MARYSVILLE — This city is among the fastest-growing in the nation, according to the latest census figures.

Marysville was 45th in the nation in 2014 for one-year growth among 746 cities of more than 50,000 people, according to numbers released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

As of July 1, 2014, Marysville had an estimated 65,087 residents, an increase from the year before of 1,764 people, or 2.8 percent. The only Washington city that grew more was Redmond (population 59,285) at 3 percent.

After annexations in previous decades, Marysville’s growth has been steady in recent years. The city has grown 8.4 percent since the 2010 census, adding more than a thousand residents a year.

There is no one reason for Marysville’s recent increases, city spokeswoman Bronlea Mishler said. The county’s second-largest city lies conveniently alongside I-5 for the many residents who commute south for work in Everett, Seattle or the Eastside suburbs. But they don’t need to leave town for amenities.

“We’ve had strong single-family, multi-family housing growth in the area, and we’ve added many commercial services,” Mishler said. “There are a lot of young families moving here for the affordability and the parks, for the good access to commercial services.”