The city of Carlsbad added more residents in 2015 than Encinitas and Del Mar. It grew 0.9 percent in 2015, adding 991 residents, according to an annual population report released early this week by the California Department of Finance. The report shows preliminary January 2016 and revised January 2015 population data for California cities, counties and state. Highlights include:

• The statewide growth rate was also 0.9 percent, adding 348,000 residents to total 39,256,000 as of January 1, 2016.
• San Diego County’s population rose by more than 25,000, an increase of 0.8 percent to almost 3.3 million residents.
• The City of San Diego with a population of 1,392,000 added over 12,000 persons during the year.