{"id":2382064,"date":"2024-12-19T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-population-passes-700000-for-first-time-in-five-years-census-bureau-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T21:56:11","slug":"dc-population-passes-700000-for-first-time-in-five-years-census-bureau-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-population-passes-700000-for-first-time-in-five-years-census-bureau-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DC population passes 700,000 for first time in five years: Census Bureau &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-population-passes-700000-for-first-time-in-five-years-census-bureau-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ray-epps-charged-with-misdemeanor-over-j6-capitol-protest\/\" title=\"Ray Epps faces misdemeanor charges for his involvement in the J6 Capitol protest.\">provided text appears<\/a> \u200bto be \u200dan HTML snippet\u2062 that includes a button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; 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flight out of the city in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/census\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Census\">Census<\/a> Bureau data show the population of D.C. grew from 687,324 people in July 2023 to 702,250 people in July 2024, marking the first time since 2019 that the city had a population of over 700,000 people. D.C. Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Muriel Bowser\">Muriel Bowser<\/a> celebrated the achievement as a testament to everything the city has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People from across the nation and the world are choosing Washington, D.C. because of our vibrant communities, world-class schools, dynamic job market and strong talent pool, and rich cultural opportunities,&rdquo; Bowser said in a statement Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;D.C. is a strong, well-run city and people want to be here, and we&rsquo;re happy about that. We&rsquo;ll continue to support our residents, attract great employers, and invest in schools, public safety, and economic opportunity &mdash;&nbsp;the pillars of our comeback,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The city had an estimated population of 705,749 people in July 2019, meaning that while it has not fully replicated that peak, it is higher than the estimated population of 689,545 people in April 2020 and the estimated population of 701,547 people in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Since the COVID-19 pandemic, scores of federal and non-federal workers have been able to move further outside the city, but as some workers have returned to in-office work, numbers have rebounded. The incoming Trump administration has said it wants to make a significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3253290\/what-could-happen-to-dc-federal-workforce-under-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"return-to-office push\">return-to-office push<\/a> for federal workers, which could also help grow D.C.&rsquo;s population in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another concern that has scared residents away from D.C. in recent years is crime, which spiked in 2023 and has gone down year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&rsquo;s office touted the mix of new births in D.C., along with strong migration numbers for the growth between 2023 and 2024. 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