Ballard A Neighborhood in Seattle, Washington

Jacob Morin Bridget Walsh

Brandon Thepvongsa

Background

History of Ballard Fishing Railroads Timber

Scandinavian Community

❖ Scandinavian Festival

❖ Nordic Heritage

Museum

❖ Ballard Seafood Fest

❖ Norwegian

Constitution Day

Golden Gardens Park

Ballard

Farmers Market

Ballard Locks

Tourist Attractions

General Demographic Changes

Population Growth (1990-2010)

Race/Ethnicity Change (1990 - 2010)

White Black Latino Asian White Black

Latino Asian

Seattle Ballard

Employment Growth (1995-2014)

Unemployment Rate

Crime Rate (per 1000 residents)

Property Crime Violent Crime

Educational Attainment

Educational Attainment - Ballard

2000-2010: ● Overall, significantly “more

educated” population

● Sharp increase in attainment

of Bachelor's degree

● Increase in High School

attainment (includes

equivalency)

Educational Attainment - Seattle

2000-2010: ● Overall, “more educated”

population

● Not as high of an increase in

Bachelor’s degree attainment

Educational Attainment - Seattle vs Ballard

Housing

Occupied vs vacant Household totals:

Ballard:1990=19224, 2000=20125, 2010=22673

Occupied: 1990=97%, 2000=96.6%, 2010=93.4%

Vacant: 1990=3%, 2000=3.4%, 2010=6.6%

Seattle Occupied: 1990=95%, 2000=95.55% 2010=91.89%

Seattle Vacant: 1990=5%, 2000=4.55%, 2010=8.11%

Ballard/Seattle increase of Households 1990-2000=4.5%/7.85%, 2000-

2010=11.13%/13.32

Owned Versus Rented -53% owned 2000,2010

-43% 2000 and 39% for 2010

for renters.

House market House prices are skyrocketing! 2016 Avg home=535,500 up 21% and gaining 9% more by 2017.

Renting houses 1998-2014=75% increase in 1 bedroom rental.

Average cost in 2014= $1500.00

Ballard apartments=175% increase from 2008-2014.

Field Study

Field Study Findings

• Big sidewalks

• Good lighting

• Foot traffic

• Benches

• Community

areas

• Jane Jacobs*

Continued…

❖Not much graffiti

❖Relatively clean streets

❖Not many homeless

❖Social Organization*

❖Collective Efficacy*

New Ballard vs. Old Ballard

Gentrification?

Light Rail coming to Ballard ….2038

Closing Thoughts & Questions