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Renton, WA
105,543 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 5357745 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Renton ranked #176 of 340 cities and 7th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Renton and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Hillsboro OR, Everett WA, Victorville CA, Spokane Valley WA, Kent WA, Denton TX, Palmdale CA, Gresham OR, Hesperia CA, Dearborn MI, Clovis CA, High Point NC, Santa Maria CA · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #176 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #26 | #103 | #25 | #76 | #43 | #97 | #43 | #47 | #54 | #85 | #77 | #119 | #103 | #178 | #96 | #206 | #217 | #93 | #176 | #171 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 79,036 | 81,466 | 83,790 | 86,246 | 89,105 | 92,351 | 94,131 | 95,941 | 97,090 | 98,588 | 100,455 | 101,513 | 101,981 | 101,787 | 101,751 | 106,734 | 105,302 | 104,405 | 104,551 | 105,543 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #212 of 340 cities · 8th of 14 in its peer group | -0.1 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | — | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.5 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #236 of 271 cities with data · 11th of 12 in its peer group with data | 11.2 | 8.6 | 15.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #163 of 340 cities · 5th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | 20.3% | 20.2% | 22.7% | 24.5% | 21.8% | 23.4% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 24.6% | 24.3% | — | 25.1% | 24.2% | 23.4% | 24.2% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #157 of 304 cities with data · 10th of 12 in its peer group with data | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | — | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #153 of 295 cities with data · 8th of 11 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.1 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 36.8 | 44.3 | 30.4 | 34.4 | 33.4 | 57.2 | 57.9 | 75.7 | 83.2 | 63.5 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 55,033 | 56,791 | 57,489 | 57,584 | 55,724 | 53,349 | 53,671 | 55,747 | 58,280 | 57,970 | 60,872 | 62,708 | 62,568 | 63,470 | 64,781 | 63,563 | 61,654 | 67,620 | 69,222 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #186 of 329 cities with data · 11th of 13 in its peer group with data · 2023 | +42.7 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -3.6 | -2.6 | +2.3 | +2.0 | -3.7 | +2.6 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -1.8 | +3.0 | -1.4 | -2.2 | +3.4 | -0.3 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49,285 | 51,721 | 49,705 | 54,150 | 50,961 | 54,845 | 57,769 | 57,773 | 55,533 | — | 54,323 | 59,110 | 59,158 | 61,374 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #153 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 3.2% | — | 6.4% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.7% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #104 of 314 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data | 19% | 17% | 24% | 22% | 28% | 26% | 24% | 33% | 30% | 31% | 21% | 20% | 31% | 28% | 27% | 23% | 21% | 28% | 31% | 30% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #73 of 314 cities with data · 6th of 12 in its peer group with data | $1,559 | $1,461 | $1,628 | $1,491 | $1,550 | $1,492 | $2,474 | $2,621 | $2,421 | $2,310 | $2,137 | $1,973 | $1,808 | $2,473 | $2,611 | $2,208 | $2,062 | $1,633 | $1,467 | $1,330 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Renton. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.