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Puget Sound Population Surge Led by Seattle, King County

As of April 1, 2025, the Puget Sound region reached a population of 4,534,300, growing by 50,400 people over the past year. This growth was led overwhelmingly by King County, which added 33,600 residents—accounting for two-thirds of the region's total increase. Seattle alone contributed nearly 19,000 new residents, surpassing 816,000 and outpacing the combined growth of Snohomish and Pierce counties. While Snohomish (+6,700) and Pierce (+7,300) counties saw steady, modest increases, growth in transit-connected suburbs like Shoreline and Redmond stood out. Kitsap County grew by 2,800, maintaining its trend of stable, moderate expansion. Overall, the region’s growth reflects continued urban and transit-oriented population shifts, even as statewide growth slows compared to previous years.

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This week, Shannon is at Sun Mountain Lodge at the MBA Membership Trip, speaking with Nancy Grygorowicz-Davis, director of marketing & events at the MBA, about MBA events.

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The Rolls-Royce and the Ferrari parked in front of a real estate sales office in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood Wednesday night were the first indication that this was no normal "house party."

The line of blue-jacketed valets, the red carpet and rope line, the doorman with a list of registered guests, the wine bar, the gourmet hors d'oeuvres, the black-tie-wearing servers, the mini pop-up shop for custom-tailored men's suits—all of that was a pretty good signal, too.

A decidedly less stereotypical Seattle—sans the hiking and rain gear that usually defines us to the world—actually dressed up and turned out to mingle and tour a mock floor plan for a luxury condominium development called Nexus.