Which large Texas city will come out strongest in the future

[texdav]

Houston because a city with a port will always have a huge advantage espoecailly has the global economy means more and more.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

I've heard of them tossing the idea around & though it may be good for both cities invloved, the name makes absolutely no sense & sounds riddiculous IMO. Lets build an enormous warehouse to store stuff & call it a "Port".

It is called an inland port!

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Originally Posted by Guerilla

HA! No it won't. SA actually grew by less than 300,000 since 2000 (actually, slower than Austin). The Census put it at 1.9 million at the beginning of this year. In ten years, SA may be at 2.5 million. Austin may be just 200,000 behind it. For city proper, it will be awhile before SA gets up to two million.

Wrong!

San Antonio metro was at 2,031,884 as of July 2008
S.A. proper 1,351,000 something as of July 2008.

Since 2000 San Antonio metro grew by over 440,000
1,592,000 to 2,031,000


In 10 years the way San Antonio is growing it will be about 2.7 million and the city not far from the 2 million mark. Overall, metro wise they are pretty comprable, Austin-Round Rock a bit faster.

Bexar county and San Antonio outpaced Austin and travis county in overall population growth.

[Trae713]

Look at when he posted that...

[imaterry78259]

SA will boom due its stable economy and military investments

[Lucidus]

Here is an interesting way to approach this question that comes from Lifeshadower's thread in the General U.S. section.

Economic Geography: How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?

"Economic Geography: How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?"

Texas

2008 Population: 24,326,974
GSP: $1,223,511,000,000

Dallas Ft. Worth Arlington*
2008 Population: 6,300,006 (25.90% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $379,863,000,000 (31.05% of Texas' GSP)

Houston Sugarland Baytown
2008 Population: 5,728,143 (23.55% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $403,202,000,000 (32.95% of Texas' GSP)

San Antonio
2008 Population: 2,031,445 (8.35% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $80,896,000,000 (6.61% of Texas' GSP)

Austin Round Rock
2008 Population: 1,652,602 (6.79% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $80,077,000,000 (6.54% of Texas' GSP)

El Paso
2008 Population: 742,062 (3.05% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $26,353,000,000 (2.15% of Texas' GSP)

Midland Odessa (my CSA)**
2008 Population: 260,435 (1.07% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $17,125,000,000 (1.40% of Texas' GSP)

Based on this analysis I would say the probable outcome will look like this:

Top Tier:

1. Houston
2. DFW*

Second Tier:

3. Austin
4. San Antonio

Third Tier:

5. El Paso

* The data that I was working from didn't separate Dallas and Ft. Worth so my apologies to the people of Ft. Worth.

** I am not suggesting that Midland Odessa will be a major metro in Texas, I only included it because the original thread asked " How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?" But I did this same analysis for the minor metros in west Texas and Midland Odessa was the only one in which the %GSP was greater than %population.

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Originally Posted by Lucidus

Here is an interesting way to approach this question that comes from Lifeshadower's thread in the General U.S. section.

Economic Geography: How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?

"Economic Geography: How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?"

Texas

2008 Population: 24,326,974
GSP: $1,223,511,000,000

Dallas Ft. Worth Arlington*
2008 Population: 6,300,006 (25.90% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $379,863,000,000 (31.05% of Texas' GSP)

Houston Sugarland Baytown
2008 Population: 5,728,143 (23.55% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $403,202,000,000 (32.95% of Texas' GSP)

San Antonio
2008 Population: 2,031,445 (8.35% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $80,896,000,000 (6.61% of Texas' GSP)

Austin Round Rock
2008 Population: 1,652,602 (6.79% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $80,077,000,000 (6.54% of Texas' GSP)

El Paso
2008 Population: 742,062 (3.05% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $26,353,000,000 (2.15% of Texas' GSP)

Midland Odessa (my CSA)**
2008 Population: 260,435 (1.07% of Texas' population)
2008 GMP: $17,125,000,000 (1.40% of Texas' GSP)

Based on this analysis I would say the probable outcome will look like this:

Top Tier:

1. Houston
2. DFW*

Second Tier:

3. Austin
4. San Antonio

Third Tier:

5. El Paso

* The data that I was working from didn't separate Dallas and Ft. Worth so my apologies to the people of Ft. Worth.

** I am not suggesting that Midland Odessa will be a major metro in Texas, I only included it because the original thread asked " How much does your metro area contribute to your state's economy?" But I did this same analysis for the minor metros in west Texas and Midland Odessa was the only one in which the %GSP was greater than %population.

I'm sure the cost of living has some effect on those numbers. I wouldn't put Austin in front of San Antonio.