1 PUGET SOUND TRENDS REGIONAL POPULATION TRENDS The four-county central Puget Sound region gained 68,740 people over the last year—188 people a day. The population is now 4.2 million. Since 2010, the region has added 500,000 residents. The Washington State Office of Financial Management recently released these numbers in its April 1, 2019 population estimates for every city and county. Annual Population Change in Central Puget Sound, 2000–2019 1011 Western Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104-1035 • 206.464.7532 • [email protected]• www.psrc.org • August 5, 2019
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PUGET SOUND TRENDS
REGIONAL POPULATION TRENDS The four-county central Puget Sound region gained 68,740 people over the last year—188 people a day. The population is now 4.2 million. Since 2010, the region has added 500,000 residents.
The Washington State Office of Financial Management recently released these numbers in its April 1, 2019 population estimates for every city and county.
Annual Population Change in Central Puget Sound, 2000–2019
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Pierce County added more residents than Snohomish County for the first time since the 2011-2012 period, increasing by16,080. Pierce was also the only county with a higher growth rate compared with the previous year, growing by 1.8%.
Snohomish County, which had had been the fastest-growing county over the previous year, dipped to second with a 1.7% growth rate and added 13,580 to its populace.
King County grew more slowly than either Pierce or Snohomish, with a rate of 1.6%. Still, the county posted a 36,100-person gain since 2018—or 99 people a day.
Kitsap County had a 1.1% increase, netting 2,980 folks last year.
Over the last decade, King County grew at a faster rate than all three of the region’s other counties put together, excluding the year 2010-11. But last year, King dipped below the rest of the region. That could just be an anomaly, or it might signal a shift in regional growth trends.
King County Growth vs. Rest of the Region, 1975–2019
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By the numbers, the city with the most gains was Seattle. Over the last year, the city added 16,900 people. That was almost half the growth in King County. By comparison, the additional residents in all the other cities of the top 10 was 14,715.
After Seattle, Bellevue was number two in growth, adding 2,900 people. Third-place Tacoma gained 2,300 people.
Top Cities by Number of People Added, 2018–2019
The fastest-growing place in the region was the Town of South Prairie. Adding 45 people since 2018 gave the town a 10% growth rate. The growth is likely due to expansion of the South Prairie Creek RV Park.
In second place was another small town, Granite Falls, which grew nearly 8%, expanding by 285 people.
Among larger cities, Tukwila’s population rose fastest, boasting a 5.7% growth rate and adding 1,130 residents, taking it to a population of over 20,000 people.
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Two cities were in the top 10 by both percentage and total growth: Lynnwood and Tukwila. Both are also Core Cities in the VISION 2050 regional geographies. Core Cities are major cities and towns with regional growth centers and well-served by transit.
Growth in the region’s Metro Cities—which include Seattle, Bellevue, Bremerton, Tacoma, and Everett—has outpaced Core Cities since the recession.
Annual Growth Rates for Metro and Core Cities, 2010–2019
Data Source: Office of Financial Management, April 1 official population estimates https://www.ofm.wa.gov/washington-data-research/population-demographics/population-estimates/april-1-official-population-estimates
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The following symbols are used denote special circumstances regarding an estimate: * State-certified special census. # Informal census. A population count that is considered accurate but does not meet all special census certification requirements. $ Census 2010 count adjusted for annexations approved by OFM from January 2, 2010 to April 1, 2010.