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Urban areas attracting population and job growth
The central Puget Sound region has seen a surge of growth in recent years, adding 376,000 people since 2010, and is now home to more than 4 million people.
The region’s VISION 2040 growth strategy,...
Total vehicle miles in region increase slightly
Total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the central Puget Sound region increased by half a percent in 2017, continuing a trend observed over the last few years.
The uptick in total VMT is consistent...
Strong growth in passenger travel through Sea-Tac Airport
Passenger travel through Sea-Tac Airport is off to a robust start in 2018.
More than 23 million passengers passed through the airport in the first six months of 2018, a 6% increase over last year...
Sea-Tac Airport busier than ever
Passenger and air cargo activity at Sea-Tac Airport continues to grow.
More than 46 million passengers passed through the airport in 2017, a 2.6 percent increase compared to the previous year.
While...
Region’s transit ridership climbs to new heights
Transit boardings grew past 220 million by the end of 2017, an increase of 5 million over the previous year.
This is a 2.3% increase in transit ridership across the region.
Transit ridership has...
Region’s growth in transit boardings leads the nation
Not surprisingly, as home to the fastest growing city in the U.S., the region has outpaced the nation in other types of growth.
The central Puget Sound experienced the highest total increase in...
Region’s fastest growing cities
As the region added 67,860 people in the last year, much of the growth occurred in cities.
The region’s fastest growing cities for total growth include larger cities with designated regional growth...
Region continues to grow at brisk pace
The four-county central Puget Sound region gained 67,860 people over the last year as the region’s total population reached 4.135 million.
The pace of population growth slowed compared to the...
Region becoming more diverse
The racial and ethnic diversity of the central Puget Sound has been steadily increasing over the last two and a half decades.
People of color today comprise 35% of the region’s total population, more...
Region adds nearly 60,000 jobs in 2016
During the last five years, job growth has been especially robust. The region added more jobs than during any five-year period since the early 1990s.
The region gained 270,900 jobs between 2011 and...
