Tri-Cities’ Population Booming At Above State Average
August 31st, 2008
While population growth statewide cooled to about 1.5 percent in 2007, the Tri-Cities continued to boom at two to three times the state average. The state Office of Financial Management released numbers Wednesday showing population rankings for nearly 300 cities.
Despite growth of 5.3 percent for the 12 months ending April 1, 2008, Kennewick slipped from being the 12th-largest city to 14th. Pasco, which had a 4.2 percent increase in population, gained a notch to become the 17th largest city in the Evergreen State.
Ken Nelson, Kennewick’s director of economic growth, said rankings don’t count as much as the real numbers that show the Tri-City area continues to attract people for jobs and quality of life. “We don’t care about the (population) rankings. What counts is the growth rate. (Businesses) like knowing that people keep coming here,” he said.
Population in the Tri-Cities, which includes Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland, grew by 4 percent in the past year to 175,410, according to the state’s estimates. [read the Tri City Herald article]
One Response to “Tri-Cities’ Population Booming At Above State Average”
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It’s all about job and quality of life - I totally agree. Our area is starting to suffer because we are losing jobs.