Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S. > City vs. City
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-11-2016, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Seattle aka tier 3 city :)
1,259 posts, read 1,392,766 times
Reputation: 993

Advertisements

If current population gains continue:

NYC
SF
DC
BOS
SEA
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-11-2016, 02:52 PM
 
1,031 posts, read 2,699,343 times
Reputation: 840
Quote:
Originally Posted by Calisonn View Post
If current population gains continue:

NYC
SF
DC
BOS
SEA
Seattle before philly or chicago?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-11-2016, 03:03 PM
 
14,256 posts, read 26,789,930 times
Reputation: 4560
Quote:
Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl View Post
Miami added 1000 ppl/sm from 2000-2010 to end the decade at ~400,000. I fully suspect that by 2020 Miami will add at least another 1000 ppl/sm since many of the residential towers built just prior to the last Census weren't occupied by the last Census date. If Miami continues that pattern (and there's no reason to assume that it won't), that puts Miami well over 500,000 in the city proper by 2050 in less than 36 square miles of land. Because it's still growing fairly rapidly and has such a small land area, I can't see how Miami isn't in the top five in 2050.
Agreed. Agreed. I don't see how Miami can't be on the Top 5.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-11-2016, 03:17 PM
 
Location: NYC/CLE
538 posts, read 652,136 times
Reputation: 373
Top 5 sleeper IMO if it gets to 500,000: Honolulu.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-11-2016, 05:58 PM
 
Location: Seattle aka tier 3 city :)
1,259 posts, read 1,392,766 times
Reputation: 993
Quote:
Originally Posted by *Sweetkisses* View Post
Seattle before philly or chicago?
Yes "if current population gains continue"
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-11-2016, 10:45 PM
 
1,449 posts, read 2,167,805 times
Reputation: 1483
A more interesting thread would be "Top 5 Densest Cities Over 1,000,000 by 2050"
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-11-2016, 10:58 PM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
13,966 posts, read 24,000,674 times
Reputation: 14759
Quote:
Originally Posted by polo89 View Post
Agreed. Agreed. I don't see how Miami can't be on the Top 5.
Then you need to do the math.

This is not about the most populated; this is about the most dense cities over 500,000 and Miami will be more dense than other cities commonly listed. At current estimates, it's already 12,360 ppl/sm. That's denser than D.C, Philly, Chicago, Seattle and others.

Even at modest growth rates, it will easily be over 500,000 by 2050 and since its limits don't expand, it will only pad its density.

Dismiss it all you want but numbers are numbers.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-12-2016, 01:23 AM
 
311 posts, read 310,839 times
Reputation: 351
While large city limits inflate city proper populations, they also deflate city density numbers.

In Philly, for example, the density is a solid (for America) 12,000/sq m. The far Northeast, however, which constitutes a moderate share of city proper area-wise, comes in only a little over 5,000/sq m. Few outsiders associate much of this area with inside city limits. Much of North Philly, which constitutes a huge amount of the city, is similarly low density, but in this case some parts are still clearly within the immediate urban fabric. West Philly matches the average city density pretty closely, South Philly approaches 17,000/sq m and Center City is in the range of 40,000/sq m.

Point is, city proper is often defined fairly arbitrarily and true city density should be broken down by region or area to get a more realistic feel.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-12-2016, 09:33 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
13,966 posts, read 24,000,674 times
Reputation: 14759
Quote:
Originally Posted by polo89 View Post
Agreed. Agreed. I don't see how Miami can't be on the Top 5.
Sorry for my previously reply. It was late and I misread! I see that you agree with me. Again...my apologies!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-12-2016, 10:24 AM
 
24 posts, read 18,219 times
Reputation: 39
Seattle is on it's way…it's becoming very dense. High rises going up everywhere..tons of people on the streets.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > General U.S. > City vs. City
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top