5 Fast Facts About Bellevue
Once a bedroom community, Bellevue has come of age as an edge city—or you can call it a "boomberg"—in the 21st century. The world wants to be here. The following are five facts about Bellevue as it is now, and about its future growth.
Fact: Bellevue's an international city. In 1990, the number of residents over 5 years old who speak a language other than English was 13.6%. In 2010, the number was 38%.
Source: The Census Bureau
Fact: Downtown Bellevue has a current workforce of about 46,200. By 2030, that total will be 70,300. Currently, 10,500 people live Downtown; that will be 19,000 by 2030.
Source: Visit Bellevue
Fact: Bellevue has one of the lowest office vacancy rates in the region, coming in at 7.3% in Q1, compared with 9.6% for all Eastside markets, and 11.4% for the Seattle CBD.
Source: JLL
Fact: Bellevue has one of the Top 100 most educated populations in the country; more than 61% of adult residents have a college degree, and nearly 3% have a doctorate.
Source: Nerdwallet, which puts the city at No. 73 in 2014.
Fact: The city has a ways to go before it's really walkable. Bellevue has a Walk Score of 38, making it car-dependent, with some public transportation but not many bike lanes. The most walkable Bellevue neighborhoods are Northwest Bellevue (Walk Score of 65), Crossroads (62) and West Bellevue (59).
Source: Walk Score
