Puget Sound Trends

Last Updated: 
Aug 3, 2018

Exploring data trends in the central Puget Sound region.  

People walking in downtown Seattle
3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle

Ferry ridership is growing

Ridership on passenger-only ferry services has seen sharp increases in the last few years. Passenger-only ferry service accounted for 7% of the total ridership on the system in the first six months of 2019.

 

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Demographic Trends

Aug 2019 - Regional Population Trends
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Aug 2019 - Regional Population Trends (spreadsheet)
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May 2019 - Housing Affordability
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Nov 2018 - "Missing Middle" Housing in the Region
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Apr 2018 - Aging Population
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Apr 2018 - Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Oct 2017 - Residential Building Permits
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Jun 2014 - Fair Housing in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Economic Trends

March 2018 - Region added 59,700 jobs in 2017
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May 2017 - Jobs Grow at Brisk Pace in First Quarter of 2017
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Feb 2017 - Region Added About 60,000 Jobs in 2016
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Jul 2015 - Industrial Land Supply in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Transportation Trends

Sep 2019 - Ferry Ridership
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Aug 2019 - Growth Continues at Sea-Tac Airport
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April 2019 - Strong Transit Ridership in 2018
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Mar 2019 - Robust Growth Continues at Sea-Tac Airport
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Jan 2019 - Driving Alone to Work Continues to Decline
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Dec 2018 - Travel Time to Work
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Sept 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport: Passenger and Air Cargo Activity
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Aug 2018 - Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Jun 2018 - Region Leads Nation in Transit Boarding Growth
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