Census: D-FW adds more residents than any other U.S. metro area (Houston: crime rate, employment)

[kdogg817]

With the economy slowing DFW still adds more residents than any other metro area 146,532 people in 2007-08. What do you guys think about that?

Census: D-FW adds more residents than any other U.S. metro area | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Texas Regional News


CENSUS NUMBERS: BIG GAINERS

Three Texas metro areas ranked among the 10 with the highest population growth nationally, according to figures released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:
Rank
Metropolitan area
2008 population*
Population increase from 2007
Percentage growth
* Population as of July 1 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau
1
Dallas
6,300,006
146,532
2.4
2
Houston
5,728,143
130,185
2.3
3
Phoenix
4,281,899
115,978
2.8
4
Atlanta
5,376,285
114,989
2.2
5
Los Angeles
12,872,808
88,196
0.7
6
New York
19,006,798
84,227
0.4
7
Chicago
9,569,624
72,771
0.8
8
Austin
1,652,602
60,012
3.8
9
San Francisco
4,274,531
58,406
1.4
10
Washington, D.C.
5,358,130
55,835
1.1

[jeffari-al-texani]

great...more competition for jobs...

[wannabeaTexan]

I'm fine with it. I think I was #80,112.

Seriously though, it seems a little crazy. I brought 3 of my daughters down here from WA over winter break. At the middle school, one of them was the 5th new student registered the day the kids returned to school. At the high school, my oldest was the 7th new student registered that day. They told me most came from out of state.

[DWong]

And what do 1-4 all have in common????

LOW cost of living.

Long as that stays the same... people will go to where they can afford.

But anyone notice that cities 1-4 also have one of the highest crimes rate in all the US. Outside of St. Louis and Detriot.... those are pretty much up there. Guess that comes with growth.

Also, can anyone in 1-4 say SPRAWL?

[Acntx]

The 146,532 increase in DFW's population between 2007 [6,153,474] and 2008 [6,300,006] as distributed by County and Metropolitan Division (MD):

Tarrant County....40,842
Collin County.....31,104
Dallas County.....29,648
Denton County.....22,897
Ellis County.......5,188
Johnson County.....4,266
Kaufman County.....4,069
Rockwall County....3,940
Parker County......3,343
Wise County........1,045
Hunt County..........100
Delta County..........90

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD...97,036 (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, & Rockwall counties)
Fort Worth-Arlington MD..49,496 (Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, & Wise counties)

The 1,132,462 increase in DFW's population between 2000 [5,161,544] and 2008 [6,300,006] as distributed by County and Metropolitan Division (MD):

Tarrant County...303,872
Collin County....270,335
Denton County....203,581
Dallas County....193,928
Ellis County......36,826
Rockwall County...34,553
Kaufman County....29,214
Johnson County....26,819
Parker County.....23,281
Wise County........9,713
Hunt County........6,209
Delta County.........131

Dallas-Plano-Irving MD....774,777
Fort Worth-Arlington MD...363,685

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Acntx

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Dallas-Plano-Irving MD...97,036 (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, & Rockwall counties)
Fort Worth-Arlington MD..49,496 (Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, & Wise counties)

So then Dallas is actually ranked #4 behind ATL, Phoenix, & Houston ?

[aceplace]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

So then Dallas is actually ranked #4 behind ATL, Phoenix, & Houston ?

DFW is an economic and transportation unit. The Federal Govt divides a metro into divisions mostly to appease the egos of places like Fort Worth, but the Fort Worth division has no other reality.

The Feds consider Tarrant County (FW) a commuter suburb of DFW, and as such cannot have an independent econnomic existence. Thus, any population growth in Tarrant county is a consequence of job growth and economic strength in the entire metro.

[aceplace]

Originally Posted by DWong

And what do 1-4 all have in common????

LOW cost of living.

Long as that stays the same... people will go to where they can afford.

But anyone notice that cities 1-4 also have one of the highest crimes rate in all the US. Outside of St. Louis and Detriot.... those are pretty much up there. Guess that comes with growth.

According to the FBI website, there is no correlation between a municipality's crime rate and the amount of crime. Different municipalities have dissimilar definitions of crime, different recording practices, and different report rates from victims.

DWong, I caught you in a lie. You did not notice what you claimed to notice, because the subject is metro areas. The FBI does not list crimes by metro.

In fact, the FBI does not calculate crime rates, nor does it publish them on their website.

It would be physically impossible to calculate a crime rate for Dallas municipality, since it is impossible to know how many people are physically present in Dallas at any particular time.

[Acntx]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

So then Dallas is actually ranked #4 behind ATL, Phoenix, & Houston ?

No, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a larger population than that of Atlanta, Phoenix, and Houston. Metropolitian Divisions (MD) are simply a subdivision of the larger metropolitan area that often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

The Census Bureau uses the term metropolitan division to refer to a county or group of closely-tied contiguous counties that serve as a distinct employment region within a metropolitan statistical area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. Other MSAs with Metropolitan Divisions include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, Detroit, San Francisco, and Seattle.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Acntx

No, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a larger population than that of Atlanta, Phoenix, and Houston. Metropolitian Divisions (MD) are simply a subdivision of the larger metropolitan area that often functions as a distinct social, economic, and cultural area within the larger region.

The Census Bureau uses the term metropolitan division to refer to a county or group of closely-tied contiguous counties that serve as a distinct employment region within a metropolitan statistical area that has a population core of at least 2.5 million. Other MSAs with Metropolitan Divisions include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Washington D.C., Boston, Detroit, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Dallas is Dallas and Ft.Worth is Ft.Worth, each with thier own indentity and history, and to suggest that some goofey governmental statistical compilation alters that in any way is just plain silly.