Marin County growing faster than earlier in the decade
By Mark Prado
Marin’s population is growing at a faster pace than earlier in the decade and that may be directly linked to the strong economy and younger families coming to the county.
The county saw population growth of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 percent between 2010 and 2013. Between 2013 and 2014, the county’s population jumped 0.9 percent and last year the increase was a more modest 0.7 percent, but still more than what was seen earlier.
“It is the stronger economy that has allowed people to afford Marin,” said Robert Eyler, CEO of the Marin Economic Forum — a public-private partnership that works to enhance the county’s economic vitality. “There is not much new housing being built in Marin, but you may have a case where a single senior is moving to a retirement home and a family moving in with children.”
While that phenomenon has always taken place, it may have been accelerated now because more people with wealth are able to buy in, Eyler said.
“You have families who want to come in and raise their children here, the classic Marin model,” he said. “But when the economy was bad, fewer people could afford Marin.”
As older couples are cashing in on their high-value homes and moving out, the schools are becoming more full as families come in.
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