Metro growth rates (income, taxes, living)

[JMT]

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

[JMT]

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

[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

[Iconographer]

Glad to see New Orleans bouncing back.
Atlanta adding another 1.6 million in the next 10 years? That just makes me shudder.

[tablemtn]

Those numbers have changed somewhat since last year. For instance, several counties in Florida which were previously booming are now reporting completely flat growth.

[TheseGoTo11]

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

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

[censusdata]

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

[censusdata]

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

Ah, yes... the rule of 70. Professor Dakan is rolling in his grave right now

[Minnehahapolitan]

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.

[radraja]

Are the new stats for 07-08 up yet? I know they were supposed to be set for July 1st....