SEATTLE — Seattle is back on top.
For the second time this decade, we're the fastest-growing big city in the country, according to Gene Balk's analysis of population data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here are details from his report:
If you're among the thousands of folks who moved here this past year, give yourself a pat on the back — you're part of the team effort that got us there.
From July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2016, Seattle had a net gain of nearly 21,000 people — 57 a day, on average. That pencils out to a 3.1 percent population increase for the one-year period. Among the 50 most populous cities in the nation, that's easily the fastest rate of growth. Previously, Seattle had <a class="content-link" href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/us-census-seattle-now-fourth-among-50-biggest-us-cities/">ranked fourth </a>among big cities.
For the full report from the Seattle Times and a look at which cities are growing and which aren't go here.