Houston Could Pass Chicago as Third-Largest City in U.S. in Next Decade (Schaumburg: 2014, houses)

[chicagogeorge]

The Second City may soon get knocked down from its spot as the third-largest city in America.
Demographers predict Houston, Texas, could jump into the third place slot within the next 10 years, Reuters reported.
Houston’s population is estimated to be between 2.54 million and 2.7 million by 2025, while Chicago will be at 2.5 million, according to Reuters, which cited official data from both states provided for their health departments.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau released earlier this year showed Houston is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. The report estimated the Texas city grew by 1.6 percent between 2013 and 2014, with an increase of 35,752 residents. That would bring Houston’s population to 2,239,588 residents.
About 2.72 million people live in the Windy City, but the city saw the slowest growth rate of any of the top 10 cities in the U.S. from 2013-2014, census data showed. The city grew by just 82 residents during the one-year period, an increase of just .003 percent, officials said.

Houston Could Pass Chicago as Third-Largest City in U.S. in Next Decade | NBC Chicago


Interesting thing is that I also thought that Chicago's population would dip to 2.5 million within the next 10-15 years

[Chicago South Sider]

This is old news. There are already several threads on this topic floating around here.

[Bluefox]

Woohoo.. Doesn't change the fact that it's still Houston.

[chicagogeorge]

Yeah but this story is from today and those other threads are buried.

[steeps]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Houston Could Pass Chicago as Third-Largest City in U.S. in Next Decade | NBC Chicago

Interesting thing is that I also thought that Chicago's population would dip to 2.5 million within the next 10-15 years

I doubt it... a lot could happen in that time. Houston Proper is 600 sq./miles to Chicago's 230 sq./miles. The difference is in density. Chicago last decade was said by the census to have lost 200,000 people. To this next one of a gain.... no matter how small. Is still a turnaround.

Some forget NYC lost 1 million people in the 70s and still lost in the 80s. Now it is ever increasing again.

Chicago is NOT prone to Natural disasters and never will run out of Water or have Sea levels, if they rise. Become a issue. Though Lake Michigan levels are at a all time high. Their beaches can experience more erosion. No high or low tides or city threatened.

This thread was done not long ago to. //www.city-data.com/forum/city-...dp-2020-a.html It probably should be in the General US or City vs. City one there? For a WIDER selection of feedbacks.

Even another one saying Houston already is the nations 3rd city on the Houston forum. //www.city-data.com/forum/houst...gest-city.html

[KerrTown]

Originally Posted by steeps

I doubt it... a lot could happen in that time. Houston Proper is 600 sq./miles to Chicago's 230 sq./miles. The difference is in density. Chicago last decade was said by the census to have lost 200,000 people. To this next one of a gain.... no matter how small. Is still a turnaround.

An excuse to make up for the continued migration to the suburbs. The corruption has gotten so bad that people are actually leaving the state.

Some forget NYC lost 1 million people in the 70s and still lost in the 80s. Now it is ever increasing again.

Immigrants from other countries (who don't know any better). Most of the East Coasters make up the domestic migrants to the West Coast. Oddly enough, most of the domestic migrants to the East Coast are from the rural Midwest.

Chicago is NOT prone to Natural disasters and never will run out of Water or have Sea levels, if they rise. Become a issue. Though Lake Michigan levels are at a all time high. Their beaches can experience more erosion. No high or low tides or city threatened.

The St. Laurence River would backup into the Great Lakes. Chicago, east of the Des Plaines River, is actually a basin similar to the Los Angeles Basin.

Still bashing Houston because it's in the South? Well Chicago is in flyover country. Boosters who live in glass houses should not throw stones!

[NOLA101]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Immigrants from other countries (who don't know any better). Most of the East Coasters make up the domestic migrants to the West Coast. Oddly enough, most of the domestic migrants to the East Coast are from the rural Midwest.

The previous poster was just making up numbers. NYC lost population during one decade- the 1970's. It had a massive gain in population in the 1980's. NYC has had strong population growth for nearly four decades.

In contrast, Chicago has had, more or less, nonstop stagnation or population loss for about 70 years.

Houston has been in a nonstop population boom basically since founding.

Population trends are pretty dissimilar between Chicago, Houston and NYC. They don't share much of any demographic similarities.

[Chicago South Sider]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

Still bashing Houston because it's in the South? Well Chicago is in flyover country. Boosters who live in glass houses should not throw stones!

I think people bash Houston because it's Schaumburg, IL on steroids.

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by KerrTown

An excuse to make up for the continued migration to the suburbs. The corruption has gotten so bad that people are actually leaving the state.


Immigrants from other countries (who don't know any better). Most of the East Coasters make up the domestic migrants to the West Coast. Oddly enough, most of the domestic migrants to the East Coast are from the rural Midwest.



The St. Laurence River would backup into the Great Lakes. Chicago, east of the Des Plaines River, is actually a basin similar to the Los Angeles Basin.

Still bashing Houston because it's in the South? Well Chicago is in flyover country. Boosters who live in glass houses should not throw stones!

Houston = Heat/humidity/BUGS! Big ass bugs. Never seen such huge insects in my life. Hey if you love it great. I don't know about Chicago but we have a ton of Texans in Kansas City, people looking to escape the harsh summers or who can appreciate four actual seasons other than HOT! and less hot. At my company they have to twist people's arms to move them to Texas but if you're in the right industries there is money to be made. But it's not a very desirable place to live IMO.

[emathias]

Originally Posted by chicagogeorge

Houston Could Pass Chicago as Third-Largest City in U.S. in Next Decade | NBC Chicago


Interesting thing is that I also thought that Chicago's population would dip to 2.5 million within the next 10-15 years

The 2.5 million projection was based on a 2010 estimate that projected we'd be below 2.6 million now. We're not, so that casts the rest of the projection into doubt. Houston may someday pass Chicago, but it probably won't happen by 2025, and even when it does it will be decades after that the metro area of Houston passes Chicago's metro area.