The numbers

Incorporated: 1995

Square miles: 11.1

Population: 50,390

Median household income: $48,400
(1994 estimate)

Median house value: $156,000
(1997 King County Annual Growth Report)

Median apartment rent: $586
(1994)

Parks: 33

Number of households: 19.822

Number of businesses: 1,054

Median age: 36.3

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 6,892

Completed four-year college or higher: 32.2 percent

Below poverty level: 5.5 percent

Home ownership: 60.4 percent

Renters: 39.6 percent