The pattern is very strong: In Seattle you have affluent, largely single people chasing a small supply of urban housing. The result is small household size, an exodus of families to the suburbs, and...
Putting on the Doggerel: The curtain parts, a hush falls on the crowd, and stepping center stage are businessmen, dancing the intricate "Shuffle Off to Oklahoma City" with their lawyers as partners...
What do Paul Allen, a gray whale, and the Washington State Ferries have in common? They all displace a lot of water. Or two of them are running out of gas, and one of them is all gas. You decide.
New demographic figures make clear what a statistical outlier Seattle is, with few families, few kids, high education, and rapid gentrification. Only San Francisco can compare.