Seattle has experienced steady population growth since the early 1980s. In 1998 the population of Seattle was officially estimated at 536,978, up from the 1990 census figure of 516,259. In 1996 the population of the Greater Seattle area was estimated at 3,320,829.
The city's population has often increased or declined according to economic conditions. In the 1970s Greater Seattle depended heavily on the aerospace industry, and when the industry suffered an economic downturn, the city's population shrank. Between 1970 and 1980 Seattle's population fell from 531,000 to 494,000, a decline of 7 percent, as the local economy slowed and city dwellers migrated to the suburbs. But as Seattle's economy rebounded and diversified, its population staged a comeback, increasing 5 percent between 1980 and 1990, and another 2 percent between 1990 and 1996. Demographers expect a surge in population to follow recent economic expansion; experts estimate this increase in metropolitan population will continue through the year 2000.
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