Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Bremerton-Silverdale Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 101,732 in 1970 to 251,133 in 2010. That was an increase of 146.9 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 3,291 in 1970 to 14,886 in 2010. That was an increase of 352.3 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 3.2 percent to 5.9 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) increased by 140.0 percent.

	Bremerton MSA: Population  1960-2010

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

Natural Change [Births minus Deaths or B-D];
Net Domestic Migration [NDM - movement between states]; and
Net International Migration [NIM - movement into and out of the country].
There is also a residual "other" amount that isn't placed in one of those three categories.

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Domestic migration (NDM) was was the primary factor in population increase in the first period, with that position held by B-D in the two most recent periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, NIM became the sole source of population increase in the most recent period.

	Bremerton MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Bremerton: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014

		B-D	NDM	 NIM						B-D	NDM	NIM	
	90-'99	40.5%  54.0%	 5.5%					90-'99	34.7%	54.0%	11.3%
	00-'09	96.1%   neg.	 3.9%					00-'09	69.9%	 neg.	30.1%
	10-'14	69.3%   neg.	30.7%					10-'14	 neg.	 neg.	 all

1/ Kitsap County.

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