Growth of Population and Urbanized Land in the Seattle-Everett & Tacoma Urbanized Areas
| Year | Population | Urbanized Land Area - sq. mi. |
Population Change - % |
Land Area Change - % |
Density -
Persons/ sq. mi. |
Density Change - % |
| 1970 | 1,570,628 | 541.8 | -- | -- | 2,899 | -- |
| 1980 | 1,793,612 | 672.0 | 14.2 | 24.0 | 2,669 | -7.9 |
| 1990 | 2,241,296 | 820.7 | 25.0 | 22.1 | 2,731 | 2.3 |
| 2000 | 2,712,205 | 953.6 | 21.0 | 16.2 | 2,844 | 4.1 |
| 1970-2000 | -- | -- | 72.7 | 76.0 | -- | -1.9 |
Prepared by Integrated Transport Research, Inc. from U.S. Census data