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<br />Everett 2044 Housing Element Appendix
<br />Category 2: Sensitfve informatfon
<br />Housing Needs Assessment
<br />The following narratfve constftutes the City’s Housing Needs Assessment as required by RCW
<br />36.70A.070(2)(a) and guided by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The assessment
<br />identffies current and projected housing needs in Everett across income levels, household types, and
<br />special populatfon groups. The analysis draws from recent demographic, housing, and affordability data
<br />specific to Everett and the broader Snohomish County region. Summary findings are presented below;
<br />detailed data tables supportfng this analysis are provided in Sectfon 4 of this appendix.
<br />Population Growth, Aging Residents, and Growing Diversity
<br />Between 1990 and 2010, the city added over 33,000 residents which equates to a 47% increase fueled
<br />by regional job growth and housing development and demand. Over the past decade, from 2010 to
<br />2020, Everett’s populatfon increased 7.4%. According to Washington State Office of Financial
<br />Management estfmates, Everett's populatfon reached 114,800 in 2024.
<br />Amid this growth, Everett’s age profile is shifling notfceably. The city’s median age rose from 33.5 in 2010
<br />to 37.1 in 2023. The number of residents aged 65 and older surged by 57%, from roughly 10,200 in 2010
<br />to nearly 16,000 in 2023. Seniors now account for 14.4% of the populatfon—up from 10% in 2010.
<br />Growth among the younger populatfon has been comparatfvely flat. For example, the number of
<br />children under five fell by more than 1,700 during the same period, and the combined share of residents
<br />under 20 has decreased from 26.2% in 2010 to 22.3% in 2023.
<br />The city is also growing more racially and culturally diverse. Between 2010 and 2022, Everett’s
<br />communitfes of color saw consistent growth while the white-alone populatfon declined by more than
<br />3,500 residents.
<br />• Hispanic or Latfno residents increased by more than 3,200—from 15,433 to 18,686.
<br />• The Asian populatfon increased by 40%, from 7,835 to 11,016.
<br />• The Black or African American populatfon nearly doubled—from 3,715 to 7,062.
<br />• Individuals identffying with two or more races rose by over 70%, from 3,892 to 6,719.
<br />These shifls are echoed in linguistfc data. As of 2023, 30% of Everett residents over age 5 spoke a
<br />language other than English at home, up from 25% in 2010. Spanish remains the most common language
<br />afler English, with over 13,000 speakers, but notable increases occurred among Asian and Pacific Island
<br />language speakers (up nearly 30%) and “other languages,” including African and Middle Eastern
<br />languages, which more than tripled from 1,302 to 4,160 speakers over the 13-year period.
<br />The city's foreign-born populatfon also climbed steadily, from 17.9% in 2010 to 21.6% in 2023. That’s
<br />nearly 24,000 residents born outside the U.S. The percentage of natfve-born residents declined
<br />correspondingly—from 82.2% to 78.5%.
<br />What emerges from this data is a portrait of Everett as a dynamic city with shifling demographics, most
<br />notfceably older and more multfcultural. Implicatfons for housing policy include demand for accessible
<br />housing, aging-in-place optfons, and service-linked housing types for an older populatfon and culturally
<br />responsive housing outreach and equitable development practfces that meet the needs of multflingual,
<br />multfgeneratfonal, and immigrant households. As Everett contfnues to grow and evolve, ensuring that
<br />housing reflects the city ’s residents will be key to meetfng the needs of its residents.
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