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A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Square miles: 1.2

Population: 18,134

Median income: $19,101

Median house value: $143,182

Median apartment rent: $435

Parks: 2

Number of households: 6,383

Number of businesses: 350

The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 22.2

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 216

Completed four-year college or higher: 30.2 percent

Below poverty level: 39.8 percent

Home ownership: 8.5 percent

Renters: 91.5 percent

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Saturday, September 20, 1997

Young, vibrant, hard to peg down

Small city grew around a campus

Around these parts, the family homeowner is in the minority

Balance sought in future growth

Hard work, cooperation reviving 'the Ave'

Area is a draw for homeless youth

Community 'anchor' is anything but secure

Jon Hahn: At Indoor Sun the skies are not cloudy all day

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of University District

University District historical album

University District by the numbers

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Montlake

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