Vancouver Seattle Comparisons      
  (where possible we've tried to draw data across cities from same time period to ensure comparability)        
           
  Vancouver  %    Seattle  % 
Aggregate:          
land area 44.3 sq. miles     84 sq. miles  
total population 545,671 (2001 census)     563, 374 (2000 census)
employment 345,000     527,373  
           
total households 236,095     258,499  
household size 2.28     2.08  
rental households 132,755         56.2   129,654        51.2
owner households 103,340         43.8   123,633        48.8
housing density city-wide 8.5 units/acre     4.8 units/acre  
           
housing types 236,000     272,764  
single, row, attached 104,740         44.0   140,092        51.0
multi-family 131,130         56.0   132,672        49.0
           
detail on housing type          
1-detached 65,390     140,092        51.0
duplex 27,650     9,850         4.0
           
multi-family          
tri and 4plex       12,260         4.0
5-9 units       19,059         7.0
10-19 units       23,968         9.0
20-49 units       34,236        13.0
subtotal 79,755         33.8   89,523        32.8
mobile homes       581           -  
other       780           -  
           
50 or more units 51,375         21.8   31,938        11.7
or more than 5 stories          
           
           
Population by housing type (%)          
           
single-detached           39.6      
semi-detached             1.9      
row             3.7      
subtotal           45.2      
2-plex           14.8      
5 plus story           14.8      
less than 5 story apts           24.9      
           
           
           
           
Sources: City of Vancouver Planning Office and Seattle Planning Office      
  Vancouver Seattle Comparisons      
           
Land Given to Any Use Acres  %    Acres  % 
         
1-Family without in-law 7118        
In-Law 2185        
1-Family Total 9303         32.3   18,893        35.3
           
           
duplex and row housing 1114           4.0      
apts 1176           4.0      
subtotal 2290           8.0   2,631         5.0
           
mixed res & commercial 321           1.0   2,850         5.0
percent of residential land given over to single-family         78.1            77.5
           
industrial 1713           6.0   2077         4.0
other commercial w/out housing 1209           4.0      
           
         
schools 687        
social or public service 549        
cultural or recreational 318        
parks and open space 2,912     5514        10.0
golf courses 930        
parks and public service      subtotal  5,395         19.0      
         
major institutions/public facilities       4203         8.0
water       349         1.0
           
Right of Way 8230         29.0   14108        26.0
vacant and unknown 352           1.0   2888         5.0
           
Grand Total 28,814     53,519  
           
           
Downtown Office Space 24.7 mil. Sq ft     35.45 mil sq. ft  
city industrial space 21.3 mil. Sq ft        
retail city-wide 32.4 mil. Sq. ft        
           
           
Downtown Comparisons          
Downtown Office Space 24.7 mil. Sq ft     35.45 mil sq. ft  
Downtown Jobs 145,000     168,000  
  47 jobs/acre        
Downtown Population 27,937     18,983  
(including West End) 70,000        
  (25% of city's last 10yrs of growth)   (14.2% of last 10 yrs growth)
Downtown Retail 12.3 mil. Sq ft     3.1 mil sq. ft  
Downtown as % of city's land area  4-5%      2%
           
           
           
Sources: City of Vancouver Planning Office and Seattle Planning Office      

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