Seattle added more people last year than all of King Countys suburbs combined

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Well, suburbs, you had a good run. But it looks likes it’s finally come to an end.

For 100 long years, starting in 1910, the King County suburbs grew at a faster rate than Seattle. Even during the Boeing Bust era of the 1970s, when the city was losing population, the rest of the county maintained double-digit growth.

No more.

In 2016, Seattle notched its fifth consecutive year of faster growth than surrounding King County, according to my analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data. In total, Seattle’s population has increased by 15.4 percent since the start of the decade. The rest of the county? Just 8.9 percent. At this point, it clearly isn’t a fluke — it’s a trend.

Even more remarkable, perhaps, is that last year, Seattle didn’t just grow at a faster rate than the King County suburbs. The city also added more people in terms of raw numbers: 20,847 to 14,867. It’s the first time that’s happened since the U.S. Census Bureau began producing annual population estimates in 2000.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-added-more-people-last-year-than-all-king-countys-suburbs-combined/

[The Blue Flower]

1. Densification was the goal

To prevent urban sprawl, city officials have encouraged building up rather than out. One consequence is horrendous traffic congestion and very crowded neighborhoods as single-family homes have given way to condos, townhomes, and apartments on residential lots.