Medina, Washington
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Medina is a city located in the Eastside, an affluent region of King County, Washington. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the satellite city of Bellevue. The population was 3,011 at the 2000 census. The city is mostly residential and home to many of the wealthiest people in the greater Seattle area, including Microsoft chairman Bill Gates.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Medina ranks 2nd of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
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[edit] History
Named in 1892 for the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, Medina was platted in 1914 and officially incorporated on August 19, 1955.
[edit] Geography
Medina is located at (47.626571, -122.232805)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²). 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 8.7 km² (3.3 mi²) of it (69.94%) is water.
Medina is connected to Seattle on the western shore of Lake Washington by Washington State Route 520 on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world.
[edit] Politics
On the national level, Medina leans toward the Republican Party. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush received 53 percent of the vote here, defeating Democrat John Kerry, who received around 45 percent. However, Bush's margins here were down notably from 2000. The mayor of Medina is Miles Adam.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,011 people, 1,111 households, and 905 families residing in the city. The population density was 813.0/km² (2,102.3/mi²). There were 1,165 housing units at an average density of 314.6/km² (813.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.63% White, 0.17% African American, 0.27% Native American, 4.88% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 1,111 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.6% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $133,756, and the median income for a family was $149,637. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,893 for females. The per capita income for the city was $81,742. About 0.2% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
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