New Census estimates show Seattle added more than 11,500 residents last year, while international migration helped offset ...

Seattle emerged as one of the nation’s fastest-growing big cities over the past year, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.

Despite much reporting on a population exodus from Washington, Seattle had one of the largest population gains among U.S. cities in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Though the city's growth has cooled slightly, it remains the fourth-fastest growing major city in the U.S., writes FYI Guy.

Seattle's population boom of the 2010s has cooled this decade, with the fastest growth shifting out toward the ...

Seattle kept adding people in 2025, roughly 18,900 new residents, but the pace of growth clearly eased compared with recent years. That cooler tempo is more than a rounding error, it has real ...