Find out what the numbers tell us about Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Times' FYI Guy, Gene Balk, and other contributors comb data sets to look at the numbers behind news topics -- especially those that offer insight into the quality of life and cost of living in the Seattle area.
FYI Guy explains how a pandemic surge in pets greatly benefited our feline friends, whose numbers jumped by 18%, though they still trail Seattle's love...
Bureaucratic hurdles have blocked public health officials from obtaining detailed COVID-19 vaccine data for veterans and servicemembers in Washington, hiding the actual vaccination rate and...
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's phone was set to delete text messages after 30 days, but no one in her office or the city's IT department...
A Biden victory in true-blue Washington may have been a foregone conclusion in the 2020 presidential elections, but that didn't dampen voter enthusiasm. Washington had...
In eight King County ZIP codes, more than 80% of eligible residents have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. But other areas of the...
Nationally, births were down by more than 140,000 last year compared to 2019. All states had fewer births, but Washington state had just the eighth...
The Metropolitan King County Council delayed a vote on a groundbreaking facial recognition ban, citing a need to do additional outreach and research on the...
When the pandemic hit, demand for Seattle office space plummeted. But it surged this year, even surpassing pre-pandemic heights. "A lot of tenants are starting...
In a recent survey of 1,000 people on their Zillow browsing habits, 58% of the respondents said they've missed an important deadline because of their...
