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

The numbers

Square miles: .25
160 acres

Population: 3,106

Median family income: $35,023

Median house value: $147,133

Median apartment rent: $521

Parks: 2

Housing units: 1,429


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 32.8

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 232

Completed four-year college or higher: 53.9 percent

Below poverty level: 7.4 percent

Home ownership: 53.2 percent

Renters: 46.8 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, September 12, 1998

Small-business, residential mix gives area a hometown feel

Some say light rail casts dark cloud over future

Area's metaphysical bent is well known

Working together to build a better neighborhood

Jon Hahn: JnS has found right groove for phonograph needles

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Roosevelt

Roosevelt historical album

Roosevelt by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Ballard

Fremont

Green Lake

Ravenna

University District

Wallingford

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