America's Dying Cities (cost, rates, compared, places)

[mas23]

America's Dying Cities - Newsweek

I would like to say that Grand Rapids does not belong on this list.

mas23

[annie_himself]

I have NO idea why New Orleans is on this list. The city is far far from dying.

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

I have NO idea why New Orleans is on this list. The city is far far from dying.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/us/04census.html

There are 44% fewer children now in N.O. than there was in 2000.

[Clyde81]

Maybe they pick those cities because they are losing population and jobs.

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by Clyde81

Maybe they pick those cities because they are losing population and jobs.

Oddly enough Cleveland Metro gained 80,000 jobs this past year, and was 2nd in the nation for Manufacturing job growth from 2009-2010.

Also, Since 2009, Cleveland may not have lost any population at all. There evidence the population has actually stablized.

[Clyde81]

Originally Posted by costello_musicman

Oddly enough Cleveland Metro gained 80,000 jobs this past year, and was 2nd in the nation for Manufacturing job growth from 2009-2010.

Also, Since 2009, Cleveland may not have lost any population at all. There evidence the population has actually stablized.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by Mr. Joshua

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/us/04census.html

There are 44% fewer children now in N.O. than there was in 2000.

Have you forgotten about Katrina. Compared to 9/2005 the city is growing fast, no where near dying.

[nature's message]

New Orleans was declining in population pre-Katrina. Post-Katrina, it's growing which is something that hasn't happened in the city in quite some time.

[boulevardofdef]

This is a very strange list that seems entirely based on statistics. A few of those cities have a reputation as places where good things are going on right now.

[Thomas R.]

Going by the census Flint, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio, both on the list, would fit. Well "dying" is maybe needlessly melodramatic, but both were listed as having consistent population declines. Dayton and Youngstown, both in Ohio, were on the census list for consistent decline but not on this list.

Grand Rapids is probably the most perplexing choice to be on this list. Judging by the census its population barely grew from 2000 to 2009 but it did grow. It grew in every year they list for 2005 to 2009. Granted that's metro rather than city-proper, but I think "dying" tends to imply both are declining. Also Grand Rapids unemployment rate in January was slightly below US average. So I'll have to check what their thinking is here.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/stat...es/11s0020.pdf
Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas