May 16, 2025 - News
Seattle gains nearly 17,000 residents in a year
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Seattle was among the U.S. cities with the highest overall population growth last year, adding nearly 17,000 new residents in 2024, according to new census estimates.
The big picture: People keep moving here, despite the gloomy winter weather, high cost of housing and growing scarcity of cocktails under $15.
Zoom in: Among cities with more than 20,000 people, Seattle had the ninth-largest numeric increase in population between July 2023 and July 2024, according to census data released this month.
- The Emerald City grew by about 16,800 people, reaching a total population of just under 781,000.