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Metro growth rates
So much chest-thumping has been going on lately in this forum about whose metro areas are growing fastest--some of it false--I thought I'd go to the source (US Census) and just see which are growing fastest. If this has already been posted recently I apologize for the repeat.
This first list is the 100 fastest-growing metro areas by growth rates, 2006-2007.
CITY... 2007 POPULATION... 1-YEAR GROWTH... GROWTH RATE
1 Palm Coast, FL… 88,397… 5,964… 7.2
2 St. George, UT… 133,791… 6,481… 5.1
3 Raleigh-Cary, NC… 1,047,629… 47,052… 4.7
4 Gainesville, GA… 180,175… 7,784… 4.5
5 Austin-Round Rock, TX… 1,598,161… 65,880… 4.3
6 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC… 249,925… 10,171… 4.2
7 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC… 1,651,568… 66,724… 4.2
8 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA… 1,030,363… 39,885… 4.0
9 Grand Junction, CO… 139,082… 5,021… 3.7
10 Clarksville, TN-KY… 261,816… 9,236… 3.7
11 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL… 590,564… 20,475… 3.6
12 Greeley, CO … 243,750… 8,384… 3.6
13 Boise City-Nampa, ID… 587,689… 19,948… 3.5
14 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX… 370,008… 12,428… 3.5
15 Idaho Falls, ID… 119,396… 3,952… 3.4
16 Ocala, FL… 324,857… 10,545… 3.4
17 Bend, OR… 154,028… 4,978… 3.3
18 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV… 1,836,333… 59,165… 3.3
19 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ… 4,179,427… 132,513… 3.3
20 Wilmington, NC… 339,511… 10,336… 3.1
21 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX… 710,514… 21,020… 3.0
22 Lakeland, FL… 574,746… 16,723… 3.0
23 Port St. Lucie, FL… 400,121… 11,484… 3.0
24 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA… 5,278,904… 151,063… 2.9
25 Dover, DE… 152,255… 4,282… 2.9
26 Ogden-Clearfield, UT… 518,349… 14,529… 2.9
27 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO… 435,714… 12,158… 2.9
28 Prescott, AZ… 212,635… 5,897… 2.9
29 Coeur d'Alene, ID… 134,442… 3,722… 2.8
30 Fairbanks, AK… 97,484… 2,681… 2.8
31 San Antonio, TX… 1,990,675… 53,925… 2.8
32 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX… 6,145,037… 162,250… 2.7
33 El Centro, CA… 161,867… 4,103… 2.6
34 Provo-Orem, UT… 493,306… 12,425… 2.6
35 Yuma, AZ… 190,557… 4,716… 2.5
36 Sioux Falls, SD… 227,171… 5,535… 2.5
37 Las Cruces, NM… 198,791… 4,815… 2.5
38 Laredo, TX… 233,152… 5,608… 2.5
39 Savannah, GA… 329,329… 7,839… 2.4
40 Burlington, NC… 145,360… 3,395… 2.4
41 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA… 228,992… 5,305… 2.4
42 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN… 1,521,437… 34,742… 2.3
43 Bakersfield, CA… 790,710… 18,044… 2.3
44 Olympia, WA… 238,555… 5,388… 2.3
45 Odessa, TX… 129,570… 2,921… 2.3
46 Yuba City, CA… 164,138… 3,697… 2.3
47 Midland, TX… 126,408… 2,847… 2.3
48 Warner Robins, GA… 131,016… 2,946… 2.3
49 Springfield, MO… 420,020… 9,401… 2.3
50 Huntsville, AL… 386,632… 8,578… 2.3
51 Logan, UT-ID… 121,090… 2,661… 2.2
52 Bellingham, WA… 192,999… 4,224… 2.2
53 Durham, NC… 479,624… 10,428… 2.2
54 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC… 613,828… 13,315… 2.2
55 Athens-Clarke County, GA… 187,405… 4,059… 2.2
56 Denver-Aurora, CO… 2,464,866… 53,030… 2.2
57 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX… 5,628,101… 120,544… 2.2
58 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA… 4,081,371… 86,660… 2.2
59 Greenville, NC… 172,473… 3,606… 2.1
60 Casper, WY… 71,750… 1,498… 2.1
61 Albuquerque, NM… 835,120… 17,326… 2.1
62 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO… 287,574… 5,954… 2.1
63 Charleston-North Charleston, SC… 630,100… 12,928… 2.1
64 Spartanburg, SC… 275,534… 5,632… 2.1
65 Hattiesburg, MS… 138,144… 2,792… 2.1
66 Salt Lake City, UT… 1,099,973… 22,049… 2.0
67 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA… 546,599… 10,844… 2.0
68 Tyler, TX… 198,705… 3,907… 2.0
69 Rockford, IL… 352,290… 6,915… 2.0
70 Reno-Sparks, NV… 410,272… 8,027… 2.0
71 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX… 387,210… 7,502… 2.0
72 Bismarck, ND… 103,242… 1,988… 2.0
73 Spokane, WA… 456,175… 8,783… 2.0
74 Auburn-Opelika, AL… 130,516… 2,483… 1.9
75 Tucson, AZ… 967,089… 18,385… 1.9
76 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA… 2,175,113… 41,338… 1.9
77 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV… 261,198… 4,839… 1.9
78 Visalia-Porterville, CA… 421,553… 7,798… 1.9
79 Winchester, VA-WV… 121,190… 2,217… 1.9
80 Morristown, TN… 134,596… 2,428… 1.8
81 Hanford-Corcoran, CA… 148,875… 2,680… 1.8
82 Brunswick, GA… 101,792… 1,829… 1.8
83 Salem, OR… 386,714… 6,852… 1.8
84 Madera, CA… 146,513… 2,580… 1.8
85 Wenatchee, WA… 107,170… 1,881… 1.8
86 Winston-Salem, NC… 463,159… 8,116… 1.8
87 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS… 231,523… 4,008… 1.8
88 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL… 131,837… 2,275… 1.8
89 Columbia, SC… 716,030… 12,247… 1.7
90 Jacksonville, FL… 1,300,823… 22,197… 1.7
91 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ… 194,944… 3,292… 1.7
92 Greensboro-High Point, NC… 698,497… 11,740… 1.7
93 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL… 2,032,496… 34,149… 1.7
94 Knoxville, TN… 681,525… 11,243… 1.7
95 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA… 116,397… 1,902… 1.7
96 Longview, WA… 100,467… 1,636… 1.7
97 Fargo, ND-MN… 192,417… 3,130… 1.7
98 Iowa City, IA… 147,038… 2,389… 1.7
99 Bowling Green, KY… 116,001… 1,879… 1.6
100 Asheville, NC… 404,320… 6,519… 1.6
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07-02-2008, 02:40 PM
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And now the top 100 metro areas for actual numeric growth.
CITY... 2007 POP... 1-YEAR GROWTH... GROWTH RATE
1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
6,145,037
162,250
2.7
2 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
5,278,904
151,063
2.9
3 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
4,179,427
132,513
3.3
4 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
5,628,101
120,544
2.2
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
4,081,371
86,660
2.2
6 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
1,651,568
66,724
4.2
7 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
9,524,673
66,231
0.7
8 Austin-Round Rock, TX
1,598,161
65,880
4.3
9 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
1,836,333
59,165
3.3
10 San Antonio, TX
1,990,675
53,925
2.8
11 Denver-Aurora, CO
2,464,866
53,030
2.2
12 Raleigh-Cary, NC
1,047,629
47,052
4.7
13 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3,309,347
46,902
1.4
14 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
5,306,565
45,860
0.9
15 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
2,175,113
41,338
1.9
16 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
1,030,363
39,885
4.0
17 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
4,203,898
39,435
0.9
18 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3,208,212
36,200
1.1
19 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
1,521,437
34,742
2.3
20 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
2,032,496
34,149
1.7
21 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
18,815,988
33,273
0.2
22 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2,723,949
29,911
1.1
23 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA
2,091,120
28,410
1.4
24 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1,803,643
28,177
1.6
25 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
2,974,859
26,497
0.9
26 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN
1,695,037
24,705
1.5
27 Kansas City, MO-KS
1,985,429
23,745
1.2
28 Jacksonville, FL
1,300,823
22,197
1.7
29 Salt Lake City, UT
1,099,973
22,049
2.0
30 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
710,514
21,020
3.0
31 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
590,564
20,475
3.6
32 Boise City-Nampa, ID
587,689
19,948
3.5
33 Columbus, OH
1,754,337
19,774
1.1
34 Tucson, AZ
967,089
18,385
1.9
35 Bakersfield, CA
790,710
18,044
2.3
36 Richmond, VA
1,212,977
17,714
1.5
37 Albuquerque, NM
835,120
17,326
2.1
38 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
4,482,857
17,183
0.4
39 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
5,827,962
17,128
0.3
40 Oklahoma City, OK
1,192,989
17,052
1.5
41 Lakeland, FL
574,746
16,723
3.0
42 Ogden-Clearfield, UT
518,349
14,529
2.9
43 Fresno, CA
899,348
13,838
1.6
44 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC
613,828
13,315
2.2
45 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1,233,735
13,311
1.1
46 Charleston-North Charleston, SC
630,100
12,928
2.1
47 Tulsa, OK
905,755
12,702
1.4
48 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
2,133,678
12,550
0.6
49 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
370,008
12,428
3.5
50 Provo-Orem, UT
493,306
12,425
2.6
51 Columbia, SC
716,030
12,247
1.7
52 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
435,714
12,158
2.9
53 Greensboro-High Point, NC
698,497
11,740
1.7
54 Port St. Lucie, FL
400,121
11,484
3.0
55 Knoxville, TN
681,525
11,243
1.7
56 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
546,599
10,844
2.0
57 Ocala, FL
324,857
10,545
3.4
58 Durham, NC
479,624
10,428
2.2
59 Wilmington, NC
339,511
10,336
3.1
60 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC
249,925
10,171
4.2
61 St. Louis, MO-IL
2,803,707
9,987
0.4
62 Springfield, MO
420,020
9,401
2.3
63 Clarksville, TN-KY
261,816
9,236
3.7
64 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
829,890
9,143
1.1
65 El Paso, TX
734,669
9,110
1.3
66 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
666,401
9,009
1.4
67 Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1,280,533
8,813
0.7
68 Spokane, WA
456,175
8,783
2.0
69 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
12,875,587
8,753
0.1
70 Huntsville, AL
386,632
8,578
2.3
71 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
803,844
8,544
1.1
72 Greeley, CO
243,750
8,384
3.6
73 Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1,108,210
8,139
0.7
74 Winston-Salem, NC
463,159
8,116
1.8
75 Reno-Sparks, NV
410,272
8,027
2.0
76 Savannah, GA
329,329
7,839
2.4
77 Visalia-Porterville, CA
421,553
7,798
1.9
78 Gainesville, GA
180,175
7,784
4.5
79 Madison, WI
555,626
7,757
1.4
80 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
387,210
7,502
2.0
81 Wichita, KS
596,452
7,173
1.2
82 Rockford, IL
352,290
6,915
2.0
83 Salem, OR
386,714
6,852
1.8
84 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
687,181
6,681
1.0
85 Colorado Springs, CO
609,096
6,600
1.1
86 York-Hanover, PA
421,049
6,544
1.6
87 Asheville, NC
404,320
6,519
1.6
88 St. George, UT
133,791
6,481
5.1
89 Stockton, CA
670,990
6,375
1.0
90 Lexington-Fayette, KY
447,173
6,358
1.4
91 Palm Coast, FL
88,397
5,964
7.2
92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
287,574
5,954
2.1
93 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
528,519
5,911
1.1
94 Prescott, AZ
212,635
5,897
2.9
95 Spartanburg, SC
275,534
5,632
2.1
96 Laredo, TX
233,152
5,608
2.5
97 Baton Rouge, LA
770,037
5,549
0.7
98 Sioux Falls, SD
227,171
5,535
2.5
99 Olympia, WA
238,555
5,388
2.3
100 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA
228,992
5,305
2.4
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07-02-2008, 02:41 PM
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Just multiply the one year percent growth by 10 to see what the growth between census's would be.
For example, if Palm Coast, FL maintained a 7.2% growth for 10 years it would grow by 72% in that span
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07-02-2008, 03:09 PM
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Glad to see New Orleans bouncing back.
Atlanta adding another 1.6 million in the next 10 years? That just makes me shudder.
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07-02-2008, 03:55 PM
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Those numbers have changed somewhat since last year. For instance, several counties in Florida which were previously booming are now reporting completely flat growth.
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07-02-2008, 04:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by censusdata
Just multiply the one year percent growth by 10 to see what the growth between census's would be.
For example, if Palm Coast, FL maintained a 7.2% growth for 10 years it would grow by 72% in that span
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actually it would be right around 100% growth, not 72%, you need to factor in the compounding growth, not just the growth over the 2000 or 2006 base |
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07-02-2008, 04:37 PM
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It's amazing what is happening to many of American's traditionally dominant cities.
New York only adding 33,273? (less than Nashville, Minneapolis, etc)
Boston only adding 17,183? (less than Richmond VA, Boise ID)
Philly only adding 17,128? (less than Bakersfield CA, Tucson)
St Louis only adding 9,987? (less than Louisville KY, Columbia SC)
It's amazing how high taxes can decimate even a metro area with a high average income
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07-02-2008, 05:05 PM
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el gringo loco
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheseGoTo11
actually it would be right around 100% growth, not 72%, you need to factor in the compounding growth, not just the growth over the 2000 or 2006 base
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Ah, yes... the rule of 70. Professor Dakan is rolling in his grave right now  |
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07-02-2008, 06:39 PM
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High taxes aren't what is hurting those cities. New York and Boston are prohibitively expensive cost-of-living wise, you could have no taxes and they would still be too expensive. Philadelphia and Saint Louis have lousy (and unfounded) reputations that will dog them for some time yet, that is only compounded by marginal economy in Saint Louis. The taxes in Memphis and Birmingham aren't much, yet those cities aren't growing at any rate either.
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07-02-2008, 07:13 PM
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Are the new stats for 07-08 up yet? I know they were supposed to be set for July 1st....
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