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Seattle's shrinking child population and neighborhood affordability

Seattle's shrinking child population and neighborhood affordability

New demographic reporting finds some dense Seattle neighborhoods have almost no children, while the city has roughly the same number of children as in 1950 despite major population growth. The pattern points to affordability, housing, school-enrollment, service and urban-planning pressures, though the underlying five-year estimates have limitations.

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Updated Sep 22, 2026
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