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Metro population:
Indy metro area- 1,971,274 people in 5,940.73 sq miles
Columbus metro area- 1,967,066 in 3,169.2 sq mi sq miles
City Population:
Indianapolis City population- 853,173 in 365.1 sq mi
Columbus city population-850,106 in in 217.17 sq mi
Gross Metro Product:
Columbus-$111.7 B
Indianapolis-$ $111.3 B
Fortunate 1000 Companies by Urban area
Columbus- 14
Indianapolis-9
Metro area Unemployment
Columbus-4.1%
Indianapolis-5.4%
Very comparable cities. Both heading in pretty good directions.
Dude those numbers are way off. Indy GDP is 126 billion, cbus is up to 117 per bea.gov. where did you pull that figure from? Indy and cbus hasn't been close in years
Dude those numbers are way off. Indy GDP is 126 billion, cbus is up to 117 per bea.gov. where did you pull that figure from? Indy and cbus hasn't been close in years
I believe that was from Forbes. I did see the figure you referenced so I wouldn't be surprised if Indianapolis has the larger GDP. My main point was that they are comparable cities, not that Columbus is superior or that they are exactly identical.
Dude those numbers are way off. Indy GDP is 126 billion, cbus is up to 117 per bea.gov. where did you pull that figure from? Indy and cbus hasn't been close in years
Dude those numbers are way off. Indy GDP is 126 billion, cbus is up to 117 per bea.gov. where did you pull that figure from? Indy and cbus hasn't been close in years
Agreed. According to recent GMP and GDP reports, Indianapolis outperforms all similar-sized Midwestern peers.
For example, from the U.S. Conference of Mayors "June 2016: GMP and Employment Report: 2015-2017":
2015 (in billions):
INDIANAPOLIS - 130.8
CLEVELAND - 126.3
CINCINNATI - 124.7
KANSAS CITY -123.6
COLUMBUS - 121.8
On a purely technical level, no--Pittsburgh is Northeastern/Appalachian, while Cleveland is Midwestern. However, both cities are transitory places that lie on the periphery of their respective regions, and share a lot of common characteristics, being only 2+hours from each other. In real world terms, they are very much integrating as one region, spurred by business. Here's a link from a 5 year-old article about "Cleveburgh"--I can only imagine that the bonds have grown even closer.
Additionally, I feel that the Rustbelt is a much smaller geographical "region" than something like the Sunbelt, and is much more specific in its criteria for inclusion. The Great Lakes "region" is broader than the "Rustbelt" (and overlaps with much of it), but smaller than the aforementioned Sunbelt. So it's more of a stretch to compare Chicago and Toronto on purely geographic proximity terms, but much less of a stretch, than say, a Sunbelt comparison between Atlanta and Phoenix. It's all about degrees, if you ask me.
Agreed. According to recent GMP and GDP reports, Indianapolis outperforms all similar-sized Midwestern peers.
For example, from the U.S. Conference of Mayors "June 2016: GMP and Employment Report: 2015-2017":
2015 (in billions):
INDIANAPOLIS - 130.8
CLEVELAND - 126.3
CINCINNATI - 124.7
KANSAS CITY -123.6
COLUMBUS - 121.8
Those numbers are very close, and do not reflect a runaway lead by any means for Indianapolis. However, it is impressive considering it has the smallest metro population of the group.
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