July 6th, 2026

'Actually a very good thing': KIRO host says Seattle's slowed population growth gives leaders time to tackle housing

Name: 'Actually a very good thing': KIRO host says Seattle's slowed population growth gives leaders time to tackle housing
Uploaded: 2026-07-06T20:21:59+00:00
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: Seattle's population growth has slowed significantly. While the city is still growing, its population increased just 0.8% between April 2025 and April 2026, bringing the total to 823,400. That's a sharp drop from the 2.7% growth rate between 2021 and 2022, 2.2% the following year, and the 2.4% jump seen in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, according to The Seattle Times.

Seattle's population growth has slowed significantly. While the city is still growing, its population increased just 0.8% between April 2025 and April 2026, bringing the total to 823,400. That's a sharp drop from the 2.7% growth rate between 2021 and 2022, 2.2% the following year, and the 2.4% jump seen in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, according to The Seattle Times.