Puget Sound Trends

Last Updated: 
Jun 10, 2018

Brief summaries of data trends in the central Puget Sound region.

People walking in downtown Seattle
3rd Avenue in downtown Seattle

Region Leads Nation in Transit Boarding Growth

Central Puget Sound experienced the highest total increase in transit boardings of any region in the country in 2017 and ranked second for rate of change.

Chart showing transit ridership change in 2017 in five top regions

 

Housing Affordability

Home prices and rents in the central Puget Sound have been rising at some of the highest rates in the nation over the past few years. Robust job and wage growth driven by the region’s technology sector, along with population growth, have created strong housing demand pressures, while historically low inventory of homes for sale has constrained supply. 

Median home price and rent increases, 2011-2018

 

 

Explore More Puget Sound Trends

Demographic Trends

May 2018 - Housing Affordability
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Apr 2018 - Aging Population
107KB (.pdf)
Apr 2018 - Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Oct 2017 - Residential Building Permits
297KB (.pdf)
Jul 2017 - Regional Population Trends
863KB (.pdf)
Jul 2017 - Regional Population Trends (spreadsheet)
30KB (.xlsx)
Jul 2016 - On Our Way to Four Million People
177KB (.pdf)
Nov 2015 - Population of Cities and Towns [available in Excel]
2MB (.pdf)
Jun 2014 - Fair Housing in the Central Puget Sound Region
2MB (.pdf)

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
309KB (.pdf)
Feb 2017 - Region Added About 60,000 Jobs in 2016
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Sep 2016 - Half-Yearly Jobs Gains Highest Since 2000
254KB (.pdf)
Jun 2016 - Services Sector Continues to Drive the Region's Job Growth
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Apr 2016 - Region Starts off the Year by Adding 150 Jobs per Day
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Feb 2016 - Region Adds 54,300 Jobs in 2015
206KB (.pdf)
Jul 2015 - Industrial Land Supply in the Central Puget Sound Region
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Transportation Trends

Jun 2018 - Region Leads Nation in Transit Boarding Growth
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May 2018 - Transit Ridership in 2017
140KB (.pdf)
Apr 2018 - Sea-Tac Airport: Passenger and Air Cargo Activity
697KB (.pdf)
May 2017 - P.S. Trends - Transit, Ferry and Vanpool Ridership
455KB (.pdf)
May 2016 - Puget Sound Region Has Fastest-Growing Transit Ridership in U.S.
203KB (.pdf)