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Pike Place Market
A snapshot profile, compiled from 1990 U.S. Census data for the Pike Place Market/downtown Seattle area:

The numbers

Founded: 1907
founding of the market

Square miles: .2

Population: 500

Median household income: $8,790

Median house value: $125,000

Median apartment rent: $177

Parks: 1

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 40

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 34

Completed four-year college or higher: 28 percent

Below poverty level: 43 percent

Home ownership: 18 percent

Renters: 82 percent

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Pike Place Market historical album

Pike Place Market by the numbers

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