City of Charlotte added 19,000 people since 2010 census, ranks #9 for numeric growth (Gastonia: organic, versus)

[Carolina Blue]

Charlotte is still holding its own in attracting people.

Numeric Increase, 2011 Total Population
1. New York 69,777, 8,244,910
2. Houston 45,716, 2,145,146
3. San Antonio 32,152, 1,359,758
4. Austin, Texas 30,221, 820,611
5. Los Angeles 27,077, 3,819,702
6. Dallas 25,413, 1,223,229
7. Phoenix 23,815, 1,469,471
8. Denver 19,960, 619,968
9. Charlotte, N.C. 19,663, 751,087
10. San Diego 18,773, 1,326,179
11. New Orleans 16,911, 360,740
12. Fort Worth, Texas 16,708, 758,738
13. El Paso, Texas 16,416, 665,568
14. Washington 16,273, 617,996
15. San Jose, Calif. 14,875, 967,487

Press release: Census Bureau News -- Texas Dominates List of Fastest-Growing Large Cities Since 2010... -- WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

[frewroad]

It should be noted that 4071 of those people came from the annexation that Charlotte completed in June 2011. Not all cities have the power to annex new territory like Charlotte.

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by frewroad

It should be noted that 4071 of those people came from the annexation that Charlotte completed in June 2011. Not all cities have the power to annex new territory like Charlotte.

True. But I wouldn’t use that as a means to try and discount the growth of the region. The metro area added 80K people over the same period, and was also one of the fastest growing in the country. Report: Charlotte's metro population grows to 1.84 million - Charlotte Business Journal

[sonofaque86]

751,087 - 2011

[sonofaque86]

Okay, so they have Atlanta growing at 3.0 since last year. Remember how they were WAY off with this city and the city only added like 4,000 residents from 2000-2010...We'll see this time around LOL

[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

True. But I wouldn’t use that as a means to try and discount the growth of the region. The metro area added 80K people over the same period, and was also one of the fastest growing in the country. Report: Charlotte's metro population grows to 1.84 million - Charlotte Business Journal

And that 80K does not include Iredell, Rowan, Lancaster, Cleveland, Stanly, Lincoln, and Chester counties.

[Big Aristotle]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

Charlotte is still holding its own in attracting people.

Numeric Increase, 2011 Total Population
1. New York 69,777, 8,244,910
2. Houston 45,716, 2,145,146
3. San Antonio 32,152, 1,359,758
4. Austin, Texas 30,221, 820,611
5. Los Angeles 27,077, 3,819,702
6. Dallas 25,413, 1,223,229
7. Phoenix 23,815, 1,469,471
8. Denver 19,960, 619,968
9. Charlotte, N.C. 19,663, 751,087
10. San Diego 18,773, 1,326,179
11. New Orleans 16,911, 360,740
12. Fort Worth, Texas 16,708, 758,738
13. El Paso, Texas 16,416, 665,568
14. Washington 16,273, 617,996
15. San Jose, Calif. 14,875, 967,487

Press release: Census Bureau News -- Texas Dominates List of Fastest-Growing Large Cities Since 2010... -- WASHINGTON, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

What about overall MSA growth? That's a better indicator of % organic growth versus inflated numbers due to annexation, etc. I would be surprised if Charlotte is in the top 50, maybe so.

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by Big Aristotle

What about overall MSA growth? That's a better indicator of % organic growth versus inflated numbers due to annexation, etc. I would be surprised if Charlotte is in the top 50, maybe so.

"The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, S.C., area was the fastest growing metro in the state, adding more than 86 people during the 12-month period, making it 21st fastest growing metro in the nation." Link: Slideshow: Fastest-growing U.S. metros - Triangle Business Journal

[frewroad]

Originally Posted by Carolina Blue

True. But I wouldn’t use that as a means to try and discount the growth of the region....

Not the point. What it does mean is that Charlotte gets to count people that other cities can't.

Normally comparisons of the people contained within a city limits is pretty meaningless since these boundaries can easily be changed or not depending upon local laws.

[Carolina Blue]

Originally Posted by frewroad

Not the point. What it does mean is that Charlotte gets to count people that other cities can't...

Not true. Your assumption is that Charlotte is the only city that annexes new areas. Other cities do as well. Dallas and Houston are two that come to mind. The fact that of those 19K people, only 4K was because of annexation, I think speaks volumes for how successful the city has still been in attracting new people.