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Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 12,937
  equals Births 21,168
  less Deaths 8,231
Net Migration 10,104
  equals net International Migration 1,994
  plus net Domestic Migration 8,110

The population of the Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA changed from 255,648 on 2010 to 279,116 in 2015 -- a change of 23,468 (9.18%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (12,937) exceeded net migration (10,104); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Kennewick-Richland, WA MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Benton County, WA53005P0000001 176,516 180,580 182,532 184,584 186,647 190,309 13,793 7.81
Franklin County, WA53021P0000001 79,132 83,178 85,833 86,574 87,822 88,807 9,675 12.23
Total P0000001 255,648 263,758 268,365 271,158 274,469 279,116 23,468 9.18
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005B0000001 2,624 2,555 2,603 2,522 2,572 2,590 12,842 
Franklin County, WA53021B0000001 1,700 1,686 1,762 1,628 1,610 1,640 8,326 
Total B0000001 4,324 4,241 4,365 4,150 4,182 4,230 21,168 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005D0000001 1,056 1,287 1,219 1,268 1,311 1,309 6,394 
Franklin County, WA53021D0000001 456 350 379 367 336 405 1,837 
Total D0000001 1,512 1,637 1,598 1,635 1,647 1,714 8,231 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005NC000001 1,568 1,268 1,384 1,254 1,261 1,281 6,448 
Franklin County, WA53021NC000001 1,244 1,336 1,383 1,261 1,274 1,235 6,489 
Total NC000001 2,812 2,604 2,767 2,515 2,535 2,516 12,937 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005MI000001 208 224 223 257 290 292 1,286 
Franklin County, WA53021MI000001 12 137 97 122 171 181 708 
Total MI000001 220 361 320 379 461 473 1,994 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005MD000001 3,428 2,500 355 475 496 1,930 5,756 
Franklin County, WA53021MD000001 2,488 2,483 1,153 -658 -162 -462 2,354 
Total MD000001 5,916 4,983 1,508 -183 334 1,468 8,110 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Benton County, WA53005MN000001 3,636 2,724 578 732 786 2,222 7,042 
Franklin County, WA53021MN000001 2,500 2,620 1,250 -536 9 -281 3,062 
Total MN000001 6,136 5,344 1,828 196 795 1,941 10,104 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Benton County, WA53005GQ000001 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 1,426 0 0.00
Franklin County, WA53021GQ000001 1,846 2,748 2,891 2,877 2,858 2,902 1,056 57.20
Total GQ000001 3,272 4,174 4,317 4,303 4,284 4,328 1,056 32.27

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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