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Draft <br />Appendix B <br />Demographic Characteristics <br />May 2017 <br />The following data describes the key characteristics of the county's demography and economic <br />base, which helps to illuminate its strengths and weaknesses. The information below will <br />compare the county to itself, the region, the state, and St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Trends in <br />demographics, income and wages, poverty, labor force, and business establishments are <br />examined. <br />Washington County is the fifth largest County and eighth fastest -growing County in <br />Minnesota. The graph below depicts the history of robust population growth in the county. As <br />of July 1, 2015, Washington County was home to an estimated population of over a quarter - <br />million people and is Minnesota's fifth most -populated county. While the strongest growth <br />occurred between 1990 and 2000, Washington County gained nearly 13,500 people between <br />2010 and 2015 totaling 251,597 people (a 5.7% increase). <br />Population Change, 1950-2015 <br />i Minnesota --*—Washington Co. <br />300,000 <br />250,000 <br />c <br />0 <br />200,000 <br />0 <br />v <br />150,000 <br />W <br />100,000 <br />50,000 <br />1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 <br />6,000,000 <br />51000,000 3 <br />n <br />4,000,000 0 <br />c <br />c <br />3,000,000 a <br />c <br />c <br />2,000,000 <br />1,000,000 <br />Source: U.S. Census Bureau <br />County population is projected to increase about 15.5% by 2035. According to population <br />projections from the Minnesota State Demographic Center, Washington County is expected to <br />gain nearly 40,000 net new residents from 2015 to 2035, a 15.5% increase. Recent Metropolitan <br />Council projections for 2030 estimate about 8,000 more people five years earlier. <br />11 <br />