In the year 2040
Population forecasts in Snohomish County show:
Swamp Creek south of Lake Stickney is expected to be the fastest-growing neighborhood in the county and second-fastest on central Puget Sound. Forecasters say it will add 29,621people by 2040, reaching more than 42,000 – a growth rate of 232 percent.
Everett Mall neighborhoods are expected to add 14,879 people and have a density roughly that of Seattle’s Queen Anne.
Downtown Everett could add 6,776 people, reaching about 15,500. That is a growth rate of about 77 percent. That many new arrivals would nearly double the number of households downtown. Forecasters say that 71 percent of people living downtown in 2040 will be in apartments or condos.
Suburban north county areas might absorb nearly 75,000 people between Lake Stevens, Marysville, Arlington and Getchell Hill. If so, Lake Stevens can expect 20,781 more people, greater Marysville might see another 18,748 people. Getchell Hill might add 18,529, and greater Arlington could see 16,241 new faces.
South county areas are predicted to grow by nearly 75,000 people. North Creek might see 26,400 more people, Mill Creek and Silver Lake another 24,489, and Clearview and Snohomish could add 22,619.
In the upland borders of the Snohomish and Skykomish valleys, roughly 56,000 more people are expected. Half of that growth is expected in the Monroe area (16,000) and up the Sky Valley to the east (another 12,000). All told, the area is anticipated to have about 25,000 more families than found there during the 2000 census.
The Stanwood area is expected to reach nearly 20,000 people. That means adding more than 10,000. There are just 5,000 people inside the city limits today.
The mountain towns are expected to grow, too. Granite Falls could increase from about 11,000 to nearly 20,000 people. The Darrington and Oso area might increase from 12,000 to 19,000.
The slowest growth is expected in the Snohomish River flood plain (fewer than 600); north Edmonds (fewer than 1,500); Bryant (about 2,400). Those three areas are forecast to be among the 30 slowest-growing neighborhoods in the four-county area.
Source: Puget Sound Regional Council
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