How Does A Poor Everett See The Future?

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Everett is taking a hard look at the future and wants your input.

Right now it is a poor Everett compared to other cities in the Puget Sound. Budget wise things are okay for the rest of this year and next but deficits re-enter the picture in 2018 and beyond.

The City of Everett is in the process of looking at priorities for the future including emergency services, parks, amenities, housing and transportation. There is one study underway right now to look at Metro Everett to determine the future of the central core of the city.

Other conversations are happening about visioning, what should the city look like in 20 years? What should Everett fund and what should the city stop funding? Should the Everett Library merge with Sno-Isle or Everett Transit with Community Transit? Will you want to pay a sales tax above 10% after approving Sound Transit 3 and an expansion of law and justice funds to battle the heroin epidemic? Should the city spend tens of millions of dollars building low-barrier housing when the State and Federal Government have not added enough funding to provide adequate mental health service? These are all important questions Everett faces as a structural deficit still looms over the next 5 years.

As the city looks ahead, MyEverettNews.com wants to remind people of where we’re at now as we consider our future. Using information from Data USA here is just a snapshot of where things in Everett currently stand…

Households in Everett, WA have a median income of $48,562. This chart shows the median household income of Everett, WA compared to its parent locations.

The majority of people in Everett are renters…45.1% of the housing units in Everett, WA are occupied by their owner. This is lower than the national average of 64.4%.

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Everett, WA (101,751 people) live below the poverty line. This is higher than the national average of 15.5%. The largest percentage of those in poverty in Everett are women between 25 – 34 followed by women 18 – 24…

The most common race or ethnicity living below the poverty line in Everett, WA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Two or more races.

The most common language spoken in Everett, WA, other than English is Spanish. 25.2% of Everett, WA citizens are speakers of a non-English language. That is higher than the national average of 20.9%.

MyEverettNews.com would like to encourage you to visit the City of Everett website and explore the options for getting involved in the future of the city. Take the survey, learn about the Safe Streets Initiative and other programs happening to make Everett a better place. Also be aware of the challenges we currently face and how poor Everett is compared with other areas of the Pacific Northwest. What do you want for the future of Everett, Washington and how can we get there?


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