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.

“There has been an uptick for sure, a lot of that in Southern Marin,” said Mary Jane Burke, superintendent of county schools.

She noted a 15 percent increase in school in the past decade.

Part of the increase in 2014 may also be due to a “natural increase” of more births than deaths, but those numbers will not be finalized until later this year.

The county grew by 1,819 people in 2014, according to a report issued by the state Department of Finance last month. That increased Marin’s population to 258,792.

By percentage Marin’s largest growth was seen in Larkspur, 1.5 percent, and Sausalito, 1.2 percent. Marin’s largest cities, San Rafael and Novato, grew at the slowest clip, 0.6 percent. Corte Madera also only grew by 0.6 percent.

At 0.7 percent, Marin is still the slow growth leader in the Bay Area. Sonoma was right behind at 0.8 percent, then Napa at 0.9 percent, Solano 1 percent, San Mateo 1 percent, Santa Clara 1.2 percent with Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco all at 1.3 percent.

The latter three Bay Area counties were among the fastest growing in the state, only behind nearby San Joaquin County, which grew 1.5 percent.

Of 482 California cities, 421 had gains in population, 50 had reductions, and 11 experienced no change. Overall, California’s population rose to 38.7 million people, an increase of 358,000 last year, a 0.9 percent increase.