Marin census data show population growth rebounding

By Richard Halstead

Population growth in Marin picked up significantly in the last half of 2012 and first six months of 2013, according to new census data.

Robert Eyler, chief executive of the Marin Economic Forum and a professor at Sonoma State University, said, “Part of that is probably the fact that the housing market has stabilized; the job market has continued to grow; and incomes have continued to grow, so there is not an economic reason for people to leave Marin as there was during the financial crisis.”

Eyler said the increase in housing prices in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, due to the tech boom, also may have made housing in Marin more affordable, relatively speaking.

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