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Eastlake
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources:

The numbers

Square miles: .5

Population: 3,500

Median family income: $58,786

Median house value: $209,015

Median apartment rent: $495

Parks: 9

Housing units: 2,511


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 33

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 84

Completed four-year college or higher: 41 percent

Below poverty level: 9 percent

Home ownership: 23 percent

Renters: 71 percent

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Saturday, March 8, 1997

Feisty colony of houseboaters anchors unique community

Activists have scored key land-use victories

Today it looks like a war zone but tomorrow ...

'Commuter drag' is blossoming into real community

Romance of life aboard draws many to Eastlake

Jon Hahn: Urban gardener transforms street into quaint country lane

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Eastlake

Eastlake historical album

Eastlake by the numbers


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Capitol Hill

Downtown

South Lake Union

University District

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