Photo by Ryan Bloom.

Photo by Ryan Bloom.

The population of D.C. grew by more than 13,000 people over the course of a year, according to a new Census Bureau estimate.

Between April 2010 and July 2013, the city’s population grew from 605,125 people to 646, 449 — an addition of over 41,000 people. Since 2010, the biggest increase occurred between that year and 2011.

2010: 605,125
2011: 619,624 (+14,499)
2012: 633,427 (+13,803)
2013: 646,449 (+13,022)

As the numbers show, the influx of people to the city slightly declined over the past three years, though not in a significant way. Outgoing D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi predicts the big population boom is coming to an end. However, Gandhi estimated that D.C. would add 11,200 people this year, as opposed to the 13,022 it actually did.

“The new population estimate demonstrates that the District continues to be one of the most attractive and competitive cities in the nation,” Mayor Gray said in a release. “I set a goal for this city to be healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in the country within 20 years. These results tell us that people across the nation and around the world already see us as well on our way.”

Gray’s 20-year goal aims to increase the city’s population by 250,000 people.

While D.C. experienced a two percent growth in population, the U.S. saw just .7 percent of growth. More people live in D.C. than in Vermont (626,630) and Wyoming (582,658). Watch your back, North Dakota (723,393).

Update: Prompted by a tweet from bike advocate @sharrowsDC, the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles tells DCist that the number of cars actively registered in the city rose from 284,905 in fiscal year 2012 (October 2011-September 2012) to 289,480 in FY 2013 (October 2012-September 2013). That’s an increase of 4,575 registrations, or 1.6 percent.

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