ - °ot9lsM 75 •ar h•s ♦ �`Me{��, .,, 0w• ►mot }Z 1\'"\> "'ti`�-may, ,- ' ,, `d� N.s:iii .."' aAti f ' I' ,.( C= - , ' OlI:. 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Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park, located ftr Each neighborhood has certain characteristics or re- at the southwestern edge of the neighborhood, features sources that make it a unique and recognizable com- over a mile of lake side paths, public boat launching munity within the City. The neighborhoods are: West and overnight moorage, and an Ivar's Seafood Bar. Kennydale, East Kennydale, Glencoe/Sierra Heights, Kennydale Beach Park provides a lake-shore recre- low President Park/Honeydew, the Highlands, the North ational area within walking distance of most neighbor- ,, Highlands, Heather Downs, Maplewood, Renton Hill, hood homes. Tiffany Park, Rolling Hills/Benson Hill, Talbot Hill/Springbrook, North Renton, South Renton, West Hill/Earlington Hill, and the Green River Valley. �.. Please refer to the Neighborhood Map. low Note: The generalized housing price categories used in the neighborhood descriptions are based on data pro- 1111/ duced by the King County Land Development Infor- mation System. The categories represent the average sale price for single family housing during July to De- cember 1988. Data was collected by census tract and Er vo ,� -- m r estimates were then generated for each neighborhood. OM itt < The low to moderate category ranges from $60,000 to vn► $85,000, the moderate category ranges from $85,000 to +err $110,000, and the moderate to high category extends from$110,000 on up. West Kennydale Growth Potential -- Growth and development in West rr Location and Size -- West Kennydale, at the northern Kennydale appear to have leveled off. However, a lim- tip of Renton, is bounded on the north by the Barbee ited amount of growth in single family and multiple rr► lumber mill, on south by the I-405/N.E. Park Drive family residential units in the areas to the north, and to interchange, on the east by I-405 and on the west by the immediate east, of Gene Coulon Park can be ex- '�' Lake Washington. The neighborhood covers approxi- pected in the near future. mately 1.0 square mile. Character-- West Kennydale is a well-maintained resi East Kennydale lw dential neighborhood composed mostly of single family homes built in the years following World War II. The Location and Size East Kennydale, also located at +or residential portion of the neighborhood remained a the northern end of Renton,is bounded on the south by part of King County until the 1960's. During that N.E Park Drive, on the north by S.E. 68th Street, and "r' on the west by I-405. On the east, its approximate decade most of the neighborhood was annexed to the boundary is Edmonds Avenue N.E./116th Avenue S.E.. ,r,, City of Renton. Parts of the neighborhood that were East Kennydale covers about 1.8 square miles, includ- originally rural have become checkerboard mixtures of ing a large area at the northern end of the neighbor- older farm-style homes and newer contemporary homes hood that lies in King County. as the large, rural lots have been subdivided and built low on. Homes in West Kennydale tend to sell for moder- Character--The southern portion of East Kennydale is ate to high prices. The neighborhood includes isolated predominantly a suburban single family residential areas of small-scale multiple family housing and busi- ness activity along Lake Washington Boulevard and at neighborhood composed of small developments built in tar the freeway interchanges. the 1960's and 1970's. The neighborhood is semi-rural to the north of May Creek, with many single family Major Features -- This neighborhood is the only resi- residences on large lots with septic tank systems. dential community in Renton that borders Lake Wash- Homes in East Kennydale tend to sell for prices that ,,� 32 11110 range from moderate to high. There is a growing con- Character -- A large area within Glencoe/Sierra centration of commercial development and multiple Heights is developed with single family residences that vi0 family housing at the N.E. 44th Street/I-405 inter- have been constructed between the late 1960's and the change. present. Many of the homes in the Glencoe area are semi-rural in character, with large wooded lots and 4100 septic tank systems. Homes in the older portion of the °„ neighborhood tend to have moderate prices while homes in the newer developments tend to have prices • that range from moderate to high. The neighborhood vary • '> also has a significant amount of multiple family housing e _ and commercial development along Sunset Boulevard 4111110 N.E.. Major Features -- Sierra Heights Elementary School is the major community facility in the Glencoe/Sierra �r Heights neighborhood. Park facilities in the neighbor- hood include a small play lot in Glencoe and an unde- vet veloped King County park site in Sierra Heights. NO yrlr Major Features -- The portion of the neighborhood to the north of May Creek includes large areas of steep slopes that can be prone to erosion and landslides un- der certain conditions. Kennydale Elementary School ,� .it and Hazelwood Elementary School are located in East . , " W -•••-- Kennydale. Kennydale Lions Park, Hazelwood Park and May Creek provide neighborhood recreational op- 4110 portunities. Growth Potential -- It is expected that the neighbor- hood will experience substantial growth in population ` and housing as vacant land is developed. It is also anticipated that the areas of the neighborhood border- ing the City will develop to a higher urban intensity as King County territory within the neighborhood is an- Growth Potential -- There are large areas of vacant nexed to Renton and becomes eligible to receive City land in the western portion of the neighborhood, in the utilities. Some areas of the neighborhood may be diffi- vicinity of Honey Creek,that are suitable for residential rr cult to develop due to the steep slopes and hillside ar- development. Many of these undeveloped areas are eas. currently in King County and do not have the services Nu► (streets, sewers, water supply, stormwater drainage) in place which will be required for development. It is ex- vio Glencoe/Sierra Heights pected that these areas will develop as annexations oc- cur in the future and City services become available to Location and Size -- The Glencoe/Sierra Heights the properties. 4110 neighborhood is in the northeastern portion of the City. This neighborhood is bordered by Honey Creek on the west, 142nd Avenue S.E. on the east, Sunset Boulevard President Park/Honeydew S.E. on the south and May Creek on the north. The vaiso neighborhood encompasses approximately 1.1 square Location and Size -- President Park/Honeydew is lo- miles and includes an area on its northern side that is in cated on the eastern side of the City. This neighbor vailo - King County. hood is bordered by Monroe Avenue N.E. on the west, 33 1010 1111111, IOW ..5 1t��'S SN./:I�Y�i� gib �wx 4tp Y�� ; } ) A+ toy awed'' t i 'I�H lfro r,�y�q Y", P�"� 4'F f ( ..- { Z s012,1"r�aVrilt in D r,- / it' ii: - .of \' 'II ll t. 1{.� v Y- 1 y / lad s,J�.,JI! I 1111 .j • i �Q4 �yy a Y�16ai 9 I�' �1 t \ • e , , k6P kAfBa$ 'i i � «E------: t t"l,I `' Y- • ,- 7i ilk ,A P*�M �',' , � b !° _ ' n `v1, .,to " ` c le PtRK/- i'l),;,116,',8,$.4,,,Ntk, -• ;oco•s0► 1ai. 1. l,V., `yam <Y' N � 0 r_• ..�.om.... J, ... ,i - r, > ''`-� � �' ; `mil' " .. ,' ---,;... -,t.:414tlx: .,,,. N .!\„.0.\, • �' A� ��ww Asa.. -«_ 1 , i �I a ), �'. F, r zk • �• + � 19. .< �r +� gym, ..' T. '� i` I :ti / N�a �, x, p' •RI ° 4 „ --�--'), ~ � � '3 � � p 3 . Yy11t;`7�iC�'1 Em,, l `'r`.��1'��:. II } '�� t ..QTV ( 1 J r•, yew� a , , `-z ,, •,--"--,....•;,/,',',..' • (---s:. ' a TS 1 i. , . !-,-.- •:•,;4„ ,./.2.L.,•,•t,..•.1.'f ,,• Ls,•<„,-, .., , ,„ 4/11 4- "6-A4,,,t;' '''' \ s.' ',• (•.'.,;:1,.`;‘,,..., t, .•„.,,.1. . ‘,,‘,7..... ,, 1. ... 7. . a 12:\> 0 ,�/2r� MILE NEIGHBORHOODS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A. 400 w 142nd Avenue S.E. on the east, N.E. 4th Street on the Highlands `, south and Sunset Boulevard S.E. on the north. The neighborhood covers approximately 1.5 square miles in- Location and Size -- The Highlands is a centrally lo- +�r cluding a large area on its eastern edge that lies in King cated neighborhood. The neighborhood is bounded on County. the west by I-405, on the east by Monroe Avenue N.E., vor on the north by N.E. Sunset Boulevard, and on the Character -- Most of the existing development within south b.y Mount Olivet Cemetery. The Highlands is `r President Park/Honeydew is single family residential. approximately 1.2 square miles in area. The residential portion of the neighborhood is a mix- - ture of modest homes built in the 1960's and more Character -- Much of the existing development in the elaborate modern homes. The homes in President Highlands is single family and duplex housing, with `r Park/Honeydew tend to have prices that range from newer multiple family complexes near Sunset Boule- moderate to high. There is a rapidly growing multiple yard N.E. to the north and N.E. 4th Street to the south. r1/ family residential and commercial area in the southern The single family and duplex homes were originally portion of the neighborhood along the N.E. 4th Street built by the federal government as temporary housing corridor. There are significant areas of unincorporated for Boeing employees during World War II. At the vacant land on the eastern fringes of the neighborhood. time, the neighborhood was in King County. After the war,in 1946,the neighborhood was annexed to the City +r► of Renton. The majority of these homes have endured *' and become Renton's main source of low income 4�Ir ^ �. housing. Most of the homes in the Highlands neigh ri. borhood are within walking distance of the commercial ' areas that are concentrated alongSunset Boulevard. •• .. �- Homes in the Highlands tend to have prices that range low from low to moderate. VW `'�" Major Features -- The neighborhood includes Hazen ; High School, Renton Vocational Technical Institute's � � , , ? +rr Business and Technical Center, and Kiwanis Park. ' Growth Potential -- It is very likely that residential de- , velopment in the President Park/Honeydew neighbor- hood will continue at a fast pace. Due to poor soils for ,� septic systems and lack of sewers in the unincorporated portion of the neighborhood, it is uncertain how highly Major Features -- A primary feature of the Highlands '�Ir+ developed that area will become. If development oc- neighborhood is the N.E. 4th Street corridor. This curs in King County using"mound" septic systems, it is street is the focus of commercial activity and multiple *iv possible that the area will become a very low density ru- family housing in the neighborhood. The main campus ral-style single family residential neighborhood. King of Renton Vocational Technical Institute and High- "or County requires large lots for houses using this type of lands Elementary School are two of the central com- septic system. If sewers become available, it is possible munity facilities in the Highlands. The neighborhood - that the area will develop to a higher suburban or urban also includes Highlands and Windsor Hill parks and the density. Highlands Neighborhood Center. `011W tar 34 411110 Growth Potential -- The Highlands neighborhood is lands is fully developed, but the neighborhood does in- almost fully developed north of N.E. 4th Street. There dude small scattered areas of vacant land. If the corn- is a small area of undeveloped land in the neighbor- petition for developable land in the City becomes more hood, south of N.E. 4th Street which may be suitable intense,these vacant areas are also expected to be filled for commercial or multiple family residential develop- in. ment. Heather Downs North Highlands Nor Location and Size -- Heather Downs is located on the Location and Size -- The North Highlands is in the eastern side of the City. The neighborhood is bordered northeastern portion of the City. This neighborhood is by N.E. 4th Street to the north, Maplewood Golf bounded by Edmonds Avenue N.E. to the west, Sunset Course the south, 148th Avenue S.E. to the east and the Boulevard N.E. to the south and Honey Creek to the western edge of Greenwood Cemetery to the west. north and to the east. The North Highlands covers Heather Downs covers approximately 1.5 square miles approximately 0.5 square miles. and includes a portion of King County on its eastern edge. 1410 Character -- This neighborhood is characterized by fairly high intensity commercial and multiple family mio housing development along Sunset Boulevard N.E. and s µ lower intensity residential development to the north. The housing to the north is dominated by small, duplex and single family structures. Like many of the homes in " �p< , Vet the Highlands neighborhood, most of the single family ' . and duplex structures in the North Highlands originated ,' _ as temporary wartime housing for Boeing employees. Homes in the North Highlands tend to have prices that range from low to moderate. " ,e0 410 410 -O/' Character -- Heather Downs includes a mix of corn- '� mercial, single family residential and multiple family residential land uses. The neighborhood offers a vari- • ""' ety of housing opportunities including the Leisure Es- tates Mobile Home Park. Single family homes in the neighborhood tend to have moderate prices. The * neighborhood's expanding commercial and multiple family residential areas tend to be concentrated along .420 the N.E. 4th Street corridor. The neighborhood in- cludes a large area of undeveloped land to the south of N.E.4th Street. Major Features -- The North Highlands has many community facilities including: McKnight Middle Major Features -- Greenwood Cemetery, and Maple- School, Hillcrest Elementary School, the Highlands Li- wood Heights Elementary School are within Heather 4114 brary, the North Highlands Neighborhood Center and Downs. Vir North Highlands Park. Growth Potential -- It is likely that growth on the east- Growth Potential -- To a large extent the North High- ern fringe of Heather Downs will be very similar to 4010 35 �, lr ,w growth on the eastern side of the President ence on the natural and man-made environment of the 'or Park/Honeydew neighborhood. Low density develop- neighborhood; affecting topography, vegetation, and ment may occur in King County using "mound" septic land use type and pattern. This neighborhood features err systems or higher density development may occur if a significant number of community facilities including: sewers become available to the area. There is a current Carco Theater, Cedar River Park, the Renton Commu- tar proposal before the City to develop a 100-acre sand and nity Center, and Maplewood Golf Course. Stoneway gravel pit on the western edge of the neighborhood, ly- Sand and Gravel is the major industrial operation in law ing south of N.E. 4th Street, with approximately 1400 Maplewood. The neighborhood also represents a vw multiple family residential units. significant portion of the aquifer recharge area for the Cedar River Aquifer. The Maple Valley Highway, la, paralleling the Cedar River, is one of the key entry Maplewood routes into the City. maw Location and Size -- The Maplewood neighborhood is Growth Potential -- It is expected that large areas of Orr situated within the Cedar River valley on the east side the Maplewood neighborhood will remain undeveloped of Renton. The neighborhood extends in a strip that due to the physical limits presented by the steep walls %MP follows the Cedar River valley and Maple Valley High- of the Cedar River canyon. way. Maplewood is bounded on the north and on the south by the valley rims. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by 1-405 and on the east by the eastern end Renton Hill ftor of Maplewood Golf Course. Maplewood is approxi- mately 1.0 square mile in size, and includes some area Location and Size -- The Renton Hill neighborhood is IN► within King County at its eastern end. centrally located in Renton. The neighborhood is ve, bounded on the west by 1-405, on the north by the Character -- The Maplewood neighborhood has pock- Cedar River, on the east by Phillip Arnold Park and on 40, ets of development that are scattered along the Cedar the south by S. 11th Street. Renton Hill is approxi- River. Much of the remaining area tends to be mately 0.5 square miles in area. r undeveloped due to the steep slopes of the canyon walls. The majority of the existing development is sin- +w gle family residential, but the neighborhood also in- cludes a mix of industrial and commercial land uses and 4111, public facilities. The neighborhoods single family homes tend to have low to moderate prices. tor 0e 1 , P s Imp Character-- Renton Hill is one of the oldest and most established single family residential neighborhoods in Renton. Many of the homes have been held in the same families from generation to generation. In recent years, newer homes have been added to the neighbor- hood as lots featuring views of the City have been sub- liV Major Features --The dominant feature of Maplewood divided and built on. Homes in Renton Hill tend to is the Cedar River. The river has had a strong influ- have moderate prices. 36 vir r mot Major Features -- Renton Hill is an unusual Renton Major Features -- The Tiffany Park neighborhood in- neighborhood in that the streets are isolated from the cludes Royal Hills, a large, low income multiple family heavy flows of through traffic that impact many of housing project. Tiffany Park and Cascade Elementary Renton's other neighborhoods. The low level of Schools are within this neighborhood. through-traffic is due to the fact that the neighborhood ‘40 has only one point of access at S. 3rd Street and Mill Growth Potential -- Much of Tiffany Park is fully de- Avenue S. The neighborhood's location allows quick veloped. A portion of the vacant land in the northern , access to I-405 and downtown Renton. Many Renton section of the neighborhood is zoned for multiple fam- Hill homes feature a view of the Green River Valley in ily residential and may develop in the near future. �,�r which downtown Renton lies and, beyond that, Lake Washington. Phillip Arnold Park sits at the top of �► Renton Hill. Rolling Hills/Benson Hill rr Growth Potential -- It is anticipated that there will be Location and Size -- The Rolling Hills/Benson Hill only a slight increase in population and housing in neighborhood is in southeastern Renton. This neigh- Renton �► Hill the next few years. Most of the neighbor- borhood is bordered on the west by Benson Road S. on hood is fully developed the east by Edmonds Avenue S.E. on the north by S. IGO 11th Street and on the south by S.E 166th Street. The neighborhood is approximately 0.8 square miles in area 4110 Tiffany Park and includes a small area within King County on its southeastern edge. Location and Size -- Tiffany Park is located at the southeast end of Renton. The neighborhood is bor- dered on the west by Edmonds Avenue S.E. on the east by 128th Avenue S.E., on the south by S.E. 164th Street and on the north by the Cedar River. Tiffany park cov- r ers about 1.0 square miles and includes property within King County in its southern half. •ei,. Character -- Tiffany Park is a well maintained single & - "quo. family residential neighborhood. Most of the homes , *mom were built during the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. The 'r homes in Tiffany Park tend to have moderate prices. There is a large area of undeveloped land in the north- '" ern portion of the neighborhood, much of which is part of a Bonneville Power Administration transmission line "'" easement. .r $ Character -- The Rolling Hills/Benson Hill neighbor- , �4 hood consists of single familysubdivisions and a high "— g � t x :.� g g concentration of multiple family housing complex near 4120 Puget drive and Benson Road. These complexes in- clude: Eagle's Pointe Condominiums, Benson Condo- - miniums,Sunset Ridge Condominiums, Cypress Pointe tott f _ • Apartments, Abitare Apartments, Rolling Hills Con- dominiums, Heritage Village Apartments, The Benson Condominiums, and Victoria Park Condominiums. • The single familyhomes in the RollingHills Benson g Hills/Benson neighborhood tend to have low to moderate prices. Major Features -- Nelson Middle School and Spring �► 37 411, Glen Elementary School are located within the Rolling State Route 515 are directly accessible from Talbot Hills/Benson Hill neighborhood. Hill/Springbrook. Growth Potential -- The Rolling Hills/Benson Hill neighborhood is an actively developing area. It is likely Growth Potential -- There has recently been a large that the neighborhood will remain a high growth area amount of growth and development in Talbot for single family and multiple family residential housing Hill/Springbrook associated with the medical center. It low in the near future. is likely that the growth of office and multiple family housing will continue in the area into the near future. Talbot Hill/Springbrook 'ar' North Renton Location and Size -- Talbot Hill/Springbrook is the ''r' southernmost Renton neighborhood. The neighbor- Location and Size-- North Renton lies on a broad,flat hood is an elongated neighborhood bordered by I-405 valley floor in the central portion of Renton. The on the north, S. 200th Street on the south, State Route neighborhood is border(I by I-405 to the east, the 167 on the west and Benson Road S./108th Avenue Cedar River to the south and to the west, and Gene low S.E. on the east. Talbot Hill/Springbrook covers ap- Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Lake Washington to proximately 2.1 square miles and includes areas of King the north. North Renton is about 1.0 square mile in County on its southern and eastern borders. size. +err Character -- The primary components of the North Renton neighborhood are an industrial subarea and a residential subarea. The core of the City's major in- dustry is located in the northern two thirds of North Renton and one of the City's oldest residential areas is `ow in the southern one third. The majority of the indus- trial area is composed of the Boeing and PACCAR _ ;` _ complexes and their related office,warehouse, and pro- �• �#' duction facilities. The residential area is a mixture of air ,rit, ff ri®s _ = single family, duplex, and small scale multiple family r - housing. The neighborhood also has a large number of 'a r --® retail businesses that are centered on the Park Avenue N.N. and Sunset Boulevard N. corridors. Single family homes in North Renton tend to have prices that range from low to moderate. 41110, +rr Character--The character of the central portion of the Talbot Hill/Springbrook neighborhood is established by the Valley Medical Center and its related clinics and convalescent centers. Much of this area is devoted to medical and office facilities. The neighborhood also in- lay cludes well-established single familyresidential areas to ., the north, large, open wetland areas along its entire ''""�- _ � .. '�Irrr �a _ western edge, and large undeveloped areas to the south `" ftif and east of the medical center. Single family homes in the neighborhood tend to have moderate prices. Major Features -- The central feature of the Talbot " Hill/Springbrook neighborhood is the Valley Medical '' wrr► Center. The neighborhood also includes Talbot Hill � "` Elementary School, Talbot Hill Park and the Talbot 'rr' Hill Reservoir. Interstate 405, State Route 167, and rrr Irr 38 40 Major Features --A distinguishing characteristic of the Major Features -- Renton High School, Renton Shop- North Renton neighborhood is its large number of arte- ping Center, City Hall and the main branch of the %IP rial streets that carry a considerable amount of pass- Renton Public Library are located in South Renton. through traffic. In addition to the North Renton's no- The neighborhood also includes Tonkin Park, Burnett rDr table industrial and residential areas, the neighborhood Linear Park and Jones Park. also includes a variety of community facilities including vilt Renton Stadium, Liberty Park, Renton Municipal Air- Growth Potential--The South Renton neighborhood is wil port, Renton's Senior Center, and the Cedar River fully developed. Any growth in the area will most likely Trail. occur if conditions in the central business district 4100 change and pressure for redevelopment or revitalization Growth Potential -- North Renton is essentially a com- is created. 4010 pletely developed neighborhood. Growth may occur in North Renton if current land uses convert to new land , r uses or if existing land uses become more intense. West Hill/Earlington Hill moo Location and Size -- The West Hill/Earlington Hill South Renton neighborhood is located on the west side of Renton, viI immediately east of the Bryn Mawr and Skyway dis- Location and Size -- South Renton is in the central tricts. The neighborhood is bordered by Sunset Boule- 'ye Renton area, to the southwest of North Renton. The yard W. to the south, S. 116th Street to the north, neighborhood is bounded on the north by the Cedar Rainier Avenue N. to the east, and 80th Avenue S. to 40 River and Lake Washington, on the west by Rainier the west. West Hill/Earlington Hill is approximately Avenue S. and on the south and on the east by I-405. 1.4 square miles in size and includes a large area of : South Renton covers approximately 1.1 square miles. unincorporated King County within its western bound- ary. w • • of 1110 rII e • 41 Character -- South Renton is the historical central • business district of Renton. The downtown area re- Character -- The West Hill/Earlington Hill area is an • mains fairly lively,with activity centered on government older single family residential neighborhood. The and service related functions. Much of the downtown neighborhood is physically split by the Renton Avenue • retail and commercial activity however, has been dis- ravine. Single family homes located on Earlington Hill placed by local malls and shopping centers. The neigh- are generally older than those located on West Hill. borhood also includes long established single family, Single family housing prices in the neighborhood tend • duplex and small-scale multiple family residential areas. to.range from low to moderate. There are several mul- 4110 Single family homes in South Renton tend to have tiple family complexes in this neighborhood, most of prices that range from low to moderate. which are adjacent to the Rainier Avenue commercial • corridor. • 39 0 w w +�r Major Features --The neighborhood includes Dimmitt '}-. - Middle School and the Earlington Alternative High School. Access to and from the West Hill/Earlington Hill area is aided by the proximity to State Route 900 ; # ' • and Rainier Avenue. Rainier Avenue's long commer- 41110► cial corridor is a neighborhood feature that is relatively ;' ' unique in Renton. The topography of the neighbor- vor hood is quite varied since it is situated on the western t— lowslopes of the Green River Valley. y .y a �^ ver Growth Potential -- Undeveloped land is scattered throughout the slopes of West Hill/Earlington Hill. It vrr is expected that infilling of these vacant parcels will oc- cur over time. "., '11I Green River Valley Major Features -- Much of the Valley floor lies within a floodplain and contains many wetland areas. Lon- gacres horse racing track and a Metro sewage treat- Location and Size -- The Green River Valley (the Val- ment facility are located in the Valley. An important err ley) is located in the southwestern portion of Renton. feature of the Valley neighborhood is that it is bounded The Valley neighborhood covers a large, flat plain that by two major freeways: Interstate 405 to the north and is bounded by State Route 167 on the east, the Green State Route 167 to the east. River on the west, S.W. 43rd Street on the south, and 4ivSunset Boulevard W. on the north. This is the largest Growth Potential --It is anticipated that the Valley will Renton neighborhood covering approximately 4.6 be one of the major growth areas within the City given square miles. the recent growth trends and the large areas of avail- able undeveloped land. Currently there are several low Character-- The Valley is a rapidly developing area of proposed development projects in the Valley. For ex- industrial, commercial, manufacturing and office land ample: the Austin Company is seeking City approval to vrr uses. Development in the Valley is facilitated by the construct a 5-story, 199,000 square foot office building large amount of undeveloped land. Residential devel- in the northeast corner of the Valley, also, the Sabey i✓ opment in this neighborhood is very limited. Corporation is proposing the construction of a iw 1,000,000 square foot regional shopping center in the southeast corner of the Valley. 111, +rr • vow +or 4 yr ',. .r '. �"$'.. .r 4 . ,.. �* &" iiit.....:.:::...:...: :::':,.... i,....,:',i!..: :;:it.'''' ..t,„,::,.. ir,.,.'''''' r- s ,� s ^' -CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORT ATIQN- IX. TRANSPORTATION The high-volume freeways and highways include Inter- "" state 405 with close to 100,000 vehicles passing through The City of Renton is situated at the south end of Lake per day, and State Route 167 with 90,000 vehicles flow- '` Washington and provides access around the lake ing through daily. The arterials with high volumes of through its regional transportation network. One inter- traffic include Airport Way, with over 30,000 vehicles state highway and three state highways run through the per day; Rainier Avenue North with 50,000 vehicles per city. Because of Renton's location in the region and its day; Maple Valley Highway, with close to 30,000 vehi- own industrial, commercial and other types of employ- des per day; and N.E. 4th Street,with over 20,000 vehi- ment centers, freeways and arterials in the city get des per day. heavily congested during peak hours. 40. GRAPHIC IX-1 In an effort to improve traffic flow in the city and to up CITY OF R E N T O N grade the street capacity in general,the city maintains a multiple-year transportation improvement program EXISTING STREET SYSTEM LOCATION which includes constructing new streets as well as reha- Industrial and bilitating existing ones. In 1988, the city of Renton ini- Commercial tiated a Per Capita Business fee, which charged busi- 40% CBD or � � .: nesses based on the number of employees. This fee has �� Downtown been used to fund street projects that are high priority 8% for the business community. In addition, the city is conducting a city-wide arterial study in order to assess transportation needs of the community. Interstate 405 has been one of the major sources of traffic congestion in Renton. Major construction for wiaening interstate 405 to six lanes, including one lane in each direction for the exclusive use of carpools, buses, and motorcycles,is scheduled to be completed by the middle of 1990. Widening of I-405 is expected to relieve some of the local traffic congestion within the Residential 52% Source: City of Renton City as well. ,r A. Existing Street Systems C. Congestion at the Intersections The city's existing street system is made up of freeways, Due to the large volume of"pass-through"traffic on the major arterials, secondary arterials, and collector arte- freeway and state highways, the local arterials become rials in addition to the lesser urban roads. Currently, congested at or near the interchanges. Also, concen- 52% of the streets are in residential areas, 40% are in tration of employment creates congestion near the work industrial and commercial areas,and the remainder are places. The greatest congestion occurs at the following in the central business district or downtown. This is key intersections during the afternoon peak hours, be- shown in Graphic IX-1. The Existing Street System tween 4 and 6 p.m.: map shows the city's existing street system. Lake Washington Blvd./Park/Garden Ave. B. Existing Traffic North 3rd Street and Sunset Blvd.North South 43rd Street and Talbot Road South South 43rd Street and SR 167 The Traffic Flow Map illustrates the amount of traffic S.W. 43rd Street and East Valley Road flowing through the city's street system in 1988. The S.W. 16th Street and Lind Ave.S.W. number of vehicles which passed through the city's Grady Way and Rainier Avenue major freeways, highways and arterials daily was Grady Way/Main/Benson Road recorded and is shown on the map. Grady Way South&Talbot Road South 4- 41 rrr South 3rd Street and Main Ave.South The airfield consists of a single asphalt and concrete Sunset Blvd/Bronson/Maple Valley Highway runway with a full parallel taxiway on the west side andr Factory/Bronson/Houser partial parallel taxiway at the southeast end. Runway r, length is 5,379 feet and the width is 200 feet. The city's multi-year transportation improvement pro- gram includes projects that will lessen the congestion The Federal Aviation Administration operates a part- problem at some of these intersections. time control tower service which operates year-round, fifteen hours a day. Aviation service centers are located on the airport and provide a wide range of services: • major and minor repairs, charter services, flight in- D. Public Transit major fuel sale,tie-downs,and aircraft storage. • Bus service in Renton and the surrounding area is pro- According to the Federal Aviation Administration, • vided by Metro Transit which provides public mass Renton Municipal Airport is a heavily used facility, transit throughout King County. Approximately thirty ranking third in the State of Washington in terms of Metro bus routes run through the City. The bus routes frequency of landings and take-offs. The other two • cover key employment and residential areas in the city. most heavily used airports in the State are Sea-Tac In- They also connect Renton residents and workers to the temational Airport and King County International- • surrounding cities and communities. The Metro Tran- Boeing Field. Because of the closure of other local air- sit Routes Map shows the local routes and Park-and- ports such as Bellevue and Kent, the intensity of use is • Ride lots. becoming greater at the Renton Municipal Airport. At the present time, recreational and corporate purposes • comprise more than 90% of the uses of the airport. E. Transportation System Management Less than 10% of the uses is by charter airplanes, for • flight instruction, and for manufacturing purposes by the Boeing Company. The use of the airport is pre- • Carpooling and ridesharing, Park-and-Ride services, dominantly by small planes. • flexible work hours, reversible traffic lanes, and exclu- sive access ramps to freeways are some of the sugges- Currently, the airport facility is fully occupied. Al- • tions included in regional Transportation System Man- though the airport uses are expected to increase agement. Local jurisdictions or agencies are encour- steadily in the coming years,the possibility of expansion aged to participate in the programs outlined in Trans- of its 170 acre facility is considered limited because of • portation System Management in order to improve its location,hemmed in by the Boeing Company on one • transportation on a regional basis. Currently, the City side and a major urban street on two others. Efficient of Renton encourages individual employment centers use and rearranging of the present airport facility are • such as the Boeing industrial complex to implement considered more realistic methods of meeting the fu- company-supported programs on a voluntary basis. ture demands from increased uses. • The Updated Master Plan for the Renton Airport as a • F. Municipal Airport program guide to the year 2008 was adopted by the City Council in 1988. In addition, capital improvements are • budgeted annually to improve the airport facility. The The City of Renton's Municipal Airport is comprised of 1989 airport capital improvement program includes a • two airports: one for general aviation and the other, taxiway extension and a pavement overlay and recon- the Will Rogers-Wiley Post Seaplane Base, for sea- struction,budgeted at $868,875. A total of$86,888 will • planes. The municipal airport provides regional and lo- be obtained through airport user charges and leases. cal non-commercial aviation services for corporate and The rest of the expenses will be paid for by a Federal • recreational aviation. The Boeing Company leases 70% Aviation Administration/Airport Improvement Pro- of the general aviation airport space and uses it for air- gram grant. plane production related purposes. The Airport Map illustrates the Renton Municipal Airport. yr, Mir rr 42 rrr • • '•_."' t� c�pi� as a ) 23 .' ._✓' ,�,v51. ,,:in n# 1'j,: - "!:. f: ''' E e. ?7 ,/2F ~ a'�/'f'° — 0 e' a �„ 'F ,�,' • / f �° t ' . ..,,.. ...,.n.., - _CREEK �e� su. ` 4e `✓r` �. n r n / d r r w. .c — r - . P a e ..,... 36• 0 36 ,o,. 31 e IS b,i fil \ i i 41, ,• `•f. ,-1` WA S71t Yi't0 s6 '%t11 4 IIa io•,� ^eiN•• N'• - ,e, ��p.'s�1�JPi+a 1+SK .. 4'"4f 1coa�rlE�d\ • • 11�. . b :;t' 4HH1"a 7, , # 45`` x.�-4, '"" s r, n _ 1�'YF S � ,�JFA . i. TE�{{4- ..r_` • Miff ei ` / --i6 t x Lim E c+ �, I e � OMRr't ] y�'n I/ �'Yay to ' �' ..� i • euvLE. 'cEaxr��y P i�r* thlPi�� ' N.,_-• ..., , - 1 \,,,t <ro— --. 1rivrik..... Pr'41.-4 - f fe, ' ' „r*3 Zti<4:.--.;,.% ‘,L.% ,„,''' c, .....,,„„, i r 125 vf"„ at :1-1 Al It-i t zi "r` s s.Ju r, --' ,.e*4 • ff .°,�." ■ , it '��I A \ � � " ,✓«✓`J° `/' �..., { } •° I . 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" r ': • •,,.-.1 1:t'.„i '',0,W,.:'‘ -t,''.-'',„•-''''441t- • . ¢ gA•m., .d tea_ W r mw �' tea.,,.. ... i ' \ " Arta 410 01110 4110 kW 41110 /400 -LAND USE- wO r1I vr/► mif v4/► vtii vi0 100 vr/ 440 vr/' v iO va/ 410 v0/' 4110 vaio X. LAND USE GRAPHIC X-1 CITY OF RENTON The land use profile provides information on the pro- DISTRIBUTION OF EXISTING LAND USE portional distribution of existing land uses, the existing TOTAL ACREAGE: 10.304 land use pattern, and vacant land in the City. Residential The existing land uses within the City have been classi- 24.270 fied into a variety of categories for the purposes of Vacant Land planning and mapping. The classes used in the Existing 22'37 Land Use Map of May 1989 and the corresponding land Commercial acreages are listed in Table X-1: 6 7% Table X-1 CITY OF RENTON a Industrial EXISTING LAND USES 1989 Freeways and Streets �..�. 14.7% 19'8% Open Space 10.7% Land Use Number of Acres 1.7% Community Facilities and Utilities Single Family 2,069 Multiple Family 326 Source City of Renton Mobile Home Park 103 Neighborhood Commercial 3 General Commercial 238 Community Commercial 256 B. Existing Land Use Pattern Recreational Commercial 190 Office Park 166 Light Industry 180 The existing land use pattern of the City of Renton re- Heavy Industry 551 fleets 100 years of settlement and expansion. The origi- Manufacturing 616 nal City was settled in the broad floodplains at the con- Community Utility 153 fluence of the Cedar and Black Rivers along the shore Schools 223 of Lake Washington. This area continues to be the Hospital heart of Renton with its mix of heavy industrial uses Parks 481 and the airport along Lake Washington, the Central Open Space 51 Business District at the foot of Renton Hill, all inter- Civic/Community 207 spersed with older single family housing mixed with Water 124 small apartment complexes. Freeways/Arterials/Streets 2,039 Vacant Land 2 294 Surrounding the original settlement are the residential areas on the hills and plateaus, much of which was Total 10,304 originally developed in the county and annexed into the City. Single family residential neighborhoods are con- - Source:City of Renton centrated in the Highlands, Kennydale Hill, West Hill, Earlington Hill, Talbot Hill and along the ridges along Maple Valley. A. Existing Land Use Distribution Along the edges of the single family neighborhoods and along the transportation corridors are concentrations of Existing land uses can be categorized in seven broad multiple family housing. Significant concentrations ex- uses: Residential; Commercial; Industrial; Community ist along NE 4th Street,NE Sunset Boulevard, SW Sun- Facilities and Utilities; Open Space; Freeways and set Blvd.,and Benson Road South. Streets; and Vacant Land. Graphic X-1 illustrates the land use distribution. In addition to The Central Business District, commer- cial areas are concentrated along the major arterials 411, • 43 r yar yltr and freeway exchanges including: Rainier Ave., Grady Table X-2 Way, Sunset Highway, Bronson Ave., NE 4th, the NE CITY OF RENTON w/ 44th St.exit and SW 43rd Street. VACANT LAND BY ZONING DESIGNATION The Green River Valley was annexed to Renton in the • late 1950's with the intention of developing a second in- Zoning Number of Acres dustrial base. This area, which was originally the • northern end of a long farming belt along the Green G-1 Single Family 946 River,now includes a few residual houses and a signifi- R-1 Single Family 452 • cant concentration of manufacturing, warehousing, and R-2 Duplex 18 office park development. A node of commercial ser- R-3 Multiple Family 28 • vices is located in the southeast corner of the Valley. R-4 Multiple Family 59 M-P Manufacturing Park 335 • Valley Medical Center dominates the land uses along B 1 Business Use 64 the southern portion of Talbot hill. Surrounding the L-1 Light Industrial 8 hospital is a concentration of support facilities including P-1 Public Use 192 medical and dental offices,and laboratories. o-P Office Park t92 • Parks in the Renton area tend to be located along river Total 2,294 channels and lake shores. Many parks are located source:City of Renton along the Cedar River. Liberty Park, Maplewood Golf Course, Cedar River Park, Jones Park, and the Cedar • River Trail are such park facilities. Gene Coulon GRAPHIC X-2 Memorial Beach Park and Kennydale Beach Park are CITY OF RENTON situated directly on the shore of Lake Washington. VACANT LAND TOTAL: 2,294 ACRES • Public Use C.Vacant Land 8.4% • Vacant land and its current zoning designation are Industry identified on the Zoning of Vacant Land Map. The 23.3% • map provides the location of available land and its po ysk - tential development. • Table X-2 and Graphic X-2 illustrate the amount of va- • cant land available under zoning designations. 41, Commercial Residential 2.8% 65.5% • Source:City of Renton • • • • • • • • • 44 • • e , g trE 9t•p �. y.E;. +145 P _� J� NEWC `Pt NI 1„J1'. • 72 . 26 c j 1°� ° *h 27"'� ro $`t 4n Y u mE G r lJ. k�' le,'"/' y �°n. tvAI CPEEK • tis 'it t ar ti a�4��iI . a • r ,G..t.t �Y 14 fi ° - ., lc s 7 .`i .- y" y t, $ l . - - t§I r+mm .. 3r� 9 r d ' N• r _ 4L LAA j s. 6. w... .� `�+} 7 �`-' , k I d "ram "�',•:- ' • . ,}� /4, "fie' ! j k i 4' t ' 'A'+r ... 40 X yea., ..:. / . '`�^` ' � -'gyp �7 .�,� y e� � III g�cy� ,� ,' .,4„ , j l x If tie t't'�d,` ror Aikt 44,I 14" - . Yvi I ': '- xE �£ v 4110 nca a °J s� a �P / . �� Y 0 • CFI 3�a :::::;• s a FJE t 'a a ,, P' i ‘..7,,i, _mit � '(� 'j `` Ky is ebi �� ;yy ` L rr±± e F /� 4AVCEWiR,Y ' fS4?�1� •i. ,�Mf� �`~ ./ i. 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Y� Sri g#1. `• y,Y "" a ' * W_ • 1 fd� r o PP yy ��Ip--or ylie IVY T"�a' F ~``°^ �r'Y ` dry' a.^# ��FtA` Jam} �`5., n �f .. 1 ,.�. fie§ e r �,Re V +'�"�}� iilso 3 ' ," 7.4 -} 1 �V j.0 a:^ ' itio"gh F. ,., !g i s s ? rl ,..:, q ! y ,lit �J k� a � - \ ,� f. "S.� �+a. t. E 15 w � L ¢I, F, i^.. 'v.` 1 .,..,,� }tPaa3', yews % _ f . '. ply', - Y a 9'[ r �e ,*4 I L k r y:- sW -•n! 1. . y�-- 1 1. '*A- 77: + • - ;1, -4a a r ',i . f '.",: -+gyp -, ; �-6.� .� '' 1 Single Family ,rr Multi Family aro 7'. Commercial VACANT 0 1/2 1 MILE Public D rL-l-1 Manufacturing/Industrial® LANDS ... AMY g. r •Iv' �_a ,fit•a- �z �"��,� . •-s. R s .r ram aa ;x.. 1-',,'-'1;%':1',,'? - ;.:.- 411, lir E vlw rnir taw 4110 -NATURAL ENVIRONMENT- • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • i • `i • • • • • • • • • • • ' • ' • • • • i w XI. Natural and Environmental The Oridia-Seattle-Woodinville Association lies in the Features valleys of the Green River and lower Cedar River. The low soils in this type tend to be poorly drained, and occur The natural environment in the Renton area has been on level areas. These are desirable farming soils. Site i,,, profoundly influenced by geologic events that took preparation for urban development is more costly on place millions of years ago. These long-term geologic this type of soil than others, and limitations are moder- events and processes formed the local streams, rivers, ate to severe for residential and commercial devel- and lakes; a variety of topographic features such as hills opment sites. '41r and valleys;and the types of soil in the area. The Beau site-Alderwood Association covers the north- eastern Renton area. These upland soils tend to be rr A. Geology well to moderately-well drained and occur on gently rolling to very steep sites. Moderate to severe limita- tions for residential and commercial development sites low The geologic characteristics of Renton's natural land- exist on this type of soil. scape were fundamentally shaped by the forces of tow glaciation during the last million years. As the glaciers The Everett Association lies on the terrace areas of OW advanced and retreated, they deposited, compressed, Kennydale and the Highlands. These soils tend to be and leveled the soils that formed the plateau areas to gravelly, and somewhat excessively drained. The soils lowthe east and west of the city, gouged out Lake Wash- tend to occur on gently undulating terrain. Everett soils ington,and the wide, flat floodplain of the Green River tend to have the fewest limitations for residential and low Valley,and determined the original routes of the Cedar commercial development of all of the soils types exist- and Green Rivers. ing in the Renton area. Renton lies in a broad lowland where the terrain is dominated by a broad glacially formed plain that stands C. Aquifer Recharge Areas several hundred feet above the floors of valleys cut into �► it. Groundwater is contained in underground formations +1W of porous rock or earth called aquifers. The water low B. Soils stored in aquifers reaches the ground surface through springs or wells or by seepage into surface water bodies and wetlands. The water in aquifers is replenished or In general, soil types are classified according to mineral recharged from the ground surface by seepage from Oliw composition,topography, biological activities within the surface water bodies and from precipitation that per- soil,climate,and the length of time of soil development. colates directly through the ground surface. The following description of four soil types (or associa- tions) existing in the Renton area is based on the U.S. The City of Renton is unique in the Puget Sound region %y Soil Conservation Service's soil survey for King County. in that local groundwater aquifers are capable of pro- The Soils Map shows the four soil types found in the viding all of the City's potable water supply. Currently, Renton area. These types are the Alderwood Associa- 95% of the water is provided by the Cedar River tion, the Oridia-Seattle-Woodinville Association, the aquifer and 2% from Springbrook aquifer. The re- r Beausite-Alderwood Association, and the Everett As- maining 3% is supplied by the Seattle Water Depart- sociation. ment. kir The Alderwood Association is the largest local soil type The Aquifer Recharge Areas Map illustrates the loca- covering most of the eastern and southern portions of tion of the City's aquifers. Zone 1 represents the area 61. the Renton area. This type is made up of moderately within which water entering the ground will require a well drained, rolling to hilly soils that occur on uplands year to travel to the City's wells and Zone 2 corre- and terraces. These soils are well suited to pasture land sponds to the remainder of the aquifer within the City and timber production. Limitations for residential de- limits. velopment are moderate to slight on this soil type. The well fields of the Cedar River aquifer are located in low the Cedar River canyon near Interstate 405 and the w • 45 • • 411 Maple Valley Highway. At this location the aquifer is Wetlands perform many important functions. Aquatic • prolific. As much as 14 million gallons per day is plants in wetlands preserve natural water quality by pumped into the City's water system from the five wells. changing inorganic pollutants into organic material and • The Springbrook Springs aquifer supplies up to 2 mil- storing it in their leaves and in peat. Also, the stems, lion gallons of water per day. The groundwater aquifer leaves, and roots of these plants slow the flow of water • recharge area extends over 2700 acres. through the wetlands which in turn helps to settle out • sediments and reduce downstream erosion. Wetlands act as natural detention ponds,storing water during the D. Natural Lakes,Rivers, and Streams wet season and recharging the water table during dry seasons in the same way that groundwater is critical to • year round stream flows. Wetlands act like giant The Renton city limits encompass over 22 miles of sponges which soak up large quantities of water during • shoreline (lakes, rivers and streams). This shoreline the wet season and then gradually release the water provides a focus for recreation in the area and a valu- during the dry season. In this way, there are adequate • able wildlife habitat that includes spawning habitat for water flows during August when many species of fish anadromous fish. These local waters also are an inte- are moving upstream to spawn. Wetlands also provide • gral part of the stormwater conveyance system for the breeding and wintering grounds for waterfowl and City. Please refer to the Surface Water and Drainage shorebirds. • Basins Map. • There are many relatively permanent, large areas of open water in the Renton area. These include Lake r , 411 Washington, Lake Youngs, Lake Boren, Panther Lake, ' _ ' x� and Lake Desire. �; ,,, ' In addition, there are numerous perennial and seasonal �� • , �. 4 watercourses in the Renton area. These include the a, r, • Cedar River, Green River, Springbrook Creek, Panther „l ,� � „:- , „ ' „«1 Creek,Soos Creek,May Creek,and Honey Creek. i t 1 Y fi ' fi ,, a et \� f it • As development has accelerated in the City, many wet- rI lands have disappeared. In the Valley, most of the \� '� wetlands are filled or are being filled by industrial and ve commercial development, while on the plateaus, wet410 - k lands are being filled for residential uses. la ' The City's Wetlands Study of 1981 described the major ,1 wetlands existing in Renton. The Wetlands Map illus- • trates the location of wetlands in the Renton area. The following wetlands are identified in that study: • The Panther Creek Wetland, 65 acres in size, is fed by • E. Wetlands Panther Creek, surface water runoff from local hillsides • and storm water runoff from local streets and develop- Wetlands are lands where the soil is at least periodically ment. The wetland provides diverse habitat for wildlife • saturated with or covered with water and where spe- including waterfowl. cialized"water-loving"plants grow. yip 41 46 • +Ir 1r 14110 .,7. 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O 1/2 1 MILE Deep Water �7 Shallow Water WETLANDS S i +r► 4111r The Black River Riparian Forest is a 75 acre wetland that have dominated the region for the last 50 thousand +.► fed by a remnant of the Black River and by surface years. These principles and processes must be recog- 1410, water runoff from hillsides to the north. A great variety nized as these areas are developed or substantial eco- of wildlife exists in the wetland including Blue Heron, nomic loss may occur. songbirds and waterfowl as well as black-tailed deer and red fox. It is one of the City's richest wetlands in Refer to the Flood Hazards Map for the location of terms of the variety of existing vegetation and wildlife. flood related hazards in the Renton area. u Springbrook Wetland,30 acres in size, is fed by surface The 100-year floodplain is that area that is expected to water runoff directly from the adjacent hillsides. be covered by flood waters at least once in a 100-year period (a one percent probable occurrence). Portions Orillia Pond, a five acre wetland, is fed by local surface of the floodplain may be flooded more frequently. water runoff. The wetland is ideal habitat for nesting There is some uncertainty in the mapping of 100-year and roosting waterfowl. floodplains due to the short time intervals of accurate lor flood evaluation measurements and longer term cyclic The Cedar River Marsh,30 acres in size, is fed by sur- weather effects. giao face water runoff from local hillsides. There is diverse wildlife and vegetation present in the wetland. Because of the characteristics of flow currents within a +r► floodplain, floodplains are subdivided into floodways, characterized by higher velocity flow, and floodway F. Natural Hazards fringes, comprising the remaining portion of the flood- low plain flow. vow The natural landforms in the City of Renton include Steep Slopes significant areas of unique geologic and topographic VW features. In the past, many of those portions of Renton The Renton planning area contains numerous slopes which possess unique natural features or perform utili- within the range of 15-25%, 25-40%, and greater than yr tarian functions were passed over for land more suit- 40%, as a result of glacial scouring. In Renton, most able for development. With the amount of developable soils on slopes of 15-40% have potential erosion and land in the city rapidly diminishing, these unique areas slippage hazards. See the Slopes Map. have become more attractive to developers. Many of "— the remaining undeveloped areas of the city are located on hillsides or in ravines where steep slopes have dis- VW coura ed development. These are frequently areas w ��" ` g P q Y �� itP � where natural drainage ways exist and where the nat- , 4 ,t �r ural vegetation is still relatively undisturbed. In some s �1- r areas, soil conditions also exist which severely limit ur- W; ban development. VW These topographical, geological, hydrological and veg- • ,re : ler etational characteristics combine to produce an envi ronment that in some areas of the City is compatible vow with development of varying intensities and in other ar- F �. ' § eas of the City is not compatible with development. Ind �� ` Renton,those topographic and geologic hazards include �� areas subject to flooding, steep slopes, landslide areas, � � - severe erosion areas,and seismic hazard areas. Floodways and Floodplains Landslide Hazard Areas tar Flooding of lowland areas by excessive storm runoff t, and snow melt is one of the most common and costly Many of the major valleys and shoreline bluffs of Ren natural hazards. Floodplains have evolved in accor- ton and the surrounding area are bordered by steeply dance with natural geologic principles and processes sloping unconsolidated glacial deposits that are highly w.kr 47 rrr susceptible to gravity sliding. These unstable slopes are Seismic Hazards `_ a major hazard to both people and buildings. Seismic hazards include ground failures, ground shak- v r Localities characterized by slopes 15% or greater with ing, liquefaction and the triggering of landslides by an permeable subsurface materials (predominantly sand earthquake. The principal damage caused by earth- • and gravel) underlain by relatively impermeable mate- quakes is due to settling which is caused by ground • rials such as silts and clays are classified as having mod- shaking and ground failure. Ground motion is ampli- erate landslide hazard potential, or as Class 2 Landslide feed and damage to structures is most severe on uncon- . Hazard areas. This designation indicates that land- solidated soils. slides are a possible risk. These slopes tend to be stable • under natural conditions,but minor changes such as ex- Class 3 seismic hazards are prevalent in many areas in cavation or removal of vegetation may affect slope sta- and around Renton. The May Creek,Honey Creek and • bility. The apparent stability of these slopes can be de- Cedar River corridors experience this type of hazard, as ceptive because their potential instability may not be does much of the Lake Washington shoreline. Other • immediately discernable. large hazard areas include the West Valley floor, the Earlington area, the Highlands and Renton Hill. See • The joint occurrence of permeable sand, gravel and silt the Seismic Hazards Map. with clay layers exposed above base level on slopes of • 15% or greater constitutes the most severe level of • landslide hazard potential in the Renton area, or Class 3 Landslide Hazard areas. All slopes in this category Erosion Hazards • are believed to be potentially unstable and ready to slide from sufficient natural or man-made causes, such Erosion is the natural process of wearing away the land • as excavation or removal of vegetation. surface by falling and running water, wind, and glacial scour. Of these geophysical forces, erosion by running • Class 2 landslide hazards are concentrated primarily water is by far the most important within the Renton near the Renton Hill, Talbot Hill and Earlington areas. area. • Class 3 landslide hazards occur primarily north of the May Creek interchange on both sides of I-405, and Areas with high erosion hazards are concentrated along , along the May Creek basin, the Honey Creek drainage the May Creek, Honey Creek and Cedar River Corri- channel and the Cedar River corridor. The Landslide dors,as well as in the Earlington, Renton Hill, and Tal- • Hazards Map illustrates all areas with landslide haz- bot Hill areas. 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Rtr�ria,..l�+ L ti I'� d\11111141�� I�� IUD < y,: L cA ' 1. 1 �� . i 7 1 1 W alai ` ,* t '' ' � F' , e t a i in i 11111. .t •�}.� f 5 �, '' I ,. _ t� l �,�, 4 l � tip•) m ti �'� i �' ,d! f .�.+ a �I \. �� \1 ti r t I..-`�'i z-r_ •'..11� :r !��f�1i t' 1 a°'��•'. -, OD EROSION . d °---sue MILE HAZARDS r, i i. il /1 ' _ ,r ( y r a fir_ /yy�. '- vir ^ e a ' r �� .,« ,, ,,.+;,4-ate:+ k ,r€> "" a `, err , ' �� 'r' � .A„.. , w ,a' a„» aw- "`t�°° ,"C_� :-EsLs . re`�;:'' Iiirf Otre 1600 talv low —CITY GOVERNMENT/ �. COMMUNITY SERVICES— XII. City Government and Community artistic and cultural development of the City. The ler Services Commission is responsible for reviewing the design, ex- ,r, ecution and acceptance of works of art funded or oth- A. Structure of City Government erwise acquired by the City. Executive 1%for Art Fund ver The City of Renton has a strong Mayor/Council form In the City of Renton, 1% of the total cost for munici- of government. The Mayor is the popularly elected pal construction projects is reserved for City art pro- chief executive and administrative officer of Renton. jects. Examples of 1%for art projects include the art in He is the official and ceremonial representative of the the Renton Community Center and the wall mural at err City and its citizens in all governmental and public the entry to Renton Fire Station#11. contacts. Duties of the Mayor include overall administration, directing City activities and operations. The Mayor serves a four year term of office. .r B. Court Services +rr Legislative Court services in the City of Renton are provided yewthrough the Renton Municipal Court, a division of the The seven member Renton City Council is the popu- Renton Judicial Department. The Renton District larly elected (at-large) legislative body of city Court serves residents of the greater Renton area. ver government. These seven individuals assess public „r, needs and set priorities through adoption of ordinances Renton Municipal Court has jurisdiction, within the and resolutions to address those identified needs. city, over cases charged under city ordinances or por- +ir tions of state law that been adopted by the city. Cases City Council meetings are conducted on the first four include criminal, traffic and parking ordinance viola- Mondays of each month. Full agendas with public tions as well as civil actions under the domestic violence hearings are conducted during the Council meetings on law. The court is responsible for collecting and dis- r the first and third Mondays of each month, while the bursing bail, bail forfeitures, costs, penalties, fines and second and fourth Monday meetings consist of an conducting court proceedings such as motions, ar- r' abbreviated agenda (essential business only) followed raignments, pre-trial conferences,jury and non-jury tri- by a Council committee-of-the-whole work session. als. Court hearings are held Monday through Friday at — The Council has six working committees. All Council Renton City Hall,200 Mill Avenue South. and committee meetings are open to the public. The Renton District Court, a King County Judicial City staff and the Mayor's office provide technical sup- Agency, services the area generally between Bellevue port for Council. The Renton City Council represents on the north,SR 18 on the east,Kent on the south,and yew38,480 people, or approximately 5,497 citizens per I-5 on the west. The area is estimated to include over Council member. 121,000 residents (in 1986) in both incorporated and ler unincorporated areas. Renton District Court is located in Renton Highlands at 3407 N.E.2nd Street. - Boards,Commissions and Committees This court has jurisdiction over traffic and parking in- +r A variety of administrative duties and functions are fractions issued by King County Department of Public performed by boards, commissions and committees. A Safety and Washington State Patrol (WSP) within the l►' list of the City's boards, commissions and committees is district court's service area. It also has jurisdiction over included on page 51. citations or complaints for DWI/physical control, +air criminal traffic, criminal non-traffic and domestic vio- lence cases. The district court also hears some types of mar Municipal Arts Commission cases that the Renton Municipal Court does not, in- cluding limited civil lawsuits and small claims cases.The Municipal Arts Commission serves in an advisory capacity to the City government in connection with the 411/ 1110, 49 • • • C. Jail Services The medical center employs a total of approximately • 1,700 people. There are 359 physicians on the hospital • medical staff, representing 22 specialties and sub-spe- The City of Renton Police Department operates a 32- cialties. • bed jail facility located at City Hall, 200 Mill Avenue South, in Renton. However, persons in custody for a The Medical Center's Emergency Services Department • felony or requiring medical attention are taken to the is one of the busiest in the state, averaging over 130 pa- King County Jail. Prior to 1989, the Police Department tients a day. The department is staffed 24 hours a day • provided limited jail services to neighboring cities. The by trained emergency physicians. City intends to discontinue jail service to other agencies • so that it will operate within its 32-bed capacity. Other medical services at the medical center include state-of-the-art cancer treatment at the Radiation-On- • cology unit, a Children's Therapy Department, a Coro- D. Animal Control Services nary Care Unit, an Intensive Care Unit, an outpatient • Surgicenter, a Physical Therapy Department, and an Obstetrical Department that delivered over 2,700 ba- • The Renton Police Department has an Animal Control bies in 1988. Division that provides control services within the City. • Renton has 1 truck and 1.5 full-time staff dedicated to The Medical Center also offers a variety community • animal control. Basic licensing fees are $6.00 for al- oriented programs and services that include community tered dogs. outreach programs, nutrition clinics, van service, birth • preparation classes and other educational services. • E. Public Health Services • The Seattle-King County Department of Public Health • provides diagnostic and treatment related health ser- vices through a network of clinics to the entire county, • including residents of the City of Renton. Both per- sonal health services and environmental health services • are provided to Renton residents through the Depart- ment's Southeast District Health Center located at 3001 N.E.4th Street, Renton,Washington 98055. • Services include: maternal and child health care, nutri- tion, adult and family health, family planning, immu- nizations, treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, • dental care,and geriatrics. • F. Valley Medical Center • • The Valley Medical Center is a community medical center which provides a broad range of health care ser- vices to people living and working in South King County. The medical center is owned by the residents of Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County which includes the cities of Kent, Renton and most of the city of Tukwila. Valley Medical Center is located in the southern portion of Renton at 400 South 43rd Street, just east of the East Valley Freeway. 50 CITY OF RENTON,WASHINGTON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS,AND COMMITTEES January 1989 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS&AFFAIRS PARK BOARD w. Meets 4th Wednesday,8:00 pm COMMISSION Meets 2nd Tuesday,5:00 pm Council Chambers,City Hall Meets 2nd Tuesday,7:30 pm City Hall Annex (4-year terms) 3rd Floor Conference Room Conference Room — William Anderson City Hall (4-year terms) Chi-Tai Chu (2-year terms) Charles DeLaurenti „w Lee Connel Marilyn Bingaman Robert Logue Dennis Dochnahl Sally Carlson Joan Moffatt Helga Karinen David Grant Ronald Regis Barbara Lally Barbara Lansing Esther Weathers David Young Rose Raihala Marguerite Robinson PLANNING COMMISSION Glenda Williams Meets 2nd Wednesday,7:00 pm BOARD OF ETHICS Council Chambers City Hall Meets on call (3-year terms) (4-year terms) Kathleen Crow John DuBois LIBRARY BOARD Trish Lavery Rev.Donald Hammond Meets 1st Wednesday,7:30 pm Eugene Ledbury Thomas Hellene Renton Library Conference Rm. Jeff Lukins *" Donald Jacobson (5-year terms) Barbara Schellert Mary Mattson Leatha Allison Bill Taylor ,,,. Phillip Beckley Patrick Texeira Lillian Poff Richard Wagner CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: John Simpson Joan Walker + POLICE AND FIRE Dan Sullivan Meets 4th Tuesday,5:00 pm RENTON HORIZONS 6th Floor Conf.Room City Hall COMMI1'1 LE Greg Anderson Meets February-June Darrel Igelmund LOCAL LEOFF DISABILITY 3rd Tuesday,7:00 pm Barbara Little BOARD Parks Dept.Conference Room Margaret Proctor (Law Enforcement Officers/ City Hall Annex W Vere Thompson Fire Fighters) Elva Fern Fuller Meets 2nd Wednesday,8:00 am Roxanne Hanson 6th Floor Conference Room Lew Innocenti .., City Hall Kimberly Nelson FIREMEN'S PENSION BOARD Councilmember Nancy Mathews Heather Sparkman ,,.• Meets 3rd Tuesday,4:00 pm Councilmember Tom Trimm Ernest Tonda Main Fire Station Russ Olson,Police Dept. Edward Yaguchi Mayor Earl Clymer Bob Deines,Fire Dept. Jewell Yaguchi City Clerk Maxine Motor Gary Faull,Member-at-Large City Staff:Harley Holt Councilmember Richard Stredicke (appointed by membership) Parks Department Ray Barilleaux,Fire Dept. Ken Walls,Fire Dept. SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY William Larson, COMMII ILE a. Fire Dept.Alternate Meets 1st and 3rd Monday,10:00 MUNICIPAL ARTS am,Senior Center ., COMMISSION (3-year terms) Meets 3rd Wednesday,8:00 am Beatrice Abrahamson HOUSING AUTHORITY (except July&August) Vesta Bolstad r► Meets 2nd Monday,10:00 am 6th Floor Conference Room Mary Burns Housing Authority Office City Hall Frank Cenovich 970 Harrington Avenue NE (3-year terms) Bill Constantine (5-year terms) Lois Anslow Albee Jim Denzer Edna Bagnariol Gerald Edlund Selma Fitting Clarence Bunstine David Jayne Lloyd Gregory Tillie Cole Karen Lunder Sarah Johnson • Kay Johnson Dianna Manning Ann Kooser Floyd Shaff Sharon Newbury Dale Merritt Tony Ladner, Gregory Parsons Claudia Carli Nelson Housing Director Ronald Ringwood Helen Sorenson Connie Tajon Ernest Tonda tit Clark Teegarden Jake Zier • • 51 SOURCES Puget Sound Council of Government's Per Capita Money Income Estimates Bagley, Clarence B.,History of King County The S.J.Clarke Pub., 1929. Renton Report-A Community Newsletter City of Renton 1988 Annual Budget The Seattle Times City of Renton 1989 Annual Budget Slauson,Morda C.,Renton -From Coal to Jets. The Renton Historical Society, 1976. City of Renton Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Year Ended December 31, 1988 U.S.Agriculture Department's King County Area Soils Map and Report City of Renton Finance Department's Summary of Business by the Standard Industrial Codes The Valley Daily News City of Renton 1989 Mayor's State of the City Address Washington State Employment Security Department's Jobless Rate Statistics City of Renton Parks& Recreation Department's 1989 Community Pograms and Activities Washington State Office of Financial Management 1988 Population Trends for Washington State City of Renton's 1989 Population Estimate 1970 Seattle-Everett Standard Metropolitan Statistical `r City of Renton's Proposed City-wide Master Trails Plan Area Census of Population and Housing by the U.S. Bureau of Census City of Renton Six-Year Transportation Improvement a,,, .1y71J wu 1995 1980 Seattle-Everett Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area Census of Population and Housing by the U.S. The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce's Bureau of Census Economic Profile 1984 City of Renton Comprehensive Park and The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce's Retail Recreation Plan Sales Report 1986 City of Renton Space Utilization Study •• The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce's Information for Residents 1987 City of Renton Fire Department Master Plan The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce's 1988 1987 Puget Sound Council of Governments'Population Renton Area Statistics and Housing Estimates King County Housing Affordability Bulletin 1988 Puget Sound Council of Governments'Population and Employment Forecasts King County Housing Affordability Monitoring Report 1988 Updated Renton Municipal Airport Master Plan King County Parks and Recreation Department's King County Historic Sites Survey North Soos Creek Fiscal Impact Study 1989 Cover Photo Taken By Rubin Yu Puget Sound Council of Government's 1988 Finalized Employment Forecasts 1990-2000-2020 Puget Sound Council of Government's 1988 Finalized Population and Household Forecasts 1990-2020 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Renton Community Profile was produced by the Renton Department of Community Development with assistance from the following departments and staff. Community Development Parks Department Dee Beedle John Webley,Dir. Jim Hanson Randy Berg Mark Isaacson Sam Chastain Jerry Lind Rebecca Lind Police Department John Morris Lt.Dennis Gerber Ronald Nelson Capt.Don Persson Larry M.Springer Public Works Department Finance Department John Adamson Dan Clements,Dir. Garth Cray Eric Iverson Rick Harbert Phil Jewett Arnita Henniger Maxine Motor Richard Nordon Joan Pringle Gary Norris Debbie Willard Ronald Olsen Maxine Motor Chuck Price Gail Reed Fire Department Chief James Matthew Outside Agencies Deana Dryden,Puget Sound Council of Governments Library Kay Johnson,Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce Clark Peterson, Dir. Julie Koler,King County Cultural Resources Division Tony Ladner,Renton Housing Authority Mayor's Office Terry Lewis,Boeing Government Relations Char Baker Theresa Lowe,Washington State Office of Financial Management Gordon Pfister,Renton School District Mike Quinn,King County Planning and Community Development Division Lawrence Weisser,Washington State Office of Financial Management Prepared by the Long Range Planning Section of the Department of Community Development Kenneth E.Nyberg,Director Nancy Laswell Morris,AICP,Long Range Planning Manager PROJECT TEAM Rubin Yu, Project Manager Joe Sparr,Assistant Planner Airyang Pahk,Planning Technician Bob Burns,Planning Technician Denise Bieker,Graphic Artist Willis Roberts,Administrative Secretary Joy Vierling,Secretary • • • • • • • • • • 0 • C:> • This document was produced by the Renton City staff • on IBM PCs using the following software: Microsoft Word,Version 5.0 • CSC Arts&Letters • Micrografx Graph Plus Hewlett Packard Scanning Gallery • Microsoft Windows/286 OCR Systems,ReadRight • • • • • I O 1 e • 14 I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII } • 41110 40 ti rl► 4 0 CITY Cam►' RENTON MAYOR Earl Clymer October 23, 1989 City Council Members Planning Commission City Departments All Boards, Commissions, and Committees (see list) The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce Press I am very pleased to present the Renton Community Profile, which was prepared by the Long Range Planning Division of the Community Development Department, together with the assistance of staff of departments throughout the City. This report covers a wide range of important information about our city. It projects vivid pictures of Renton, from both the past and today, as well as glimpses of the future. The profile is fundamental in updating the comprehensive plan. Based on knowledge of the past and present, this profile wiil enable the Planning Commission and City Council fo implement the City's mission statement through land use, infrastructure and public human services. If you have any questions concerning the profile, please feel free to contact Rubin Yu, Senior Planner, at 235-2552. cerely, C Earl H. Clymer Mayor c: Ken Nyberg Rubin Yu 89163.ec/ry/jah • 200 Mill Avenue South - Renton, Washington 98055 - (206) 235-2580 Facsimile (206) 235-2513 i • i° N>�I,Lt i:Oz, �O F11 TJ'IC C11y CL Gt?K( yk{ : Mt44: wAt, B titAVE. SOUTH WASH 9805�'MOON MILL AVE. SOUTHRIvTN, WASH. 98055 CITY OF RENTON COMMUNITY ABSTRACT Summary of Population, Housing & Land Use Characteristics City of Renton Policy Development Department April 1984 1' , ii' '1a 1111,,, , i t� -i __ rtleidRENTON 1CITY LIMITS ) �� , ,/,... � ,„ , , _ __ _ __ 4,1 imam. I � iL 13 1*� LAKE' tØ ;ilk: \ \ , "r�� WASHINGTON illof ori * ' N tommi,II" , -. �1lel - ' 11111VmmijamiEr1 h �► imi h 1'2 Will -.Et ''. ffflingpillfr..., \Yikialiii,iii -ff ' \ \ I Vqt.ifiri . I i _ rkIVAIR 874 - ' \ a ,„ ,_ ,__ ma) .. :, to_ / Nkihistwillmmt Pi iilimuy1,4411r- El ( /--)/ -00phi'-`11 .filllikyNliali..-1 10 la,/ h . r ' ,41i,5 RENTON~ .•,0.� �-� ��*. •1wt, ' 1. _ �� \�`, /'� �?..l � 1. 1\ -<___ I yr .V impro !" ! a i i I �� l�►..`` � 'ii �� a � i ►�� 11 �'-. "Will riii , , v 1 I 7 r rimarra-: it. F .** " . , _ ,4iii , ti Niiir,-,02 , .7 :Vv.- 1 hariiin 1 --.. - 4111 . I i %PI Ir\\ MI, Al G , _ - --- - '-- -3 L - ` ill i } I C -- rniii T I`` J -- I - ifill.11 III r ILi_ ` YOUNGS _ . - - Renton At-A - Glance CITY POPULATION TOTALS CITY POPULATION GROWTH 1980 - 30,612 1900 - 1,176 1981 - 32,200 1920 - 3,301 1982 - 33,100 1940 - 4,488 1983 - 32,700 1950 - 16,309 1984 - 33,100 (a) 1960 - 18,453 1970 - 25,878 1980 - 30,612 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS OVERALL HOUSEHOLD SIZE 1984 - 15,118 1984 - 2.25 persons/household 1980 - 12,886 (b) 1980 - 2.40 persons/household 1970 - 9,873 1970 - 2.89 persons/household TOTAL LAND AREA 1984 - 15.6 square miles (a) City of Renton estimate (b) Adjusted 1980 Census Totals if 1 1980 Census Totals for Renton & King County General Characteristics of Persons Room city King`arum" , AGE Tod perms 30612 1 269 749 Race and Spanish Origin Under 5 years 2 096 78 525 5 to 9 years 1 909 78 707 10 to 14 yeas 1 125 91 950 Keg County 15 to 19 yeas 1 542 107 530 Renton arty 20 to 24 years 3 403 127 615 25 to 34 years 5 728 249 010 35 to 44 years 3 703 159 552 RAU 45 to 54 years 3 020 126 146 55 to 64 years 3 018 121 300 WhiteTed pers'sss Y 301 612 1 122 71612 1 269 749 65 to 74 years 1 845 77 047 back 771 55 011 75 years and over 1 226 52 367 50 Mwicon Ind'an,Eskimo,and Aleut 295 12 437 3 and 4 years 821 29 956 American Indian 270 11 363 16 years and over 24 011 1 000 869 Est 4 483 18 yeon and over 23 058 958 273 Aleut 21 591 21 years and over 21 304 888 871 Ai=and Pacific Warder' 1 152 58 712 60 years and over 4 494 184 340 � 339 16 391 139 16 394 62 years and over 3 890 160 741 10 379 14 030 Median 30.1 30.8 Korean 59 5 125 Asian Inchon 46 2 167 Femele 15 474 643 SOO Vietnamese 139 4 757 Under 5 years 1 019 38 419 Hawaiian 9 966 5 to 9 years 934 38 765 Guamanian 6 265 10 to 14 years 1 006 44 745 Samoan 3 1 147 15 to 19 years 1 291 52 587 ONw 398 20 639 20 to 24 years 1 690 63 184 25 to 34 years 2 836 123 631 SPANISH ORl6NIr 35 to 44 yeas 1 754 78 420 45 to 54 years 1 487 63 011 Penns of Spefd wile 617 26 631 55 to 64 years 1 555 62 763 Mexican 317 12 568 65 to 74 years 1 038 43 093 Puma Rican 13 1 243 75 years and over 864 35 182 Cuban 15 531 Spani 3 and 4 years 396 14 581 OHnersh 272 12 289 16 years and over 12 292 512 304 Perms et ipmdelt a* 617 26 631 18 years and over 11 848 491 368 White 329 14 286 21 years and over 10 886 457 415 Nadi 17 725 60 years and over 2 653 106 816 Other races 271 11 620 62 years and over 2 327 94 639 Median 31.0 31.6 Fxdudes"Other Anion ad Pacific Wonder"groups identified in sample tabulations HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 'Persons of Spanish origin may he of any race. That proses 30 612 1 269 749 • In households 30 196 1 238 601 • Householder 12 586 497 163 Family householder 8 038 320 707 Nonfamity householder 4 548 176 556 Living alone 3 698 138 538 Spouse 6 553 265 815 Other relatives 9 652 406 395 Nonrelotives 1 405 69 128 Inmate of institution 411 12 685 Other,in group quarters 5 18 463 Ancestry of Persons - Persons per household 2.40 2.49 WonKeg County Persons per family 3.02 3.10 dty Peres%6S years r ever 3 071 129 414 In households 2 711 119 297 perms$gIe Ted perms 30 612 1 269 749 e Householder 1 888 82 626 buhh by group 13 611 537 280 Nanfomity householder 955 42 001 288 8 391 SpousLiving e alone 29 26 40 391 English 626 2 939 106 147 605 Ft 399 12 316 Other relatives 188 8 486 German 2 509 82 903 Nonrelatives 30 1 559 Gfrek 63 2 805 Inmate of institution 360 8 046 Hungarian 16 1 412 Other,in group quarters — 2 071 Irish998 41 753 Haim 640 15 842 FAMILY TYPE BY PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN Norwegian 843 36 841 Polish Fasllen 1038 320 707 300 1 804 With own children under 18Russian 63 5 473 Number of own children under 18 years 7 047 15890 904 Scottish 244 11 887 wecksh1 991 Uerrled-ossmhsi Amin 6 553 265 815 SIRoa is 169 81 11 291 With own children under 18 years 3 005 125 091 Other 3 746 178 271 Number of own children under 18 years 5 514 236 884 Fees*IneeeeMeldsr,s wr.6s1 group 12 915 562 195 With own children under 18 a Reece 1 16S 42 1% Ancestry not Mspecified 4 086 170 274 yea 835 27 607 Not reported 2 718 118 769 Number of own children under 18 years 1 354 45 927 . Selected multiple ancestry groups, MARITAL STATUS Ergislt and other group(s) 5 539 238 954 harp and other group(s) 1 877 80 481 Mule,15 yeses ed ever 11 %7 498 6% German and other group(s) 5 548 225 947 Sys 3 532 164 004 Irish and other grovels) 4 742 202 993 Now married,except separated 6 806 276 102 Mikan and other group(s) 71C 22 472 Separated 244 8 619 Polish and other group(s) 387 '7 030 Widowed 239 9 833 Divorced 1 146 40 138 Feweb,15 yea and ever 12 515 521 871 Single 2 582 129 148 Now married except separated 6 725 274 022 Separated 297 10 495 Widowed 1 455 53 841 marred 1 456 1 54 365 1980 Census Totals for Renton & King County Social Characteristics of Persons Labor Force Status Krq County King County Benton city Renton city NATIVITY AND MACE OF MITI LABOR FORCE STATUS Tad an= 30 612 1 269 749 hoar 16 yore and ever 24 043 1 000 94i No** 28 334 1 167 750 Labor force 16 468 678 913 Born in State of residence 14 532 592 290 Percent of persons 16 years and over 68.5 67.8 Born in different State 13 567 563 916 Cmion lobar force 16 396 673 921 Born abroad,at sea,etc. 235 11 544 Employed 15 527 637 694 Foreign born 2 278 101 999 Unemployed 869 36 227 Percent of civilan labor force 5.3 5.4 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT NOME AND ABIUTY TO SPEAK knob,16 pars ad eor 12 344 512 163 MUSH Labor force 7 031 289 634 Percent of female, 16 years and over 57.0 56.6 Pone.S le 17 yore 5 412 232 634 Civilian labor force 7 025 289 430 Speak a language other than English at home 318 15 087 ErnPloYed 6 655 274 405 Percent strlio speak English not well or not at all 20.1 17.6 Unemployed 370 15 025 over 23 036 95i 711 Pine..11 yeas Percent of civilian labor force 5.3 5.2 ad With ovm children under 6 years 1 810 65 839 Speak o langooge other than Engfish at home 1 713 85 046 In labor force 868 30 062 Percent who speak Engfish not well or not at al 13,7 14.1 Married,husband present 6 708 270 539 In labor force 3 646 141 008 SCHOOL DIROUMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL GAM persist 16 to 19 yore 2 095 $6 719 Pongee 3 yore all ged ror mud 6 idea__ 6 911 -342 537 Not enrolled in school 874 23 507 Nursery school 405 17 581 Not high school graduate 408 9 322 Private 294 11 910 Employed 199 4 783 Kindergarten 386 15 076 Unemployed 51 1 548 Private 18 1 389 Not in labor force 158 2 991 Elementary(1 to 8 years) 3 352 139 979 Private 178 15 066 OCCUPATION AND SELECTED INDUSTRIES High school(1 to 4 years) 1 664 78 340 Private 61 6 984 Employed/gnosis 16 yews end ever 15 527 637 694 College 1 104 91 561 Managerial and professional specialty occupations 3 460 180 866 Executive,administrative,and managerial occupations 1 380 80 468 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPUTED Professional specialty occupations 2 080 100 398 Technical,soles,and administrative support occupations 5 281 215 199 Forego 25 yews old rod over 18 525 785 967 Technicians and related support occupations 623 25 310 Elementary: 0 to 4 years 192 9 286 Soles occupations 1 480 70 475 5 to 7 years 499 17 028 Administrative support occupations,induding clerical 3 178 119 414 8 years 1 197 33 152 Service occupations 1 737 75 404 High school I to 3 years 1 268 77 07Q Private household occupations 80 2 543 4 years 7 339 264 517 Protective service occupations 167 6 365 College, 1 to 3 years 3 996 179 131 Service occupations,except protective and household 1 490 66 496 4 or more years 3 034 205 783 Forming,forestry,and fishing occupations 113 6 872 Percent high school graduate 77.6 82.6 Precision production,craft,and repair occupations 2 477 78 939 Operators,fabricators,and laborers 2 459 80 414 FERTILITY Machine operators,assemblers,and inspectors 1 376 34 728 Transportation and material moving occupations 593 22 994 Weals 35 to 44 yews 1 785 71 440 Handlers,equipment cleaners,helpers,and laborers 490 22 692 Children ever born 4 252 181 094 Per 1,000 women 2 382 2 309 Manufacturing 5 588 139 167 Wholesale and retail trade 3 404 139 897 Rumen IN 1975 Professional and related services 2 077 130 908 Pions 5 yore god over 28 43$ 1 189 305 CLASS OF WORKER Same house 12 004 546 419 Different house in United States 15 543 608 238 Private wage and salary workers 13 092 502 123 ' Central city of this SMSA 2 846 185 438 Government workers 1 787 94 377 Remainder of this SMSA 7 512 196 113 Local government workers 1 104 42 037 Outside this SMSA 5 185 226 687 Self-employed workers 609 39 097 Different SMSA 3 952 178 286 Not in on SMSA 1 233 48 401 LABOR Foaa STATUS IN 1979 Abroad 891 34 648 Penera 16 years and over,In labor forte In 1979 17 793 744 175 JOURNEY TO WORK Percent of persons 16 years and over 74.0 74.3 Worked in 1979 17 588 736 345 Workers 16 yews gied over IS 144 626 076 40 or more weeks 13 379 537 580 Private vehicle: Drive alone 10 749 391 994 Usually worked 35 or more hours per week 12 028 461 252 Carpool 2 685 110 208 50 to 52 weeks 11 025 429 223 Pt bk transportation 774 70 181 Usually worked 35 or more hours per week 10 164 382 815 Bus or streetcar 760 69 636 With unemployment in 1979 3 168 146 250 Subway,elevated train,or railroad 123 Percent of those in labor force in 1979 17.8 19.7 Walked only 559 28 363 Unemployed 15 Of more weeks 982 39 186 Other means 234 13 184 Mean weeks of unemployment 12.2 11.4 Worked at home 143 12 246 DISAIKUTY STATUS OF NONINST1TUT1ONAL PERSONS Persons per private vehicle 1.13 1.14 Mean travel time to work tenures_ 21.0 23.0 Melo,16 to 64 yaws 10 497 435 021 Wrth o work disability 912 34 070 Worked in SMSA of residence 13 989 562 525 Not in labor force 421 13 594 Seattle city-central business district 649 47 822 Prevented horn working 377 10 749 Remainder of Seattle city 3 549 262 959 Kirkland city 110 9 060 Fannie,16 Is 64 ors 10 424 432 577 Redmond city 225 11 695 With a work disability 767 30 931 Believe city 733 38 281 Not in labor force 513 19 449 Renton city 5 061 31 790 Prevented horn working 366 13 931 Kent city 895 13 099 Auburn city 254 14 303 Pomo 16 le 64 years 20 921 167 598 Remainder of King County 2 314 108 365 With a public transportation disability 251 10 548 Everett city 137 8 190 With o work disability 231 9 459 Edmonds city - 1 270 Lynnwood city 24 2 563 Penang 65 yan ad raw 2 no 121 341 Remainder of Snohomish County 38 3 128 With a public transportation disability 388 16 039 Worked outside SMSA of residence 220 15 512 Tacoma city-central business district - 567 WORKERS IN FAMILY IN 1979 Remainder of Tocorna city 31 4 290 Remainder of Tacoma,Wash SMSA 59 ' 2 674 No workers 956 31 877 Bremerton city 449 ikon family income $11 665 $13 256 Remainder of Bremerton,Wash SMSA 381 I worker 2 375 102 618 Kittitas County 23 Mean family income $20 036 $25 1/9 isiond County 101 2 workers 3 644 145 638 Worked elsewhere 129 7 027 Mean family income 527 850 $30 924 Piece of work not reported 867 45 147 3 or more workers 1 051 43 039 Mean family income 539 835 540 721 T 7 , 1980 Census Totals for Renton & King County General, Social, and Economic Characteristics Income and Poverty Status in 1979 by Race and Spanish Origin Renton city King County RACE INCOME IN 1979 AMERICAN ASIAN INDIAN, AND lleeeehelde 12 354 498221 ESKIMO, PACIFIC SPANISH, Less than$5,000 1 343 47 999 WHITE BLACK AND ALEUT ISLANDER- OR1GlN+ $5,000 to 57,499 829 30 016 $7,500 to$9,999 773 31 795 RENTON CITY $10,000 to$14,999 1 652 64 657 $15,000 to$19,999 1 697 64 247 $20,000 to$24,999 1 816 65 351 TOTAL PERSONS 27 951 732 234 1 493 701 $25,000 to$34,999 2 473 95 959 FEMALE 14 117 391 105 796 330 $35,030 to$49,999 1 545 64 149 $50,000 or more 426 34 048 UNDER 5 YEARS 1 837 70 7 167 57 MeanMedian $19 5379 $20 717 5 TO ,4 YEARS 3 507 156 48 246 155 15 TO 59 YEARS 18 288 475 139 969 0wrm.agld hea''' " 7 112 311 476 60 TO 64 YEARS4 1 375 14 19 447 Median income $24 885 $25 974 b5 YEARS AND OVER 2 944 31 26 92 38 BforrtteRlod heoelndds 26 5 442 186 74S ee FAMILIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 447 197 58 295 152 Median income $13 815 $12 933 WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER18 YEARS 3 657 165 39 189 99 Allan income $15 330 $15 324 MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES. . . . • . 6 163 107 37 252 135 FWaee 8 026 323 172 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED AND LABOR Median income $23 830 $25 333 FORCE STATUS Moon income $25 179 $28 678 Urelered Y/eMei 15 yeses sod OM S 820 234 689 PERSONS 25 YEARS OLD AND OVER. . 17 115 352 139 114 335 Median income $10 Bob $9 083 ELEMENTARY (0 TO 8 YEARS) I 705 40 29 114 35 Mean income $11 790 $11 212 NIGH SCHOOL) 1 TO 3 YEARS . . . 2 147 14 13 84 66 Per a0lBe bow $8 864 $9 582 4 YEARS 7 017 90 33 160 124 COLLEGE) 1 TO 3 YEARS 3 611 155 46 169 79 INCOME TYPE IN 1979 4 OR MORE YEARS 2 635 53 18 328 38 MarbeMs 12 534 498 221 PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER 22 220 491 173 1 050 479 With earnings 10 560 422 290 LABOR FORCE 15 206 368 121 692 355 Mean earnings $22 316 $24 258 EMPLOYED 14 320 336 115 675 344 With Social Security income 2 508 104 693 UNEMPLOYED 814 32 6 17 11 Mean Social Security income $4 474 $4 325 FEMALES 16 YEARS AND OVER 11 363 286 89 554 229 With public assistance income 658 26 069 LABOR FORCE Mean public assistance income $2 563 $2 642 EMPLOYED 6 091 197 47 312 130 6 091 197 41 302 130 UNEMPLOYED 334 20 6 10 5 MEAN FAMILY INCOME IN 1979 BY FAMILY TYPE Fan 323 179 $28 678 INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS IN 1979 With own children under 18 years $24 167 $28 373 FAMILIES 7 447 Without own children under 18 years $26 213 $28 979 197 58 295 152 Ioolles LESS THAN $9,000 364 24 5 31 11 Wrth own children under 18 years $27 841 $31 0324 610.00 TO 3$149 790 32 6 18 22 Without own children under 18 years $27 C4 $320 119 415,000 TO $14,999 790 27 16- 18 1 hod,hasehe9er,n leebad prewar $12 CO24117 $14 610 420,000 TO $19,999 909 24 - 33 114 With own children under 18 years $10 018 $12 195 425,000 TO $24,999 1 196 37 - 81 54 Without own children under 18 years $17 809 $19 359 e25,000 TO $49,999 1 201 15 25 74 14 635,000 TO 649,999 1 201 32 6 74 14 ALL INCOME LEVELS IN 1979 $50,000 OR MORE 359 6 - 13 - MEDIAN DOL 23 921 19 115 ••• 27 679 23 947 Feces 8 026 323 172 MEAN • DOL 25 357 19 963 ••. 26 672 23 130 Householder worked in 1979 6 665 273 712 PERSONS, POVERTY STATUS DETERMINED • 27 489 713 230 1 479 701 With related children under 18 years 4 195 165 306 INCOME IN 1979 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 2 106 176 22 174 89 Female householder,no husband present 1 140 41 160 Householder worked in 1979 822 31 253 With related children under 18 years With related children under 6 years 361 299 B 8 Householder 65 years and over 888 40 674 KING COUNTY Ilrehtled Y/vldedw fir when poverty status b deleewYed S 820 241 580 65 years and over 977 45 264 TOTAL PERSONS 1 572 708 27 44 13 927 32 017 27 057 4 FEMALE 572 789 27 444 6 927 32 017 13 057 Purim for whom worry d ors Is deew.Md __ 30 117 1 240 226 Under 18 Years 7 473 306 343 UNDER 5 YEARS 66 330 5 113 1 310 4 591 3 007I Related children under 18 years 7 377 303 972 5 TO 14 YEARS 146 451 10 020 2 398 9 438 5 473 Related children 5 to 17 years 5 315 226 909 15 TO 59 YEARS 743 537 35 001 8 836 42 542 17 184 18 to 59 years 18 523 757 623 60 TO 64 YEARS 51 280 1 925 285 1 739 377 60 years and over 4 117 176 260 65 YEARS AND OVER 121 110 3 216 524 4 434 1 039 65 years and over 2 720 121 341 FAMILIES . . 291 376 13 183 2 923 13 803 5 448j INCOME IN 1979 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS 141 028 B 499 1 851 7 909 3 452 feiw 16 ON MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES 247 374 7 529 1 976 11 490 4 133 Percent below poverty level 6.7 5.0 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED AND LABOR Householder worked in 1979 298 8 828 FORCE STATUS With related children under 18 years 462 12 409 FemalHas h householder,workedo in hu19sband present 363 B 303 PERSONS 25 YEARS OLD AND OVER. . . 710 135 28 770 6 712 36 296 12 472 196 4 172 ELEMENTARY (0 TO 8 YEARS) 48 455 3 974 967 5 477 1 658I With related children under 18 years 337 7 598 HIGH SCHOOL: 1 TO 3 YEARS . . . 68 087 4 556 1 071 2 799 1 505 With related children under 6 years 202 4 305 4 YEARS 242 634 9 064 2 226 9 417' 3 6,3 Householder 65 years and over 23 1 162 COLLEGE: 1 TO 3 YEARS 162 119 7 359 1 717 6 963 3 132 Ilreefed yvldeds for whom primly dolor h 4 OR MORE YEARS 188 840 3 817 731 11 540' 2 533 delwtied 913 43 903 PERSONS 16 YEARS AND OVER 898 325 39 041 9 423 47 768 18 162! Percent below poverty level 15.7 18.2 LABOR FORCE 609 482 26 118 6 025 32 618 13 198 65 years and over 9 EMPLOYED 574 487 23 061 5 203 30 738 11 953 Parton for whew Peeert►Oohs Y deewdWed __ 2 498 93 S77 UNEMPLOYED I 30 892 2 562 785 1 617 i 0:2 Percent below poverty level 8.3 7.7 FEMALES 16 YEARS AND OVER 460 679 19 289 4 978 24 399 8 706 Under 18 years 896 27 005 LABOR FORCE 258 336 11 633 2 745 15 160 5 436 Related children under 18 years 821 25 221 EMPLOYED 245 299 10 588 2 444 14 484 4 935 Related children 5 to 17 years 500 16 829 UNEMPLOYED 12 884 1 039 301 540 475 18 to 59 years 1 267 53 638 60 years and over 335 14 934 INCOME AND POVERTY STATUS IN 1979 65 years and over 251 11 377 FAMILIES 291 376 13 183 2 923 13 903 5 448 INCOME IN 1979 BELOW SPECIFIED POVERTY LEVEL LESS THAN $5,000 9 593 1 700 374 1 106 533 ►erceWl of prom for whew poverty status le deNrrriwd: $5,000 TO $9,999 21 920 2 592 516 1 122 645 Below 75 percent of poverty level 5.1 4 8 $15,000 TO $19.999 29 374 1 8631 387 1 764 7134 Below 125 percent of poverty level 11.5 10.6 $15,000 TO $24,999 35 020 1 516 348 1 949 758 Below 150 percent of poverty level 14.3 13 5 425,000 TO 434,999 42 7036 1 296 354 3 419 223 Below 200 percent of poverty level835,000 TO 849,999 51 885 2 296 243 3 165 1 575 21.2 201 335,�00 TO 349,999 51 885 1 297 243 2 165 57P 450,000 OR MORE 28 425 438 128 63' I 254 MEDIAN DOL 25 826 16 463 17 493 23 601 ! 20 560 MEAN • DOL 29 422 19 228 21 309 25 295I 22 713 PERSONS, POVERTY STATUS DETERMINED . 1 103 041 53 686 12 896 61 260 26 1471 INCOME IN 1979 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL 71 912 11 250 2 673 8 105 3 642 ; 'PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN MAY BE OF ANY RACE. n 1980 Census Totals for Renton & King County Occupancy, Utilization, and Structural and Household Financial Characteristics of Characteristics of Housing Units Housing Units Benton city Cm9 County Renton city ring County TeNd hewing urine 13 394 525 356 Yeurererred IweiN=hs 13 383 524 500 Vocont seasonal and migratory 24 1 219 Yea-rand housing units 13 570 524 337 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS Complete kitchen facilities 13 452 517 453 Tenure by Rom end Spanish Origin of Householder 1�om ore ballroom phis half balh(s) 1 805 75 001 2 a man complete bathrooms 3 002 148 397 Owner-occupied housing units 7 023 308 378 Air conditioning 502 19 778 Percent of occupied housing units 55.8 62.0 Central system 256 9 953 White 6 572 285 528 Source of wow,public system or private company 13 563 509 855 Black 122 8 908 Sewage disposal,public sewer 12 569 448 704 American Indian,Eskimo,and Aleut 43 1 464 UNITS IN STRUCTURE Asian and Pacific Islander' 246 10 557 Spanish origin' 91 3 693 I,detached or attached 8 147 345 763 509 Renter-occupied housing units 5 563 188 885 3 and 4 619 19 325 White 5 158 162 717 5 to 9 700 25 155 Block 158 12 125 10 to 49 2 269 77 128 American Indian,Eskimo,and Aleut 6! 2 412 50 or more 1 133 30 869 Asian and Pacific Wander' 116 7 770 Mobile home or trailer,etc. 303 11 751 Spanish origin' 110 4 448 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT Vetaecy Status 1979 to March 1980 1390 26 034 Vast housing yaks 984 27 074 1975 to 1978 1 705 58 239 For sole only 327 6 663 1970 to 1974 1 071 46 976 Vacant less than 6 months 289 5 535 (960 to 1969 3 652 (24 623 Men price asked $80 000 $80 600 1950 to 1959 2 83 86 800 Medan For rent 420 I1 557 1940 to(949 2 57 66 576 Vacant less than 2 months 269 8 623 1939 or earlier 1 527 115 252 Median rent asked $298 $288 Rented or sold,awaiting occupancy 141 3 320 HEATING EQUIPMENT Held for occasional use 18 1 726 Steam or hot water system 284 41 598 Other vacant 78 3 808 Central warm-air furnace 5 521 257 379 Boarded up 12 352 Electric heat pump 267 15 028 Other built-m electric units 5 732 158 666 Locking Complete Plumbing for Exdudw Ufa Other means 1 777 51 44More 4 389 Year-roved housing units 108 6 966 12 586 497 263 0wneroccupied housing units 13 909 Ocapled housing units Renter-occupied housing units 74 4 968 SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS Vacant for rent or for sale only 3 601 Roan: Units with roomers or boarders 193 10'147 No telephone 590 19 532 Yuv neued hashes units 13 570 524 337 Owen-oasrpied heee6q wits 7 023 308 377 1 room 326 14 437 4 or more bedrooms 1 582 85 921 2 rooms 664 27 921 1 complete bathroom plus half baths) 1 345 57 554 3 rooms 1 972 63 975 2 or more complete bathrooms 2 476 127 512 4 rooms 3 110 90 980 Ranta uRMd hankie units 5 563 188 892 5 rooms 2 530 89 725 2 or more bedrooms 3 130 96 065 6 rooms 2 008 80 609 I complete bathroom plus half both(s) 258 14 091 7 rooms 1 415 64 374 2 or more complete bathrooms 338 15 220 8 or more rooms 1 545 92 316 HOUSE HEATING FUEL Median,year-round housing units 4 2. 5.2 Median,occupied housing units 4.8 5.3 Utifm;gas 4 250 158 939 Median,owner-occupied housing units 6.0 6.3 Bottled,tank,or LP gas 56 3 376 Median,renter-occupied housing units 3.7 3.7 EleLiriuty 6 113 196 567 Perseus inFuel oil,kerosene.etc. 1 928 125 485 Unit Other 235 12 634 Occupied housing Mehl 12 586 497 263 No fuel used 4 262 1 person 3 698 138 538 VEHICLES AMIABLE 2 persons 4 316 165 144 3 persons 1 939 78 380 None 1 059 55 732 4 persons 1 647 68 425 I 4 576 169 431 5 persons 657 29 811 2 4 058 165 742 6 persons 210 10 696 3 or more 2 893 106 358 7 persons 8 or more persons 49 2 150 YEAR NOUSEHOIDER MOVED INTO UNIT Median,occupied housing units 2.10 2.17 Owuer-scaupled honing win 7 023 308 371 Median,owner-occupied housing units 2.37 2.45 1979 to March 1980 1217 42 994 Median,renter-occupied housing units 1.71 1.63 1975'to 1978 1 863 89 903 Persons Per Rear 1970 to 1974 983 49 463 1960 to 1969 1 574 68 888 Ocepled housing units 12 586 497 263 1959 or earlier 1 386 57 123 1..00 or less 12 298 485 811 boteir-eaagnse heusYn vats 5 563 188 892 1.01 to 1.50 180 6 851 1979 to March 1980 3 105 95 219 1 51 or more 108 4 601 1975 to 1978 1 667 62 249 VALUE 1970 to 1974 566 18 742 1969 or earlier 225 12 682 LessSnaffled than Sl owoor how*wits 5 942 260 443 17 613 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSING UNITS WITH $10,000 to$14,999 37 1 295 HOUSEHOLDER OR SPOUSE 65 YEARS MID OVER $15,000 to$19,999 78 2 684 Occupied Medal ails 1 956 86 094 $20,000 to$24,999 .. Owneroccu housing 58 019 $25.000 to$29,999 145 4 2991 Lacking complete plumbing for exclusive use I units 4 828 $30,000 to$34,999 212 6 286 Nc vehicle available 562 25 795 $35,000 to$39,999 302 7 147 No telephone 111 2 862 $40,000 to$49,999 765 21 419 $50,000 to 159,999 931 34 436 INCOME IN 1979 BELOW POVERTY LEVEL $60 000 to$79,999 $80,000 to$99,999 2 895 44 770b Owiroucceeplod hwnhas acts . 258 11 '18 $100,000 to$149,999 348 35 360 Percent below poverty level 3 7 8 $"0,000 to$199,979 56 9 902 Complete plumbing for exclusive use 252 11 570 $200,000 or more 37 7 705 I r0i or more persons per i oorn 5 319 Median $67 400 lacking complete plumbing for exclusive use 6 148 $71 700 1 Ol or more oa r oom - 11 CONTRACT RENT Rweeeaclei housing persons wens SS6 30 532 Specified renter-scaepied housing mitt 5 465 185 123 le below povertylevel 15.4 16 2 Completet pl umMrg for endusrve use 856 28 985 Median $249 $256 1.01 or more persons per roan 59 1 706 Lolling complete plumbing for exclusive use - 1 547 'Excludes''Other Asian and Parfic Islander'groups identified in sample tabulations I.01 or more persons per room - 128 'Persons of Spanish origin may be of any race 1 T 1980 Census Totals for Renton & King County Financial Characteristics of Housing Units Renton city King C898t7 *WOW enswoontpled holdup sins $872 260 061 MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER Characteristics of Housing Units COSTS by Race of Householder With a mortgage 4 100 190 902 Less than$tO0 7 417 $100 to$199 398 12 436 $200 to$299 1 155 47 176 $300 to$399 939 41 755 RACE $400 to 5599 1 160 53 325 $600 or more 441 35 783 AMERICAN ASRNO Median $357 $384 INDIAN. AND ESKIMO, PACIFIC SPANISH Not mortgaged 1 772 69 166 WHITE BLACK AND ALEUT ISLANDER ORIGIN' Less than$100 664 21 767 $100 to$199 1 057 40 665 RENTON CITY $200 or more 51 6 734 Median $112 $120 TENURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1979 BY SELECTED MONTHLY OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 11 792 243 94 430 214 OWNER COSTS AS PERCENTAGE OF INCOME OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS . . . . 6 625 81 37 277 129 PERCENT OF OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS, 56.2 33.3 Less than$10,000 795 31 449 . Less than 15 percent 156 5 010 RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS. . . . 5 167 162 �57 61�3 60.35 15 to 24 percent.. 202 7 455 SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS 25 to 29 percent ___ 62 2 967 30 percent or more 359 14 870 SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED Not computed 16 1 147 HOUSING UNITS 5 563 63 32 214 85 Median 27.5 29.5 WITH A MORTGAGE 3 823 55 25 197 73 LESS THAN $200 }99 - - 1 170 50 739 ♦200 To $299 13• $!0,000 to$19,999 Less than 15 percent 540 18 9431 876 8 - 28 17 :30o TO :3vv876 7 5 41 7 15 to 24 percent 323 14 634 WO TO t499 686 11 17 55 17 25 to 29 percent 98 5 146 4500 OR MORE 737 29 3 73 20 30 percent or more 209 12 009 MEDIAN DOL 349 ... 449 Not computed NOT MORTGAGED 1 740 •8 7 17 12 Medico Medico 16.2 19.1 $20.000 or more 3 907 177 880 GROSS RENT Less than 15 percent 2 448 104 910 SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED 15 to 24 percent 1 053 50 803 HOUSING UNITS 5 098 157 57 1231 80 25 to 29 percent 285 11 813 LESS THAN 6100 301 1 23 1' 30 percent or more 117 10 336 t100 TO $199 64 -S - 11. - - Not computed 1200 TO 1299 1 920 49 14 48, 40 Median 12.6 13.2 1300 OR MORE 2 153 92 20 52: 40 NO CASH RENT 79 - 4• MEDIAN DOC 281 336 ... 275` ,.. Swilled rr 1u-.c pled hoe*mobs 5 479 156 153 GROSS RENT Less than$80 144 7 435 s80 to$99 204 3 732 $100 to$149 247 10 076 $150 to$199 409 18 475 $200 to$249 1 044 29 508 $250 to$299 1 020 33 061 KING COUNTY 5300 to$349 921 27 017 $350 to$399 763 19 550 TENURE $400 or more 644 33 247 No cash rent 83 4 052 OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS . . . . µ50 065 20 763 4 333 19 217! Medan $285 $264 8 074 OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS , . . . 286 086 8 793 1 686 10 799! 3 721 Ore-family house,detached or attached 1 578 52 933 PERCENT OF OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS. 63,6 42.3 38.9 56.2 I 46.1 Median gross rent $317 $364 RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS. . . . 163 979 11 970 2 647 8 418 I 4 353 I SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1979 BY GROSS RENT AS PERCENTAGE OF INCOME SPECIFIED OWNER-OCCUPIED I HOUSING Less than$10,000 2 035 69 933 WITM A MORTGAGE 175 175 127 7 189 1 074 8 0901 3 761 6 573 1 079 7 090 590 Less than 15 percent 28 1 361 LESS THAN 82002 82 180 percent 51 2 626 t200 TO $299 11 573 BB 4tlf I 15 to 1943 436 1 810 286 1 416 I 580 20 to 24 percent 167 6 556 1300 TO $399 38 388 1 557 266 1 454 I 57C 25 10 29 percent 255 5 609 $400 TO $499 29 150 897 147 1 252' 434 30 to 34 percent 234 5 553 $500 OR MORE 53 108 1 352 290 2 4881 819 35 percent or more 1 224 44 100 MEDIAN DOL 384 339 360 415 I 391 Not computed 76 4 128 NOT MORTGAGED Median 44.4 46.2 65 366 1 559 285 1 880 410 GROSS RENT 610,000 to$19,999 1 826 65 020 less than 15 percent 154 5 422 SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED 15 to 19 percent 321 11 216 HOUSING UNITS 161 573 11 798 2 582 8 330 4 322 20 to 24 percent 491 15 515 LESS THAN 1100 8 71 1 220 281 734 25 re 29 percent 460 12 823 t1C0 TO 6199 23 734 1 2 220 94 1 736 74; ':4 30 to 34 percent 213 8 345 4200 TO $299 35 percent or more 175 10 595 $300 OR MORE 53 832 3 3 1 010 892 2 22 94 892 2 99_' 1 ell 1 4 71I Not computed 12 1 104 NO CASH RENT 3 635 110 71 22441 38 Median 24.4 24.9 RED'AN DOL.J 288 255 262 2'10 I 276 $2C,000ormore 1 618 51 200 'PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN MAY BE OF ANY RACE. Less than 15 percent 754 21 870 15 to 19 percent 520 15 527 2:1.24 percent 218 8 175 25 to 29 percent 83 3 224 'J to 34 percent 7 1 048 35 percent or more 6 278 Not computed 30 1 078 Median 15.4 16.0 N 1 'A ,lift 1 . . . , , ....„, Renton . .. NEIGHBORHOODS it - 43 L --4-. 001 EAST KENNYDALE /1 \,.. 002 GLENCOE/SIERRA HEIGHTS A , II 003 HEATHER DOWNS/MAPLEWOOD Emma smm 110 "s\):.., .1to \) 004 HIGHLANDS '' 012 -I ----/ , 005 NORTH HIGHLANDS 4kiliala --\--"------- -' — 008 NORTH 8 SOUTH RENTON b. Mi... 007 PRESIDENT PARK/HONEYDEW V 001 008 RENTON HILL/ROLLING HILLS LAKE ; r 000 TALBOT HILL WASHINGTON \ r lin ' f If ' I • - .. 4 III MI 095 411L-11 rit _,, 010 TIFFANY 001121 NPANRK WEST HED RLLIEN GTON HILL .. ,it- FIA I i 4 Ag d i2p4"an1.6 1C1 EIIIII • ., 00.7 11'111I I 1 ...... ......... mini b. \ m -E, 110E ING • , 4110, 4 0 . ... 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T 1 Designated Neighborhoods 001 EAST KENNYDALE 002 GLENCOE/SIERRA HEIGHTS 003 HEATHER DOWNS/MAPLEWOOD 004 HIGHLANDS 005 NORTH HIGHLANDS 006 NORTH & SOUTH RENTON 007 PRESIDENT PARK/HONEYDEW 008 RENTON HILL/ROLLING HILLS 009 TALBOT HILL 010 TIFFANY PARK 011 WEST HILL/EARLINGTON HILL 012 WEST KENNYDALE 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood eTable P-1. General and Family Characteristics: 1980-Con. [For meaning of symbols,see Introduction. For definitions of terms,see appendixes A and Bl The Area 1 Neghborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Ne:ghoorhooa Neighborhood Neighborhoods 001 002 I 003 004 005 1 006 007 008 009 010 011 1 012 I v URBAN AND RURAL I I` I Total persons 2 251 1 577 1 796 3 886 2 365 3 540 3 865 3 185 1 790 2 250' 1 775 I 2 104 I Urban 2 251 1 577 1 796 3 886 2 365 3 540 3 865 3 185 1 790 2 250 1775 I 2 104 1 Inside urbomzea areas 2 251 1 577 1 796 3 886 2 365 3 540 3 865 3 185 1 790 2 250 1775 I 2 '04 I Outside urbanized areas - Rural - - - - - - RACE AND SPANISH ORIGIN • I White I 2 153 1 350 1 679 1 3 639 2 199 3 291 3 542 2 784 1 658 1 903 1 577 1 2 015 I Black 28 54 31 82 36 42 163 87 24 128 74, 15 Percent of total persons 1.2 3.4 1.7 2.1 1.5 1 2 4 2 2.7 1.3 5.7 4.2 j 0 7 American Indian,Eskimo.and Aleut 10 17 16 41 27 ' 49 40 28 13 31 Asian and Pacific islander' 49 123 53 91 67 107 61 225 68 159 100 i 45 Other 11 33 17 33 36 51 59 61 27 29 19 i 7 22 Sponisn origin, 10 42 37 64 34 83 65 104 34 821 281 1 Percent of total persons 0.4 2.7 2.1 1.6 1 a 2.3 1.7 3.3 1.9 3.6 1.6 I 1.2! AGE i Under 5 years persons1 2 251 1 577 1 796 3 886 2 365 3 540. 3 865 3 185! 1 790 I 2 250 1 775! 2 104 125 36 79 209 I 234 160' 304 I 225 I 104 I 306 94 I 102 1 5 to 9 years 186 35 55 177 I 158 99 1 247' 212 153, 277 I 78• 118 I 10 to 14 years 216 67 64 '86 I 151 137 I 304 237 170 I 239' 96 1 152 15 to 19 years 214 55 127 285 187 229 371 304 149 200 I 135' 176 20 to 24 years 149 29 250 565 j 287 553 I 462 381 98 I 157 1 183 I 162. 25 to 29 years 179 56 199 432 249 433 404 356 136 I 259 I 170 174 I 30 to 34 years 194 76 137 253 179 261 236 322 132 1 281 I 125 I 194 1 35 to 44 years 322 274 199 391 223 296 512 462 253 278 197 270 I 45 to 54 years 274 III 218 384 184 327 426 306; 187 140 185 1 252 1 55 to 59 years 155 60 141 271 102 196 188 123 I 80 35 96 135 1 60 to 64 years 96 30 132 253 90 197 158 104 80 28 106 1 137 65 to 74 years 104 31 1 157 320 157 356 146 108 98 33 ISO, 165 75 to 84 years 33 15 I 34 I 122 104 237 46 32 I 80 16 89; 56 85 years and over 4 2, 4 38 60 59 11 13 70 I 71 ' 11I Median 31.5 27 1 I 34.5 I 31.8 I 28.3 33.0 28 0 29 3 33.2 23.5! 35 3 1 34.3 b Fo 1 114 791 828 I 1 983 1 297 1 789 1 890 1 612 937 1 169 9131 1 043 Under 5 years 66 74 46 99 107 77 132 115 52 144 46 I 54 I 5 to 9 years 90 67 31 79 84 49 124 104 72 128 39' 59 10 to 14 years 97 84 28 91 74 72 136 114 90 108 39' 68; 15 to 19 years 98 79 63 147 100 119 187 179 70 107 62 I 76 20 to 24 years 72 61 115 275 159 266 233 184 50 97 38 I 77' 25 to 29 years 84 73 72 211 116 188 192 167 61 156 86' 82' 30 to 34 years 105 101 61 121 98 115 147 178 76 160 63 1 1C2' 35 to 44 years 170 124 74 188 116 112 261 219 124 138 94 i 130 45 to 54 years 128 61 98 205 100 152 208 145 95 65 92 122 I 55 to 59 years 87 24 66 149 56 92 88 59 48 18 46 I 67 I 60 to 64 years 48 16 76 125 I 46 115 77 52 37 17 59 76 1 65 to 74 years 49 16 74 190 108 212 72 62 51 21 82 I 93 I 75 to 84 years 18 9 22 I 76 82 183 26 23 58 9 60' 29 1 85 years and over 2 2 2 I 27 51 37 7 11 53 1 57; 3 Median 32.4 27.1 34.8 33.7 30.4 35.8 28.5 28.3 34.8 25.0 38 6 35.3 I HOUSEHOLD TYPE AND RELATIONSHIP 1 Total persons 2 251 I 1 577 1 796 3 886 1 2 365 3 540 3 865 3 185 I 1 790 2 250 1 775 I 2 104, hi households 2 251 1 577 1 796 3 886 I 2 281 3 533 3 865 3 185 1 637 2 250 1 620 I 2 087 I Family householder 652 421 470 1 066 607 792 1 061 840 441 623 425 1 587 1 Nontamily householder. Male 46 56 328 342 I 124 610 215 :57 45 46 155 I 129 Female 55 40 165 419 1 219 544 152 1e0 54 46 129• '25 Spouse 573 372 408 870 1 442 590 890 676 395 423 355' 516! Other relatives 875 645 342 976 795 700 1 384 1 059 I 651 1 058 468 .645 Nonrelatives 50 43 83 213 94 297 163 173 51 54 881 85 Persons per household 1 2.99 3.05 1.87 I 2.13 2 40 1.82 2.71 1 49 I 3.03 3 15 229 2.48 1 I Persons per family 1 3.22 3.42 2.60 2.73 3 04 2.63 3.14 3.07 1 3.37 3.38 I 2 94 2 98 In group quarters ! - _ - 84 7 - 153 I -I 155 i 17 Persons 65 years ad over I 141 48 19S I 480 321 652 203 j 153 I 248 I SO 310'' 232 In households 141 48 195 480 242 652 203! 153 i 106 SO I 171 232: Family householder i 63 15 92 I 172 60 188 73 56 I 39 15 i 63 lonfamdy nouseholoer. Male I 3 I 14 23 13 60 20 I 4 8 5 i 14 1 :i • Female 1 22 8 36 I 139 121 240 38 1 30 1 26 15 1 37' 50 f Spouse 34 14 54 114 40 126 46 j34 23 6 42 6.4 Other relatives 17 10 7 25 8 28 21 Nonrelatives 2 - 2 7 10 5 `-1 2 I 8 1 I - le I 12 In group quarters - - - - 79 . - - -I 142 -' 139 PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDS I ! I Neaoehelds 753 517 963 I 1 827 950 1 1 946 1 428 1 277' 540 715 709 841 1 person 79 I 73 425 I 618 290 I 946 279 329 i ': 79, 246, 2C4 2 persons 256 145 370 I 719 315 658 458 437 I 122 189 1 239 322 3 persons 164 I 97 86 245 143 198 298 221 82 ; 157 1 108 i :23 4 persons 153 126 55 I 160 127 87 250 195 119 1 196 63 118: 5 persons 61 48 17 I 66 46 35 101 66 i 58 I 67 I 44 I 42 6 or more persons 39 28 10 19 29 22 42 29 31 37 I 16! 27 • MARITAL STATUS 1 Nolo,15 years end over 863 573 875 1 600' 790 1 553 1 512 1 232 I 640 439 718 1 870 Single 224 149 256 478 1 224 58i 439 382 I 155 I 147 29 1 245, Now married except separated 587 380 437 899 I 465 624 920 696 I 426 432 366, 52€ Separated 6 7' 36 29• 12 52 24 26 1 3 17 Widowed 12 4 I 15 28 22 37 18 12 25, 11 ' 30' 2' • Divorced 34 33 1 131 166 I 67 1 259 III 116 31 I 32 I 78 •s Fotnale,15 yearsend over I 861 566 723 1 714 I 1 032 i 1 S91 1 498 1 279 723 789 I 789; 862 Single 147 107 142 355 1 199 I 392, 316 324 1 112 150 I 158' 1,4 Now married.except separated 585 379 412 894 1 457, 608 j 917 692 1 414 I 433 I 366 1 524 Separated 11 I 13 18 13 1 34 1 38' 26' 35 S 38 I 2' ' Widower 55 1 21 76 207 1 200 312 83 I 77 i 135 ! 39 149; 39, Divorced 63 I 46. 75 I 215 I 142 241 , 156 1 151 ' 57 .. 95 1 72 Excludes 'Otter Asian ad Pacific Islander groups,denhfied in samp,e'abwanor n Persons of Spomsn origin may be or any race. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. P-1 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood 9 Table P-2. Selected Social Characteristics: 1980 ,'Dare are estimates based on a sompie,see Introduction. For meaning of symbols.see Introduction. For definitions of terms,see appendix B) The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 1 Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 1 Neighborhood Neignborhooa Neignborhood I Neghoorhood 1 Neighborhoods 001 002• 003I 004 005 006 007I 008I 009. 010 DI1 i 0121 I 1 I NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH I 1 Ural persons 2 208 1 497 1 657 3 898 2 400 3 594 4 038 I 3 046 1 867 2 352 1 753 1 2 046 Native 2 137 1 312 1501 3 745 2 166 3 326 3 800 1 732 1 705 2 086: 1 652 I 1 918 i Born in State of residence 1 206 568 640 1 822 1 123 1 760 1 892 I 1 447 931 1 040 866 1 1 084 1 Born in different State 920 732 854 1 899 1 039 1 549 1 871 1 210 766 1 016 781 1 834 I Bornabroad at sea,etc 11 12 7 24 4 17 37 75 8 I 3C 4 Foreign born 71 185 156 153 234 258 238 314 162 266 101 1 In LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO 1 SPEAK ENGLISH ! Persons S to 17 years 528 404 143 537 399 331 804 561 423 694 264 357 Speak only English or home 493 366 143 515 356 327 764 519 423 629 259 I 348 Speak o language other roan Englisn at home 35 38 - 22 43 4 40 42 - 65• 5 i 9 Spanish language spoken at home 6 7 - - - - 4 14 - 6 -i 6 Speak English very well or well 6 7 - - - - 4 14 - 6 -• 6 Speak English not well or not at ail - - - - - - - - - - -1 -1 Other language spoken at home 29 31 - 22 43 4 36 28 - 59 5 1 3 Speak English very well or well 22 21 - 22 24 4 25 28 - 42: 5 I 3 I Speak English not well or not atoll 7 10 - - 19 I- - 11 - -I i7 1 Parsons 18 peon and over 1 575 985 1 480 3 158 1 736 3 095 2 874 2 298 1 350 I 1 320 I 1 390 I 1 591 I Speak only Englisn at home 1 528 1 876 1 393 2 945 1 536 2 856 2 723 2 065 1 260 I 1 157 1 1 297! 1 525 1 Speck a language other than English at home 47 I 109 87 213 200 239 151 133 90 I 163 I 93 1 66 1 Spanish language spoken at home 12 12 5 28 23 43 24 30 7 I 6 1 15 i 12 I Speak English very well or well 12 ' 12 5 28 23 i 6 24 30 7 6 10 I 12 Speak English not well or not at all - - - - - 27 - - - -• 5 Other language spoken at home 35 97 82 185 177 196 127 203 83; 157 78 I 54 I Speak Engiish very well or well 30 83 82 162 122 179 90 I 187 83 122 78 I 54• Speak English not wed or not at all 5 14 - 23 55 17 37 16 - 35 - -1 MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND I • PRIVATE VEHICLE OCCUPANCY • Workers 16 years and over 1 112 729 1 071 2 023 818 1 832 2 168 1 754 819 827 835:' 1 024' Cori truck,or eon • 1 077 672 990 1 822 713 1 330 1 1 935 1 586 761 748 746 930 Drive alone 827 563 812 1 468 525 1 070 1495 1 320 634 582 590 763 Carpool 250 109 178 354 188 260 440 266 127 1 166 156 167 1 Public transportation 23 12 39 104 46 124 146 I 101 31 I 52 I 40 1 56 I Walked only 5 3 26 65 25 289 55 12 10' 21 1 40! - Other means - 31 16 32 21 50 14 34 9 6 I 4 1 17 1 Worked at hone 7 11 - - 13 39 18 21 i 8 I -1 5 1 21 I Persons per private vehicle 1 16 1.10 I.I I 1.12 1.16 1 12. 1.14 1.11 1.09 I 1 14 1 12 1 1 11 1 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT I ! Persons 3 years old and over enrolled ill school_ 666 527 279 676 478 498 941 1 701 490 I 826 I 357 430 Nursery scnool 25 10 - 35 32 19 52 1 46 I 26 I 75 43 29 I Pobiic 5 - - 11 - 12 11 i 18 7 1 20 8 b l Private 20 10 - 24 32 7 41 I 28I 19 55I 351 23I Kindergarten and elementary 11 to 8 years) 371 268 84 326 300 220 548 388 I 291 1 507 1 181 239 1 Public 357 260 77 320 288 204 548 I 344 269 1 492 1 143 225' Private 14 8 7 1 6 12 16 -I 44 I 22 15 38 1 14 1 High school I1 to 4 years) 174 145 86 199 62 144 216 I 151 ! 119 169 70 1 115 I Public i 65 145 86 I 194 I 62 144 216 145 1 94 169 54 115 I Private 9 - -I 5' - - -1 6 1 25 16. -1 7a1199e 96 104 109 I 116 84 115 125 I 116' 54 75 63' 47 1 'ubllc 80 96 91 91 71 110 116I 95I 54 75 63I 30 Private 16 8 18 25 13 5 9 21 - - -I 171 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED I 1 • - Persons 25 yeas old and over 1 354 799 1 165 2 480 1 344 2 323 1 2 268 1 770 1 1 203 1 113 1 157! 1 419' Elementary l0 to 8 veorsl 90 45 91 317 202 331 216 93 1 154 100 128 1 99' High scnool. 1 to 3 years 168 46 163 335 231 349 292! 110 I 136 1 88 754 I 181 ' 4 years 614 287 479 963 542 1 006 914 I 763 I 398 I 395. 419 I 499! Coilege. 1 to 3 yeas 308 202 267 559 257 439 533 i 3S9 I 229' 27'i 265 I 287 4 or more years 174 I 219 165 306 112 198 313' 445 1 287 1 258 191 353 I Percent nigh school graauotes 80.9 88.6 78.2 73.7 67.8 70.7 77.6 88.5 75.9 1 83.2 75 6 I 80,3 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND LABOR FORCE STATUS ! 1 Pewees 16 to 19 yeas old 163 145 146 268 141 I 230 I 285( 225 I 129 1 149 90: 96 Armed Forces - - - - -1 - - Civilian 163 145 146 268 141 230 I 285 225 1 129 I 149 90, 96 i Enrolled in scnool 117 I 115 83 157 41 105 I 160 113 1 89 93 69 65!. Not enrolled in school 46 I 30 63 III 100 125' 125 112 1 40 56 21 • 31 High school graduate 22 23 44 72 39 68 1 78 66 I 12 19 7 3 Employed 17 7 44 59 31 I 62 72 61 1 6 I 16 7' 8 Unemployed - - - 13 8 6' 5 -1 - - - - Not in labor force 5 16 -I 5 I 6 1 3 Not nigh school graduate 24 7 19 39 61 57 1 47 46 I 28 I 37. 14; 23 I Employed - 3 14 I 21 24 32 I 35 27 I 7 1 11 I 14; 11 Unemployed - - 4 9 6 1 6 19 I - 7 I - - Not in labor force 24 4 S 14 28 19 I 6 -I 21 ! 19. -i 12 ! VETERAN STATUS I I I Gvilion persons 16 yeas and over 1 661 1 067 1 513 3 293 1 783 3 170 I 3 005 1 2 400 1 1 409 i 1 403 I 1 435 1 626 Veteran 406 I 208 312 717 295 I 664 I 791 408; 270 I 212 271 ; 355 I Percent of civilian persons 16 years and over 24.4 19.5 20.6 21.8 16.5' 20 9 26.3 17.0 I 19.2 15.1 ! 8 9 21 8 Male veteran 406 I 196 306 670 279 630 1 745 408 I 261 I 194 256 341 I Percent of mole civilian persons 16 years and over 49.7 1 35.1 37.5 41.7 37.2 40.4 49.1 35.6 I I 41.6', 31_5 37 5 1 42.0, WORK DISABILITY STATUS Noninstitutiaal persons 16 to 64 yeas 1 565 1 016 1 351 2 822 1 416 2 541 2 797 2 252 I 1 150 I 1 343 1 107' 1 375 With a work dsomiity 84 1 32 103 297 152 253 184 135 1 84 131 ; 54, 157! Net In labor force 50 1 21 44 163 115 122 77 68 65 I 93 39' 77 Prevented from working 44 1 16 19 144. 73 88 66 55 53 1 88 39 58 1 • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY STATUS I 1 • ' Nadestisriand a persons 16 to 64 yes 1 565 I 1 016 1 331 I 1 822 1 416 2 541 1 2 797 2 252 I 1 150 i 1 343 1 1 107' 1 375 With a public transportation msabuity 18 I 8 19 1 61 41 22 1 40 I 14: 6 21 • - Noeseestiturionol persons 65 yeas and over 102 i 56 175( 471 1 289 1 629 I 218 I 155 I 110 I 67 177 251 With a public transportation d,saodiry 5 I 12.I 21 1 30 1 73 1 102 j 39 1 28 I 27 I - '2' 36 NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. P-3 095619-0640-NDMG53 NB-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 200,1 D08,09/83 18:13 MO8/10/83 20:28 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood a Table P-3. Selected Ancestry, Family, Fertility, and Mobility Characteristics: [Data ore estimates bored on a sample.see Introduction. For meaning of symbols,see introduction. For definitions of terms.see appendix BI The Area Neghborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Nergnbornood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neghbornood Neighborhoods 301 I 002 003 004 005 006 I 007 008 1 009 01C 011 012 I ANCESTRY Total persons 2 203 1 497 1 657 3 898 2 400 3 594 4 033 3 046 1 867 2 352 1 753 2 046 I Single ancestry group 832 691 822 1 898 1 113 1 724 1 728 1 344 680 I 110 765 814 Dutch 14 4 — 47 8 18 42 49 45 25 14 22 I English 175 116 181 460 262 253 509 271 87 213 142! 257 I French 11 26 25 51 54 43 31 64 26 24 25! 13 German 256 83 212 402 204 285 268 145 106 198: 125 195 I Greek —( — — 7 — . — — 12 — 35 I 9 Hungonon — — 6 — — — 5 — — — S — rish 54 42 52 156 69 257 82 63 I 44 55' 61 1 55 Italian 44 35 15 65 22 79 88 101 1 101 17 42 I 25 Norwegian 69 51 87 126 59 92 104 50 I 36 58 41 1 55 I Polish 22 14 28 50 14 31 72 29 I 7 13 20 1 Portuguese — — — 4 I — —I 9 Russian 7 — — 15 7 13 — — — 15 1 6 I —' Scottish 6 3 8 47 t2 65 32 39 6 —I 13 i 6 Swedish 56 7 39 83 31 101 50 18 17 22 17I 40I Ukrolmpn — 16 — — — 6 6 22 7 — 5I 7 Other 118 294 169 389 371 481 439 477 I 198 435 251 119 Multiple ancestry group 1 150 753 566 1 531 1 017 1 331 1 743 1 290 I 795 1 960 698 936 I Ancestry not specified 226 53 269 469 270 539 567 I 412 I 392 292 I 290 I 296. Not reported 112 34 36 392 172 351 341 286 I 325 159 200 1 189 I Wooed multiple meshy gangs: I ( 1 I Sel English cno other grouprsl 572 354 j 256 588 391 649 756 1 432 i 329 j 398 255; 478 French and other grouprsl 207 150 83 257 140 239 237 140 I 112 I 50 65 I 789 German and other group(s) 580 309 213 666 350 491 757 580 344 388 369 I 438 I Irish and other grouprsl 317 291 251 612 498 515 510 553 241 I 418 229 1 296 I talion and other growls) 51 23 30 23 26 38 77 185 64 I 92 49 i 46 I Polish and other growls/ 32 49 13 45 11 73 55 30 6 i 33 6 34 FAMILY TYPE BY PRESENCE Of OWN CHILDREN I Femiies 651 404 426 1 051 605 303 1 104 792 4551 661 4191 604 With own children under 18 years 336 253 109 403 330 278 635 467 238 I 547 185' 243 Meni4d couple families 609 368 372 US 417 566 917 665 407! 434 364 532 I With own children,;naer 1 a years 308 I 226 83 I 322 220 165 509 354 213 I 327 167 209 Female householder,no husband memo 19 26 36 I 117 157 173 145 127 28 203 43 66 I With own children under IS years 5 17 20 1 70 103 92 102 113 19 196 18 34 FERTILITY i I Women i 5 to 44 years 567 413 363 951 548 869 1 061 933 I 372 1 682 394. 398 I Children ever born 710 I 555 255 796 748 643 1 344 870 459 I 1 165 418 i 508 Per 1.000 women 1 252 1 344 702 837 1 365 740 1 267 i 932 1 234 I 1 708 1 061 276 i RESIDENCE IN 1975 Penis 5 years eed ever 2 168 1 499 1 635 3 5% 2 096 3 361 3 606 2 948 1 690 I 2 045 1 660 1 941 Some house 1 164 522 395 1 700 533 1 387 1 873 887 I i 066 I 414 73' 969 Different house in United States 1 004 927 I 212 1 811 1 101 1 815 1 662 1 948 624 I ' 461 929 951 I Some county 668 511 652 1 193 767 I 157 I 129 1 207 1 454 1 948 600 I 769 Different county 336 1 416 560 618 334 658 533 741 170 i 513 329 182 Same State 35 140 205 210 60 150 82 201 10' 122 735 78+ Different State 301 276 355 408 274 508 451 540 I 160 I 391 194 104 Northeast 61 — 14 70 — 108 24 25 —I 27 75 I 70 I North Central 48 131 97 71 39 132 140 111 67 i 45 I 1.3 j 22 1 South 21 22 26 157 73 67 75 106 71 I 51 29 I West 171 123 218 110 162 201 I 212 298 93 I 248 115 i 33 Abroad — 50 1 28 85 162 159 I 71 113 —I 170 I —, 21 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood pTable P-4. Labor Force Characteristics: [Data ore estimates based on a sample.see Introduction. For meaning of symbols,see Introauction. for definitions of terms see appena'x 81 • The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Ne'gnborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Ne,ghbornooa Neighborhood I Neighborhooc Neighborhoods 00l 002 003 004 005 006 I 007 I 008 I 009 010'1 011 012 LABOR FORCE STATUS Persons 16 years and over 1 667 1 072 1 326 3 293 1 789 3 170 3 015 I 2 407 1 416 1 410 I 1 440 1 632 Labor force 1 157 762 1 ;53 2 233 943 2 079 2 315 1 857 864 926 949 1 073 Percent of persons 16 years and over 69.4 71.1 75.6 67.8 52.7 65.6 76.8 77 1 61 0 65.7 65.9 65.7 Civilian labor force 1 151 757 1140 2 233 937 2 079 2 305 1 850 857 919 944 1 067 employed 1 112 742 1 077 2 089 861 1931 2 194 1 775 826 963 877 1048 Onempioyed 39 15 63 144 76 148 11! 75 31 56 67 19 Percent of civilian labor force 3 4 2.0 5.5. 6.4 8.1 7 I 4.8 4 I 3 6 6.1 7.1 18 Not in labor force SO 310 373 1 060 846 1 091 700 550 552 484 491 559 female,16 years and over 844 509 703 1 686 1 032 1 612 1 489 1 253 781 787 752 815 Labor force 489 283 455 969 388 875 1 008 841 392 415 431 421 I Percent of female. 16 years and over 57.9 55.6 64.7 57.5 37.6 54 3 67.7 I 67 I 50.2 52.7 j 57 3 1 51 7 Civilian labor force 489 283 449 969 388 875 1 008 841 392 415 431 421 Employed 457 268 412 909 361 836 975 787 I 373 405 404 416 Unemployed 32 15 37 60 26 39 33 54 19 10 27 5 Percent of civilian labor force 6.5 5.3 8.2 6.2 6.7 4.5 3.3 6 4 4 8 2.4 6.3 1.2 Not in labor force 355 226 248 717 644 737 481 412 389: 372 321 394 female,16 yes cord over 844 509 703 1 686 1 032 1 612 1 489 I 1 253 781 787 752 I 815 I With own children under 6 years 98 98 28 181 243 139 260 174 90 289 I 94 90 In labor force 56 49 13 72 67 . 70 147 94 52 84 I 76 I 62 With own children 6 to 17 years only 236 144 76 2C2 100 156 I 327 289 151 I 236 104 I 160 I In labor force 166 87 61 123 62 132 I 262 235 90 1 200 69 i 118 CLASS OF WORKER Employed parsons 16 years and ever 1 112 742 1 077 2 089 861 1 931 2 194 1 775 826 863 877 1 048 Private wage and salary workers 890 619 942 1 830 751 1 753 1943 1 387 I 653 I 707 675 823 I Feaeral government workers 28 19 19 29 12 30 22 69 8 I 31 29 21 State government workers 41 41 12 11 22 29 28 51 42 12 34 I 43 i Local government wonders 84 37 61 172 48 46 147 185 81 81 68 I 88 Seif-emoloyed workers 69 26 37 47 28 73 54 66 42 20 67 I 73 Unpaid family workers - - 6 - - - - 17 -j 12 I 4 - OCCUPATION I I Employed persons 16 years tied over 1 112 742 1 077 2 089 861 1 931 I 2 194 1 775 826 863 I 877 1 048 Monagenol and professional speaolty occupations 293 241 240 348 117 290' 360 604 249 193 255 i 270 Executive.aaminisrranve and managenol occupations 149 106 76 I 136 39 154 173' 161 DI 75 137 93 Professional specialty occupations 144 135 164 212 78 136 187 I 443 168 118 !18 I 177 Tecnmcal,sales.one administrative support occupations 368 265 318 729 267 622 781 665 I 306 330 251 j 314 Tecnn'cians and related support occupations 62 23 37 I 70 35 130 83 51 34 32 1 47 1 19 Soles occupations 52 114 81 212 94 97 233 151 I 157 98 I 62 I 120 Administrative support occupations,including clerical 254 128 200 447 138 395 465 463 I 115 210 142 175 Service occupations 98 I 75 119 259 117 220 278 162 1 54 I 92 117 126 Private household occupations 5 I 9 - 13 5 16 18 -I 14 - Protective service occupations 15 8 13 22 6 13 20 42 6 6 I 10 - Service occupations.except protective and household 78 58 106 224 I 106 191 240 120 43 72! 107 I 126 • Farming,forestry,and fishing occupations 10 - 6 13 11 17 12 9 10 6 I 13 Precision production,craft,and re it occupations 190 89 165 380 173 355 348 221 117 I 130 131 I 142 Operators,fabricators and laborers 153 72 229 360 176 417 415 114 90 I 118 117 I 183 Machine operators.assemolers,and inspectors 53 27 94 2?5. 97 275 261 55 57( 69 69 104 I Transportation and material moving occupations 63 27 66 82 30 81 85 20. 12, 37 24 66 I Handlers,equipment aeaners.helpers,and laborers 37 18 69 63 49 71 69 39 21 I '2. 24 I 13 INDUSTRY I I Employed persons 16 years and over 1 112 i 742 1 077 2 089 861 1 931 2 194 1 77s 826 863 I $77. 1 048 Agriculture,forestry,hsher,es,ana mining 6 I - 6 13 5 13 21 18 10 6 I i 1 12 Construction 78 18 53 142 37 63 107 41 26 I 30 1 53 95 Manufacturing 445' 210 393 759 364 970 772 583 261 241 I 231 322 Nondurabie goods 50 I 23 42 47 I 25 115 62 30 33 28 I 10 18 Durable goods 395 I 187 351 712 339 855 710 i 553 128 213 i 221 I 304 Transportation 27 39 85 68 22 53 101 103 27 21 43 j 40 I Communications and other public utilities 29 I 24 11 68 I 15 36 63 30 29 '2 28 10 I Wholesale trade 53 56 58 83 33 109 117 80 50 59 i 46 59 Reran trade 122 162 132 382 I 180 274 438 249 146 144 I 154 I 174 Finance Insurance,ana real estate 58 55 64 102 32 30 112 112 32 57 I 66 i 61 Business and repair services 58 I 45 42 85 29 86, 121 128 44 I 50 I 33( 55 Personal.entertainment,and recreation services 27 19 39 76 32 49 I 67' 31 51 I 24 j 36 I 43 Professional and related services 176 86 167 242 94 214 I 232 I 290 134 164 '42 I 129 I Health services 37 30 68 78 28 82 90 I 78 39 90 74 7 caucotional services 119 25 52 112 I 23 68 94 140 71 1 47 36 72 Other professional and related services 20 I 31 47 52 43 64 48 72 I 24 1 27 32 50 Public administration 33 28 27 I 69 18 34 43 110 17 I 45 34 I 48 LABOR FORCE STATUS IN 1979 Mal,16 years and over,in labor face in 1979_ 726' 492 703 1 358 621 1 266 1 358 1 048 502 I 565 552 I 674 Wonea in 1979 726 492 691 I 1 343 603 1 248 1 349' ' 038' 497 I 565 I 552 674 I 50 to 52 weeks 599 388 474 849 363 783 934 771 i 381 I 370 1 379' 472 40 to 49 weeks 76 I 47, 100 180 95 229 153 127, 48 j 70, 78 I 81 1 to 39 weeks 51 I 57 I 117 314 145 236 262 140 1 68 I 125 96 I -21 Usually worked 35 or more hours per week 648 I 445; 595 1 226 526 1 125 I 196 978' 444 482 510 584 50 to 52 weeks 577 375 I 447 828 321 765 905 758 1367 360' 372 445 With unemployment in 1979 45 32, 132 262 166 252 1 237 115 66 I 97 I 96 I 99 Mean weeks of unemployment 15.4 i !0.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 i5.5 15.4 10.1 13.6 12.5 1 12.6 i 7.7 female,16 yeas and over.in lobar face in ' 1979 585 I 345, 472 1 1 031 501 9311 1 1 058 918 466 j 533 473 458 I Worked in 1979 579 1 345 462 I 1 308 484 920 1 058 009' 466 5''3 j 458 I 458 50 to 52 weeks 317 1 181 I 295 j 568 229 533 1 555 485 i 261 279; 253 1 239 40 to 49 weeks 101 I 41 50! 126 79 128 I 172 124 49 55 i 43 82 Ito 39 weeks !61 123 127 I 314 176 259 331 300 I 156 179 f 152 137 I Usually worked 35 or more hours per week 410 190 387 I 770 355 721 729 734 280 400 335' 319 I 50 to 52 weeks 267 120 I 246 525 205 471 I 457 458 i 182 232 218 185 I With unemployment m 1979 72 63 I 99 198 99 229 I 223, 150 I 94 '22' 108' 60 Mean weeks of uremcloyrnent II7 7.7 7.6 I 10 4 16.0 10.5 I 7 2 I 8.6 i 7.4 I 19.0, 14 9 8.3 Persons 16 years and over with unemployment in 1979 117 95 231 I 460 265 481 I 460 I 265 j 160 219 204 159 Unemployed 15 cr more weeks 29 1 17 73 I 145 102 I i 67 149 I 65 I 37 I __ __ 31 WORKERS IN FAMILY IN 1979 I ' I f,armties 651 I 404 426 1 051 I 605 803 1 104 792 455I 661 419 604 No workers 45 19 48I 1361 119 163 961 50 32 36 '06 1 worker 152 I 94 136 342 I 221 222 I 322! 248 124 10,5 '61 I 2 or more workers 454 j 291 1 242 573 I 265 1, 418 I 686 -Y_• 299 I •__ _ _.• NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. P-7 095619-0644-NDMG53 NB-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 400,1 D08/09/83 18:13 MO8/10/83 20:28 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood Table P-5. Income and Poverty Status in 1979: [Data are estimates based on a sample,see Introduction. For meaning of symbols,see Introduction. For definitions of terms,see appendix 81 The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NUgltharhood Neighborhood Neighborhoods 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 i 111 INCOME IN 1979 Households 732 497 909 1 820 955 1 956 1 471 1 274 579 735 664 827 Less than$5,000 30 25 98 159 249 283 58 98 44 193 44 49 $5,000 to 17,499 16 4 51 145 41 213 103 32 24 53 86 45 $7,500 to$9,999 9 8 108 123 94 149 104 40 32 24, 15 50 S10.000 to$14,999 43 28 101 330 130 357 154 187 39 42 119 115 $15,000 to$19,999 67 32 145 279 156 291 224 181 60 60 100 80 S20,000 to 124.999 120 128 132 248 124 257 276 135 64 92 91 132 $25,000 to 134,999 252 133 183 342 117 231 264 285 191 174 96 182 135.000 to S49,999 147 110 70 159 33 128 227 •258 88 97 111 117 $50.000 or more 48 29 21 35 11 47 61 58 37 - 22 57 Median $27 604 526 177 S18 521 $18 079 $13 750 $14 653 $21 376 523 364 526 949 $19 784 $19 113 $23 420 Mean $29 161 128 514 $19 619 $19 439 $15 142 $17 148 $23 060 S24 612 527 448 $19 157 $21 980 $26 093 Fedbes 651 404 426 1 051 605 803 1 104 792 455 661 419 604 Less than$5.000 5 6 11 47 83 43 15 36 6 158 9 11 $5,000 to$7,499 16 - 13 30 24 58 53 8 I0 43 36 25 $7,500 to 59,999 9 8 37 69 100 66 54 34 16 24 4 26 $10,000 to 514.999 35 21 33 151 85 134 104 80 34 37 70 67 $15,000 to$19,999 58 23 65 132 89 133 182 91 35 55 45 54 S20,000 to 124.999 95 76 64 196 93 109 208 98 64 83 63 110 $25,000 to$34,999 252 133 121 256 101 148 223 205 169 170 71 170 $35,000 to$49,999 140 110 61 135 19 77 208 !89 88 91 99 96 150,000 or more 41 27 21 35 11 35 57 51 33 - 22 45 Median 128 984 529 274 S24 265 $21 946 $15 515 $18 856 523 025 526 885 S28 870 S20 964 524 028 525 381 Mean $30 479 $31 169 $25 447 523 227 $17 045 $21 666 $25 366 527 531 S31 147 519 968 $26 304 529 223 Umlauted individuals 15 years and over 104 131 573 957 437 1 417 S52 674 176 101 331 295 Less than$2.000 22 30 65 54 22 75 52 49 14 24 5 $2,000 to 52,999 8 - 6 35 8 60 34 45 10 30 13 14 :3.000 to$4,999 - 8 64 127 177 210 41 31 35 31 35 30 $5,000 to 57,999 II 7 61 136 34 229 90 49 31 5 50 33 18.000 to$9,999 60 90 14 141 75 31 7 - 24 24 $10,000 to$14,999 8 29 97 228 85 287 95 154 35 11 56 75 115.000 to$24,999 41 57 177 233 68 334 147 215 36 20 116 87 $25.000 to$49,999 14 - 43 54 29 75 18 100 8 4 13 27 $50,000 or more 6 Median S15 317 513 397 $11 906 $10 635 S6 767 $9 882 39 467 $13 758 $7 778 S4 500 $12 315 512 338 Mean Sla 413 $12 198 $12 300 $11 368 59 496 $11 401 $10 804 S14 357 $9 896 58 714 512 019 S13 879 Per mpita incense $9 639 $9 432 S10 720 SI 996 S6 095 $9 359 $8 410 $10 325 $8 796 $6 049 $8 589 S10 714 Per capita income,noninstitutionol persons $9 639 S9 432 $10 720 58 996 56 262 S9 359 58 410 $10 325 $9 356 I $6 049 59 347 $10 803 HOUSEHOLD INCOME TYPE IN 1979 With earnings 671 462 797 1 508 689 1 454 1 316 1 180 500 611 602 664 Mean earnings $29 103 $27 707, $19 530 S20 041 $17 671 518 381 523 542 $24 171 528 115 S20 349 S21 926 526 784 With Social Secunty income 63 43 141 431 254 627 211 175 117 56 157 222 Mean Social Security income $5 246 $4 932 $4 915 $4 807 53 972 S4 076 54 385 54 698 54 580 S3 922 $4 878 $4 600 With public assistance income 12 14 29 53 138 67 32 28 21 183 38 37 Mean public assistance income 52 587 $2 535 $2 773 52 704 $2 295 $2 082 SI 047 52 489 $2 575 $3 519 52 008 SI 665 MEAN FAMILY INCOME IN 1979 BY WORKERS IN FAMILY IN 1979 No workers 518 129 522 049 $18 121 $11 996 56 140 $11 454 S10 580 $14 772 $9 819 I $4 001 $14 536 S16 552 1 worker 525 100 124 858 518 735 519 818 $15 907 520 795 $19 492 $24 504 522 283 $14 133 $19 022 $11 303 2 or more workers $33 503 533 803 530 673 527 928 $22 892 526 111 $30 193 S30 343 537 105 529 210 S30 578 S36 992 POVERTY STATUS IN 1979 AR Income Levels in 1979 Panties 651 404 426 1 051 605 803 1 104 792 455 661 419 604 With related children under 18 years 340 258 118 426 353 317 642 467 254 547 185 257 With related children 5 to 17 years 278 209 100 308 208 214 470 402 219 396 143 218 female householder,no husband present 19 26 36 117 157 173 145 127 28 203 43 66 With related children under 18 years 5 17 25 76 120 109 102 113 19 196 18 34 With related children under 6 years - - 7 43 71 25 32 29 15 119 10 10 Householder 65 years and over 44 16 61 166 77 192 79 52 30 23 49 93 Unrelated idiri duels fa whom poverty status is determisd 104 131 573 957 437 1 417 552 674 176 101 331 295 65 years and over 16 12 60 155 150 318 71 II 42 10 63 64 Persons for whim peverry status is determined_ 2 208 1 497 1 657 3 891 2 311 3 590 3 988 3 046 1 711 2 346 1 S83 2 029 Related children under 18 years 633 512 177 708 649 476 1 107 739 503 1 026 337 438 Related children 5 to 17 years 528 404 143 505 389 308 768 552 409 694 238 340 60 years and over 186 97 310 715 401 810 356 250 203 112 267 390 65 years and oven 102 56 175 471 289 629 218 155 110 67 177 251 Income in 1979 Below Poverty Level Families 10 9 18 52 78 63 36 36 a 195 18 11 Percent below poverty level 15 2.2 4.2 4.9 12.9 7 8 3.1 4.5 I.3 29.5 4 3 1.8 With related children under 18 years 5 9 18 35 71 52 30 31 - 182 18. 5 With related children 5 ro 17 years 5 3 7 18 29 36 13 24 - 110 10 I 5 Female householder,no husband present - - 7 26 68 40 17 24 - 166 9 6 With related children under 18 years - - 7 20 61 40 17 14 - 159 9 - With related children under 6 years - - 7 13 38 10 11 7 - 112 4 - Householder 65 years and over 5 - - - - 6 - 5 - 7 - - [ Unnilited iednidudo for wham poverty steps 1 is deeamied 30 30 92 128 90 188 92 99 28 40 I 51 37 Percent below poverty level 28.8 22.9 16.1 13.4 20.6 13.3 16.7 14.7 15.9 39.6 1 15.4 12.5 65 years end over 16 - 17 11 68 63 10 7 - -I 7( 13 I Pesos fir wham poverty status is deteewined_ 67 6S 146 281 310 397 214 188 39 S73 105 81( , Percent below poverty level 3.0 4.3 8.8 7.2 13.4 11.1 5.4 6.2 2.3 24.4 6 6 I 4.0 I Related children under 18 years 16 19 30 68 112 116 66 41 301 ( 24 I 17 Related children 5 to 17 years 16 12 14 43 61 81 30 34 - 175 17 17 60 years and over 31 - 17 17 68 91 10 34 - 28 14 24 65 years and over 32 - 17 11 68 74 10 12 - 7 I 7 13 Income in 1979 Below Specified Poverty Level Percent of persons for whom poverty status is determined, Below 75 percent of poverty level 1.4 3.1 5.9 4.1 7.2 6.1 3.6 5 4 2.0 13,0 4.5 3.1 Below 125 percent of poverty level 3.5 4.3 10.6 11.3 23.8 15.0 6.2 9.3 5.0 26.3 8.5 8.9 Below 150 percent of poverty level 4.3 4.9 12.6 14.2 26.6 19.3 10.0 11.2 7.2 29.3 13 2 11.7 Below 200 percent of poverty level 5.9 9.4 20.0 18.6 43.4 29.0 20.9 16.8 10.9 35 7'I. 15.8, 13.7• • NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. P-9 095619-0646-NDMG53 N13-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 500,1 D08/09/83 18:13 M08/10/83 20:28 i 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood Table H-1. General Housing Characteristics: • [For meaning of symbols.see Introduction. For definitions of terms,see appendixes A and B) The Area Neighborhood I Neghbornaod[Neighbornood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood j Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhoods 001 1 002I 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 Total housing units 774! 585 1 026 1 968 996 2 052 1 517 1 578 576 726 752 897 Vacant seasonal and migratory - - 5 - - 1 1 - - - 2] 2 Year-round housing units 774 585 1 021 1 968 996 2 051 1516 1 578 576 726 750 895 YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS Tenure by Race and Spanish Origin of Householder I 0wer-eaepied housing sits 634 386 443 981 314 622 950 720 459 414 392 666 Percent of occupied housing units 84.2 74.7 46.0 53.7 33 1 32.0 66.5 56.4 85.0 57 9 55.3 79.2 White 610 336 428 935 294 603 885 646 430 356 362 647 Black 8 12 3 13 6 2 32 7 5 18 11 4 American Indian,Eskimo,and Aleut ... ... 3 7 3 2 9 1 ... 2 ... ... Asion and Pacific Islander' 9 31 9 23 10 11 15 58 18 35 18 9 Other ... ... - 3 1 4 9 B ... 3 ... Spanish origin ... 10 2 9 3 4 10 21 7 13 4 7 I Ru or44cpfsd kwsiee veils 119 131 520 $46 636 1 324 478 557 81 301 317 175 White 115 121 484 795 601 1 244 434 501 78 259 289 168 Black - 6 15 21 9 15 24 25 I 26 13 1 American Indian.Eskimo,and Aleut ... ... 2 5 10 18 6 6 Asian and Pacific Islander' 3 2 12 17 7 32 6 IS - 7 I 3 Other ... ... 7 8 9 15 8 10 ... 3 ... ... Spanish origin' ... 3 12 15 10 29 9 12 2 6 5 1 Vacancy Status Yeast hoesieg emits 21 68 58 141 46 105 88 301 36 I1 41 54 For sole only 9 38 4 16 8 12 7 156 20 - 8 37 Vacant less than 6 months 4 35 2 16 5 9 7 152 18 - 4 37 For rent 4 22 40 60 17 48 63 108 2 8 30 9 Vacant less than 2 months • 3 22 39 17 7 45 62 57 2 6 19 7 Held for occasional use 3 2 2 - - 5 2 2 - - 2 - Other vocants 5 6 12 55 21 40 16 35 14 3 1 8 Boarded up I - I 8 - 1 4 - - - - - Lacking Complete Plumbing for Exclusive Use Ya r-rsend housing units 3 1 4 23 3 48 6 3 3 2 2 10 Owner-occupied housing units 1 - - 2 - 2 1 1 - - 2 4 Renter-occupied housing units - 1 4 20 3 37 1 2 I 2 - 3 Vacant 2 - - 1 - 9 4 - 2 - - 3 Ratline Yeer4esnd herein twits 774 585 1 021 1 968 996 2 051 1 516 1 578 576 726 750 895 1 room • 2 4 113 32 8 113 7 8 2 2 22 2 2 rooms 9 1 153 65 45 230 43 46 2 Il 33 14 3 rooms 27 60 138 312 174 540 168 222 29 76 133 61 4 rooms 65 102 170 588 303 526 397 377 61 140 152 192 5 rooms 151 77 179 460 229 311 300 318 65 107 118 190 6 or more rooms 520 341 268 511 237 331 601 607 417 390 292 436 Median 5.5+ 5.5+ 4.1 4.5 4.4 3.8 5.0 4.9 5.5+ 5.5+ 4.8 5.4 Persons in Unit Occupied housing units 753 517 963 1 827 950 1 946 1 428 1 277 540 715 709 M1 1 person 79 73 425 618 290 946 279 329 79 79 240 204 2 persons. 256 145 370 719 315 658 458 437 172 189 238 322 3 persons 164 97 86 245 143 198 298 221 82 157 108 128 iI 4 persons 153 126 55 160 127 87 250 195 118 186 63 118 5 persons 62 48 17 66 46 35 101 66 58 67 44 42 6 or more persons 39 28 10 19 29 22 42 29 31 37 16 27 Median,occupied housing units 2.75 2.92 1.65 1.91 2.09 1.54 2.45 2 21 2.73 3.07 1.98 2.17 Median,owner-occup,ed housing units 2.90 3.42 2.05 2.11 2.33 1.92 2.65 2.41 2 88 3.42 2.34 2.23 Median,renter-occupied housing units 2.55 1.92 1.26 1.63 1.93 I.39 2.14 1.97 I 2.27 2.71 1.41 1.97 Persons Per Room I Owner-occupied housing units 634 386 443 981 314 622 950 720 I 459 414 392 666 1.00 or less 623 375 438 973 307 616 937 708 453 402 386 657 1.01 to 1.50 9 6 4 5 5 4 12 6 5 9 5 7 1.51 or more 2 5 1 3 2 2 I 6 I 3 1 2 Reetroso*id housing eels 119 131 520 846 636 1 324 478 557 81 301 317 175 1.00 or less 116 130 504 816 613 1 292 453 542 77 283 310 171 1.01 to 1.50 2 5 12 20 11 14 13 3 14 6 2 1.51 or more 1 1 11 18 3 21 11 2 1 4 1 2 VALUE Specified ewew-occupied housing units 607 340 265 803 234 520 $71 544 434 396 355 546 Less than 510.000 - - - 7 5 - - - 2 3 510,000 to$14.999 4 - 3 6 - 14 5 - - - 3 1 515.000 to$19,999 2 - 1 19 1 17 20 3 4 1 3 6 520,000 to 524999 5 2 6 21 3 31 14 8 3 3 7 IC 525.000 to 529.999 13 - 5 35 3 27 26 - 7 - 14 12 530.000 to$34,999 9 3 10 55 6 58 26 8 3 - 12 17 535,000 to 539.999 15 20 69 14 56 60 15 12 5 13 18 540,000 to$49,999 55 10 49 167 29 127 175 27 34 8 40 41 $50,000 to 579.999 334 218 125 378 148 168 471 251 193 279 137 228 580.000 to 599,999 116 94 32 41 20 8 48 152 133 94 69 86 5100,000 to$149.999 44 II 13 10 8 4 16 75 38 5 44 79 5150,000 to 5199,999 8 1 1 2 1 1 5 4 5 - 10 18 S200,000 or more 2 1 - - 1 2 - 1 2 1 1 26 Median $68 000 $71 300 559 200 552 300 562 400 543 900 556 700 575 200 573 900 S69 500 f $68 300 S71 600 CONTRACT RENT I Specified renter-occupied housing rah 115 127 507' 841 622 I 1 313 469 544 78 293 312 169 .Medan $285 $343 $231 I S256 $202 1 5227 5291 $312 5237 5149 5247 5290 I 'Excludes Other Asian and Pacific Islander"groups identified in sample tabulations. 'Persons of Spanish origin may se of any race. NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. H-1 09 5 61 9-0088-NDMG53 NB-3102-9999-04/29/83 10:21:41 700,1 D08/10/83 11:34 MO8/10/83 20:23 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood Table H-2. Selected Housing Characteristics: [Data are estimates based on a sample.see introduction. For meaning of symbols,see Introduction For definitions of terms see appendix 81 The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighbornooa Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Ne,ghborhooa Neighborhood Neighborhood 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 012 Di' 012 YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Owner-occupied housing units 626 353 460 997 309 686 958 735 496 406 369 I 597 1979 to March 1980 71 61 176 200 82 42 93 220 41 94 58 74 1975 to 1978 164 141 156 155 64 168 223 229 130 227, 60 146 1970 to 1974 99 73 47 144 22 77 176 67 98 13 i 63 104 1960 to 1969 163 68 43 219 81 165 328 114 135 57 67 1 134 1950 to 1959 102 1 5 11 205 54 97 121 45. 59 15 55 1 96 1949 or eoruer 27 1 5 27 74 6 137 17 60 I 33 66 I 43 Reiner-occupied housing pulls 70 124 509 848 676 1 251 497 486 69 340 331 256 1979 to March 1980 48 90 351 465 309 711 335 319 10 201 145 104 1975 to 1978 22 13 122 311 187 308 118 149 43 112 i 37! 68 1970 to 1974 - 21 23 61 133 146 30 12 12 27 I 49 i 40 1960 to 1969 - - 13 5 43 62 9 6 - - 39 1959 or earlier - - - 6 4 24 5 - 4 - - 5 I BATHROOMS Year-round housing units 716 579 1 051 1 983 1 033 2 036 1 483 1 520 - 603 759 745 920 No bathroom or only a half bat - - 20 23 - 37 12 7 I -I - i complete bathroom 314 247 708 i 581 806 1 772 1 096 537 i 223 I 337 424 j 487 1 complete bathroom plus half bomis! 155 86 53 245 133 128 162 323 I 99 I 90 122 I 207 2 or more complete bathrooms 247 246 270 !37 94 99 213 653 I 281 I 332 !99 226 Owner-ocwgied housing units 626 353 460 997 309 686 958 735 I 496 1 406 169 597 No bathroom or only o had born - - 7 - - 6 12 I - - - 1 complete bathroom 265 50 I 156 692 126 509 602 1 150 162 59 128 249 1 complete bathroom plus hod bath(s) 142 I 77 I 53 188 IOt 85 j 162 1 129 81 85 79 '61 2 or more complete botnrooms 219 226 I 244 117 82 86 182 456 253 262 162 97 - Reiner-occupied housing units 70 I 124 509 84B 676 1 231 497 486 69 j 340 331 256 No bathroom or only a hail bath - - 13 20 -I 31 I 7 -I - - - !complete bathroom 49 117 484 762 650 I i 164 474 I 303 52 267 276 j '97 1 complete bathroom plus had bathisl 6 - -I 46 I 14 I 43 -I 95 5 I 5 27 27 2 or more complete oatnrcoms 15 7 12 I 20 12 13 23 I 91 12 1 68 28 32' Year-round housing anus 716 579 1 051 I 1 983 1 033 2 036 1 443 1 520 603 I 759' 745 920 F KITCHEN FACILITIES Complete kitchen tociiities 716 579 I 1025 1 949 1 033 I 2 001 1 474 I 1 512 589 759 745 1 913 I No complete kitchen facilities - - 26 34 -I 35 9 I 8 I 14 - - 7 I SOURCE OF WATER 1. • • Public system or pnvare company 698 579 I 1 047 1 983 i 033 2 036 1 483 1 520 I 603 759 1 745 920 1 Individual Grilled well - - - - - - -I - - -I - -i Individual dug wed 12 - 4 _ - - -I - - _ -I _ Some other source 6 - - - - - -j - - _1 - SEWAGE DISPOSAL Public sewer 360 1 541 930 1 939 1 891 2 016 1 396 , 486 556 j 751 701 707• Seotic tank or cesspool 356 38 114 30 142 16 87 34 I 47 I 8 44 I 13 1. Other means - - 7( i4 - 4 1 - - - - - - AIR CONDITIONING ! None 684 542 I Ol I I 888 1 022 '. 951 1 460 I 1 459 i 590; 740; 722 859 Central system 20 27 11 38 I - 40 I 7 52' 6 I -' i8 35 1 or mote inanuauol roam units 12 10 29 57 11 I 45 16 9 7 I 19 I 5 1 C6 HEATING EQUIPMENT Steam or not water system 27 9 26 7 96 7 28 - 3 L3 I 14 Centro'warm-air furnace 463 335 I 326 643 320 564 750 611 424 I 334 343 j 379 cecrric neat pump 21 ' -I 30 41 1 6 43 i 19 32! 7 1 20 4 44 Other built-in electric units 93 I 221 i 658 1 339 414 987 I 424 761 87 I 380' 249 I 362 Floor,wall or pipeless furnace 16 i 5 i 15 96 1 59 I 66 i 155 22 1 4 30 18 Room heaters with flue 45 6 13 54 159 141 i 98 29 55 I 22 I 47 40 koom Hearers without flue - 41 31 82 i 13 I 17 7 _ 15 4 Fireplaces,stoves,or portable room heaters 47 12 - 43 I 37! 57 t 7 I 20 '9 I - '4 18 None 4 _1 - -� -i - -I -I - -. Occupied housing units 696 477 i 969 1 845! 985 1 937 1 455 1 221 I 565! 746l 700' 853 TELEPHONE IN HOUSING UNIT Wnh telephone 696 477 889 1 755 I 951 1 715 1 386 1 22' ' 351 723 1 662 853 No telephone -j 80 90 I 34 I 222 69 14 , 23 38 VEHICLES AVAILABLE • None 14 I -I 27 128 I 166 419' '7 40 1 8 '! 39 c7 1 64' 131 I 468 809 1 398 I 823' 442' 504'I 138 261 " '96• 2 302 173 313 503 314 1 473• 507 I 404 1 :39 251 :04 343 3 or more 316 I 173 I 161 I 405 107 I 222' 429 273 :313 ' 63 60 257 • NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. H-3 095619-0652—NDMGS3 NB-3105-9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 800,1 D08/09/83 18:13 MO8/10/83 20:28 Census Data by Neighborhood Tcble H-3. Structural Characteristics of Housing Units: [Dow ore estimates Dosed on o sample.see Introduction For meaning of symbols.see Introduction. For definitions of terms,see appendix Eli The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood 1 Nelghoonccod Neighborhood Neighborhood'Ne,gnborhood, Neighborhoods 00I. 002 003 004 005•1 006 1 007 Doe I 009 010 DI I ! 012 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1 I Year-round housing units 716 579 1 051 1 983 1 033 2 036 1 483 I 520 603 759 745 920 1,detached 691 367 382 971 296 898 1 128 610 584 440 457 '31 I 1 attached 5 24 37 76 170 133 12 39 - -• -I 6 2 - - 7 55 179 104 6 22 - - 27. -I 3 and 4 - 49 - 61 162 165 - 95 13 24 40 i 5 or more 20 135 471 819 226 694 311 754 19 306 237 90 1 Mobile home or trailer.etc - 4 154 - - 42 26 - - - - 53 I I Owswr.esasie6 housing units 626 353 460 997 309 686 958 735 496 406 I 369 597 1.detached 622 324 298 831 192 599 910 542 496 392 1 347 1 542 1 15 - 6 40 - 6 35 2 attached _ - 7 5 25 20 - 100 - - 5 I 14 2 10 5 or more 4 8 15 145 47 30 21 142 - 14 13 I - Mobile home or trader,etc - 4 140 - - 37 21 - - - -1 41 Ranter-occupied housing units 70 124 509 848 676 1 251 497 486 69 340 331 1 256 .detochea 49 1 18 67 134 95 i 255 210 59 55 41 78 1 170' 1.attached 5 1 - 37 59 122 133 6 - -I - -' 6' 2 - - - 50 147 84 I 6 12 - - 22 3 ono 4 - 42 - 50 157 165 1 - 72 - 13 20 1 '3 I 5 or more 16 64 405 555, 155 609 I 270 343 14 286 2111 S Mobile home or troller.etc -I - - -1 - 5 5 - -1 - I YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT ! Year-round housing units 716 I S79 1 051 1 983 1 033 2 036 1 483 1 520 603 759 745 1 920 1979 to March 1960 29 10 290 329 110 1 95 12 397 40 42 6 1 30 I 1975 to 1978 48 240 205 109 5 286 '46 205 45 267 43 1 106 1 1970 to 1974 75 81 12 22 65 64 129 216 103 171 55 I 65 1 1960 to 1969 252 216 217 462 357 204 554 460 201 226 248 1 242• 1950 to 1959 194 24 151 352 142 281 449 88 115 21 172' 164 1940 to 1949 51 5 150 616 289 386 168 34 25 18 '29 I 136 1939 or earlier 67 3 26 93 65 720 25 120 74 14 92 1 777 1 Owuv-.ccspid housing units 626 353 460 997 309 686 958 I 735 496 406 369'. 597 1.979 to March 1980 16 10 94 149 71 14 8 150 23 42 - 16 j 975 to 1978 44 118 125 12 - 18 38 I 142 45 248 '1 66 i 1970 to 1974 55 52 6 - 6 26 4 I 68 1 92 '9 24 45 1 1960 to 1969 230 141 79 122 100 26 429 208 1 163 75 93 1 :49 I 1950 to 1959 170 24 47 218 41 53 360 I 54 i 91 14 93; 128 1940 to 1949 44 5 87 454 68 120 99 22 1 20 1 8 68 103 I 1929 or eoriier 67 3 22 42 23 429 20 I 91 I 62 I - 80 90• 1 1 Renter-ocrupiad housing units 70 124 I 509 848 676 1 231 I 497 1 486 I 69 I 340 331 1 256 1979'6 Mcrcn 1980 - - 149 96 21 81 I 4 I 18• - - 6 1975 to 1978 4 59 I 80 97 5 255 I 88 49 I - 19 32 I 13' 1970 to 1974 20 21 6 22 53 38 1 117 I 127 1 - 146 23 I 20; 1960 to 1969 22 44 120 318 250 157 I 125 217 I 29 151 133 i 86 1950 to 1959 24 - 104 121 101 I 207 1 89 34 1 23 - '1 1 36 1940 to 1949 - - 50 150 204 I 248 I 69 12 I 5 10 54 33 1939 or earlier - - - 44 42 265 I 5 29 I 12 14 12 68 I I BEDROOMS I I I Y.ar-round housing units 716 579 1 051 1 983 1 033 2 036 I 1 483 I 1 520 I 603 I 759 745 920 None - - 191 31 8 133 - 30 7 1 79 261 450 222 I 765 1 218 I 223 I 33 I 79! 203 63 ' 2 '04, 116 377 881 421 738 1 454' 628 1 71 I 203 I '84. 349• 3 4'1 204 176 518 333 255 I 620 I 444 1 327' 305 '76 1 340' 4 183 133 41 96 35 127, 161 I 204! 115 I 159 - 5 or more 18 1 47 5 7 '4 18 30, 21 i 57 1 13 I _2 27 0wooryccupud housing units 626 353 460 997 I 309 I 686 958 I 735 j 496, 406 369 597 None - - - -I - 6 -I -I _ 10 23 49 1 7 72 34' 77 1 22 I - 2:"' :3 2 74 27, 240 402 I 78 267 I 222, 153 1 39 I 20 '52 3 371 145 1 157 458 I 187 222, 539 307 I 294 1 210 '22 • :7E. 4 163• 133 35 81 I 23 108' 137 177 I 92! '54 55• 114 1 5 or more 18 I 38 5 7 14 11 26 21 49 i 13 65! 20 Raer-occupied housing units 70 I 124 509 848 I 676 1 251 I 497 486 I 69 340 331 I m 256 None _ - 68 31 8 127 - - - 4 7' 32 214. 355 206 643 164 I 110`I 11 ' 79 ;8; , 50• 2 30 I 67 102 393 311 422 232' 260 I 32 '66 34' '30 I 3 40 I 25 19 60 I 139 I 33' 81 I 103 i '9 90 47' 62 4 -1 - 61 9' 121 191 16 131 - 5 5 . 7. 5ormore -I -I - -I -1 71 4� ',I 7 ! I I Year-round housing units 716 I 579 1 051 1 983 I 1 033 2 036 I 1 483 1 520 I 603 759; 745 920 I 1 STORIES IN STRUCTURE I I I 1 to 3 7'6 579 1 043 1 1 843 1 028 1 953 1 483 1 510 1 603 752 'Ci 854 4ro6 - 8! 140, 5 83 10I - i 4466• 7to12 -' - - -I - -I 1 - - 3ormore -I - I -1 I PASSENGER ELEVATOR I I Structures with d or more stones - -• 8 140 • - 10 - 1166 W,rh e,evaror - - - 134 1 - - - - - 52• No elevator - - 3 - - - _ 0 - NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. H-5 i 095619-0654—NDMG53 NB-3105.9999-10/06/82 11:43:47 900,1 D08/09/83 18:13 MOS/10/83 20:28 1980 Census Data by Neighborhood Table H-4. Fuels and Financial Characteristics of Housing Units: Data are estimates based on a sample.see Introduction For meaning of symbols,see Introduction. For definihors of terms,see appendix 8; The Area Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood i Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhood I Neighborhood'Neighborhood I Neighborhood Neighborhood I Neighborhoods 001 002 003 004! 005 006 007 I 008 1 009 010 I Ol l 012 Occupied housing units 696 477 969 1 845 985 1 937 1 455 1 221 565 746 1 700 I 853 HOUSE HEATING FUEL Utility gas 346 288 46 560 468 445 781 460 275 305 244 - Bottled,tank.or LP gas - - - 7 - 24 - 6 - - - 19 Electricity 140 162 799 1 011 456 1 062 471 6801 129 427 290 445 Fuel oil,kerosene,etc 164 19 124 236 24 373 180 55 I 1 SC 14 154 1 371 Coal or coke - - - - - 5 Wood 42 8 - 31 37 28 i 7 20 j i I - 61 18 Other fuel - - - - - " - 6 -I -1 - 6 I - No fuel used 4 - - - - . - - -1 - - -I - WATER HEATING FUEL Utility gas '06 57 51 191 119 222 377 180 172 129 141 1 Bottled tank,or LP gas - - - - - 23 - - - 10 6 I 13 Electricity, 586 I 420 911 1 640 866 1 669 1 072 1 035 393 607 529 814 Fuel oil,kerosene.etc 4 I - - - - 19 - 6 -i - 24 I 16 Other - - - - - - _ - - No fuel used - - 7 14 - 4 6 - - - - I COOKING FUEL i I I I Utility gas 9 15: 1 67 87 105 39 37 I 92 I 6 70 Bottled.tank,or LP gas - 4 I - - - 18 I - -t - - 'I Electricity 687 1 458 j 969 I 1 771 898 1 804 1 407 1 184 473 I 740 630 846 I Other -I - - - -I - NofueluseC -1 - -I 7 10i 9 - - - - -I MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS Specified owner-occupied housing units 608 I 326 I 269 809 198 544 883 512 476 377 322 524 With a mortgage 413 I 298 201 488 139 205 711 405 323 I 362 I 219 336 Less than 5i00 - - - 7 - - - - -1 - - -1 5100 to 5149 - - - 5 9 ID 17 6 • 6 - 10I 6150 to S199 13 5' 37 78 I I 34 81 21 36 7 1 - 6, S200 to 5249 61 15 24 105 30 61 175 12 38 39 14 55' 5250 to$299 61 18 21 59 25 13 119 50 19 30 I 42' 55 I $300 to 5349 32 39 1 11 41 18 33 70 75 34, 6 43 17 1 $350 to 5399 76 48 51 17 4 76 45 68 56 1 14 65 1 5400 to 5449 50 65 28 62 i 10 11 26 74 11 71 4 1 31 I$450 to$499 33 23 20 1 45 I 5 10 62 35 12 1 43 I 36 I 31 I 5500 to$599 40 I 52' III 28 1 11 13 41 56 35 i 77 i 18 1 19. $600 to$749 40 33 I 49 I 7 1 3 6 34 29 39 27 1 14 1 26 I $750 or more 7 I - - - - IC 42 24 6 1 24 I 21 ' Median $376 S418 S413 S292 5289 5248 S285 5393 $371 $430 I S352 I S369 1 Not mortgaged 195 I 28 68 321, 59 339 172 107' 153 I 15 103 I i88 Less than550 15 - - - -1 18 13 -I 8 -, -I 1 650 to S74 8 1 5 6 40 -I 40 12 i $75 to$99 34 - 32 34 SIOC to$149 103 18 21 153 33 146 81 39 1 661 8, 38 73 $150 to 6199 35 I - 16 40 13 19 22 30' 41 1 7 i 10 45 1 S200 to S249 - - - 5 7 6 1 11 - - - 6 $250 or more - -I - - 5 1 - - - - 5 6 Median 5120 5111 $107 $112 $136 5102 $117 S120 I $123 S147 I 5102 S125 I 1 GROSS RENT I I Specified renter-occupied housing units 62 119 1 1% 839 659 1 245 I 497 486 I 69 330 I 327 249 1 Less than S60 - - - - 33 5 - - 7 - $60toS79 - - - 18 49 8I - -I - 14', -, - $80 to 599 - - - 14 73 30 I - _I - 87 - 5100to5119 - - - 13 8 471 - - 25 7i -I 6120 to 5149 - - - 20 19 42 1 -I -1 - 23 I -1 43 I 5150 to 6169 - - - 6 27 23 1 - 5 - - 12 1 6' $170 to$199 - _ 46 64 27 95 I 11 -I 14 39 I 14 1 12 5200 to 5249 208 144 109 288 I 43 36 I 15 I 76 1 68' 25 1 5250 to 5299 6 32 115 194 125 261 i 101 59, -I 9 i 81 I 24 6300 to 5349 28 7 70 127 64 208 102 153 7 I 20 I 74 1 25 S350 to$399 - 60 24 148 61 158 137 95! - - 32 I 41 I 5400 to$499 16 7 24 57 I 31 52. 45 64 I 7 1 23 1 18 i 36, $500 or more 12 13 3 13 I 13 15 1 39 54 i 17 I 7 18 I 23 No cosh rent -I - 6 I 11 I - 13 I 19 - 9 -I 3 14 Median 5345I 5367 5248 62821 $243 $265 $341 63471 $307 5177 I 52881 $315 I NEIGHBORHOOD STATISTICS RENTON, WASH. H-7 i, IU III_ PLANNING ��s j I SUB - AREAS ., efr lfpi.: 44110 0A..." .. \ ; Lime--- City Lf ,its _ Northeast _- \ LAKE ( _�1 \--.h 7 \ ,Z . WASHINGTON Ii Planning Area Att NV\ phi._ _ ,, Att 41.1-11.-tom i ri _1 MO __ ..._a Central , ' , s 1�i� --c I. 1-, f i iQ 1 I. �1� r�� l ` .. Planning Area 1 ��:a'�1�="-� _ ii. ... Adt.,b •... , A ilimmu.,z; ,_ kg sigril IIIP 1 ,IV.......11MPAm ) - VIIIIIF A 11..111 .. iiiii , \ =�j RENTON ` , CI �� III , % 'lb wrir pm , 1 jj Green �•W -ai,....... _... Iowam ARNO amok ie �i River " tI� a - — ® �\- `-- . Southeast - 011 t 1 I ' 1 Valley = L - Plan—ri ning Area vi _ i' .ii=1 J I!UNI .77-1„._,., , 7,41 _. 11 I ------, i \ • I1 A , 11 r �A LAKE / I YOUNGS ] - I L - _L_ ] ,_i_.2. i Current Land Use (IN ACRES) SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST CENTRAL GREEN TOTAL CITY OF PLANNING PLANNING PLANNING RIVER PLANNING RENTON AREA AREA AREA VALLEY AREA Single Family Residential 2110 2800 3025 1260 20 7105 Multi-Family Residential 490 270 295 125 5 695 -(Low Density) (270) (130) (195) (35) (5) (365) -(Medium Density) (175) (120) (90) (75) (0) (285) -(High Density) (45) (20) (10) (15) (0) (45) Commercial 410 60 135 235 110 540 Public/Quasi-Public 570 1460 415 250 60 2185 Parks & Recreation 500 455 190 85 330 1060 Agriculture 90 750 595 40 105 1490 Industrial 1210 115 285 645 360 1405 -(Extractive) (195) (80) (195) (35) (0) (310) -(Light) (85) (5) (5) (40) (50) (100) -(Heavy) (930) (30) (85) (570) (310) (995) Right of way 710 195 210 290 185 880 (Major Arterials, Freeways) Undeveloped 3690 5670 6695 555 1085 14,005 Water 120 120 TOTALS: 9900 11,775 11,845 3485 2260 29,485 NOTE: Figures current as of July, 1982. r , 1980 Census Data by Planning Area SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST CENTRAL GREEN TOTAL PLANNING PLANNING PLANNING RIVER PLANNING AREA AREA AREA VALLEY AREA Total Persons 35,275 29,877 17,069 242 82,463 Age Under 5 years 2884 2048 934 20 5886 5 - 9 years 3215 2181 896 15 6307 10 - 14 years 3597 2615 1145 6 7363 15 - 19 years 3402 2863 1417 11 7693 20 - 24 years 2586 2749 1772 26 7133 25 - 34 years 6909 5273 2866 44 15,092 35 - 44 years 5628 4268 1920 27 11,843 45 - 54 years 3457 3150 1914 27 8548 55 - 64 years 2220 2714 2172 26 7132 65 - 74 years 905 1371 1280 23 3579 75 and over 472 645 753 17 1887 Median Age 27.8 29.7 33.3 34.9 29.5 Race White 32,209 28,063 14,595 222 75,089 Black 738 543 966 7 2254 Am. Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 243 274 142 4 663 Asian, Pacific Islander 1646 671 1142 4 3463 Other 439 326 224 5 994 Spanish Origin(a) 739 481 323 9 1552 Sex Male 17,574 15,015 8499 125 41,213 Female 17,701 14,862 8570 117 41,250 ** Data for Planning Areas are only approximate because 1980 Census geography does not exactly correspond with planning area boundaries. Central Area figures are slightly larger and Northeast Area figures are somewhat smaller than the actual situations. ** (a) Persons of Spanish origin may be of any race. 1980 Census Data by Planning Area SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST CENTRAL GREEN TOTAL PLANNING PLANNING PLANNING RIVER PLANNING AREA AREA AREA VALLEY AREA Households Total Households 11,515 10,936 7107 127 29,685 Persons in Households 35,111 29,776 16,907 242 82,036 Persons per Household 3.05 2.72 2.38 1.91 2.76 Persons in Group Quarters 164 101 162 0 427 Families Total Families 9460 8083 4475 54 22,072 Families with Children Under 18 6044 4378 2005 24 12,451 Employed Persons 17,141 14,857 8906 143 41,047 Income (1979) (Number of Households) Less than $5,000 685 821 532 13 2051 $ 5,000 to 10,000 740 1073 1001 16 2830 $10,000 to 15,000 909 1171 978 17 3075 $15,000 to 20,000 1269 1353 997 10 I 3629 $20,000 to 25,000 1846 1737 1007 22 4612 $25,000 to 35,000 3309 2613 1172 19 7113 $35,000 to 50,000 2154 1640 1008 23 4825 $50,00 or more 659 451 345 0 1455 Median Household Income (Approximate) $26,000 $23,000 $20,000 $15,600 $23,500 Percent of Families Below Poverty Level 5.2% 3.8% 3.6% 11.3% 4.4% . , , 1 1980 Census Data by Planning Area SOUTHEAST NORTHEAST CENTRAL GREEN TOTAL PLANNING PLANNING PLANNING RIVER PLANNING AREA AREA AREA VALLEY AREA Total Year-Round Housing Units 12,297 11,504 7401 141 31,343 Units By Housing Type(b) Single Family 9747 8395 5359 83 23,584 Duplex 42 257 182 12 493 3 and 4 Units 149 346 258 8 761 5 or More Units 2184 2119 1437 17 5757 Mobile Homes 87 401 145 20 653 Tenure Status Owner-Occupied Housing Units 8788 7647 4401 41 20,877 Renter-Occupied Housing Units 2730 3295 2707 86 8818 (b) Totals do not match Total Housing Units because data are from a sample. ;1-i� 1 1 , 1 PSCOG - n•--1111na� , , it, 8 , k + 1 de1 Forecast and ) 4 Analysis Zones1 -��' ---4---e — --- - - -4 ` T �, E■ 1 • 1111 : LAKE /ME ,kii\� - ! t � Ij��♦ WASHWGTON i ff a�i � 4 Renton Highlands ' 1 i an \.,!!....1111rh.:EP \ /k rmlitiatiLlft, '7 -- %.1144 E .1.11E,E.i Illi "� �1 � 1��'�� East Renton�imsmir= V11 _ moo I 4t�9 i ==='s■ ■ u ._ Renton Central p . ! s J - -1 1111 poi �� ..� �:gar' ■wi ' ( '• . 1p�� Liii r �‘f I _ i L r : .rill\ --I ‘ / ii ,I, . _...iiippr , um .. . . ..---:--rii- . „. ! IL #4% i Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton t�� _._, �_ ' �� ... ..1.1f,r,„LAtri, ,,fili,U.1[1- -,.7,' 1 _ ormiiimil Kra?to its vvisi lli PRAIA ! ',.. 44 -__ ..___. H� `1111 111101 ��'� a 'e lam r . - V . —-- — i . I_ - N i --_ ——— - — I LAKE ! j! ^-71 3 r YOUNGS i -� I N I nr i \\\��`1 _ I 1 I Forecasts of Population, Housing & Employment by Analysis Zone 1970 - 2000 1970 1980 (Change) 1990 (Change) 2000 (Population) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 9,973 11,052 ( 6%) 11,752 (24%) 14,543 Renton Highlands 11,764 12,260 ( 5%) 12,823 (19%) 15,321 Renton Central 9,990 9,771 ( 3%) 10,036 (17%) 11,708 East Renton 7,714 10,206 (17%) 11,909 (42%) 16,940 Total 39,441 43,283 ( 7%) 46,520 (26%) 58,512 (Households) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 2,887 4,224 (17%) 4,942 (35%) 6,661 Renton Highlands 3,907 4,832 (15%) 5,545 (30%) 7,204 Renton Central 3,802 4,569 (11%) 5,086 (26%) 6,383 East Renton 21134 3,565 (29%) 4,597 (56%) 7,153 Total 12,730 17,190 (17%) 20,170 (36%) 27,401 (Total Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 2,077 9,344 (19%) 11,155 (28%) 14,327 Renton Highlands 1,031 1,634 (51%) 2,475 (54%) 3,818 Renton Central 20,703 31,152 (-4%) 29,839 ( 9%) 32,591 East Renton 436 517 (67%) 864 (52%) 1,312 Total 24,247 42,647 ( 4%) 44,333 (17%) 52,048 (Source: Puget Sound Council of Governments "Small Area Forecasts", March 1984) Jobs by Category 1970 1980 1990 2000 (Retail Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 187 737 1,256 2,021 Renton Highlands 265 636 879 1,253 Renton Central 2,226 3,870 4,201 5,021 East Renton 32 34 112 250 Total 2,710 5,277 6,448 8,545 (Service Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 847 1,920 2,921 4,389 Renton Highlands 313 364 732 1,278 Renton Central 1,538 2,726 3,626 4,894 East Renton 48 50 131 259 Total 2,746 5,060 7,410 10,820 (Manufacturing Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 116 4,171 4,185 4,433 Renton Highlands 6 134 305 575 Renton Central 15,266 22,289 19,216 18,969 East Renton 2 72 153 215 Total 15,390 26,666 23,859 24,192 (Wholesale, Transportation, Communication, Utilities Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 227 1,765 1,919 2,379 Renton Highlands 9 127 214 353 Renton Central 817 1,044 1,121 1,287 East Renton 44 26 46 88 Total 1,097 2,962 3,300 4,107 (Government, Education Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 700 751 874 1,105 Renton Highlands 438 373 345 359 Renton Central 856 1,223 1,675 2,420 East Renton 310 335 422 500 Total 2,304 2,682 3,316 4,384 (Total Jobs) Renton Industrial/S.E. Renton 2,077 9,344 11,155 14,327 Renton Highlands 1,031 1,634 2,475 3,818 Renton Central 20,703 31,152 29,839 32,591 East Renton 436 517 864 1,312 Total 24,247 42,647 44,333 52,048 .> �I I I 1