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Washington County planners review 2024 American Community Survey data showing modest population uptick and housing pressures
Summary
Senior planner Ken Rencher briefed the Washington County Planning Commission on 2024 American Community Survey results, highlighting a small population increase, growing racial and linguistic diversity, rising rents and a notable drop in multifamily permit activity.
Ken Rencher, a senior planner in Washington County Planning and Development Services, briefed the Washington County Planning Commission on 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) estimates and other county data during the commission’s Oct. 1 meeting.
The presentation covered population, economic, housing and transportation measures drawn from the 2024 one-year ACS and related building permit reports. Rencher said births exceeded deaths in Washington County from July 2023 to July 2024 and that the county recorded positive net migration overall, producing a modest population increase in 2024 after several flat years.
The presentation explained why ACS estimates come with margins of error and how smaller geography slices yield wider uncertainty ranges. Rencher…
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