PCSA Estimates (state, rates, Atlanta, people)

[scrantiX]

PCSA in 2020 with current growth rates, not factoring any county inclusions or exclusions.

1. NYC 23,113,121
2. LA 19,513,510
3. Chicagoland 10,036,453
4. DC/Baltimore 9,733,867
5. SF Bay Area 8,228,950
6. Dallas/Ft. Wham 7,979,845
7. Boston 7,895,068
8. Houston 7,171,931
9. Philadelphia 6,762,515
10. Miami 6,408,555
11. Atlanta 6,368,167
12. Detroit 5,127,508
13. Seattle 4,759,608
14. Phoenix 4,755,679
15. Minneapolis 3,933,150
16. Denver 3,624,042
17. San Diego 3,453,361
18. Orlando 3,163,528
19. Tampa 3,115,091
20. St. Louis 2,915,671
21. Cleveland 2,795,113
22. Charlotte 2,722,151
23. Sacramento 2,681,680
24. San Antonio 2,561,860
25. Portland 2,518,777
26. Pittsburgh 2,470,497
27. Austin 2,299,815
28. Indianapolis 2,263,118
29. Columbus 2,248,116
30. Kansas City 2,249,293
31. Cincinnati 2,234,838
32. Las Vegas 2,140,103
33. Raleigh 2,119,325
34. Salt Lake City 1,998,022
35. Nashville 1,892,978
36. Milwaukee 1,801,620
37. Virginia Beach 1,737,371
38. Greensboro 1,697,144
39. Louisville 1,532,475
40. Oklahoma City 1,529,661
41. Jacksonville 1,462,836

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[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by scrantiX

6. Dallas/Ft. Wham 7,979,845

Fort Wham? I kinda like it!!! One thing to note. County inclusions might have played a role in some of those "current growth" rates.

[PDX_LAX]

Would have thought Raleigh and Las Vegas would be higher.

[scrantiX]

Originally Posted by PDX_LAX

Would have thought Raleigh and Las Vegas would be higher.

Well Raleigh is growing faster than every city before it and behind it (sans Austin) but there are too many metros all close to each other in population to make that jump in just 10 years. Austin manages to do it but that's because it's expected to grow by 575K which is higher than larger metros like Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Minneapolis.

Miami and SF Bay Area are the biggest surprises, they have sped up since the last decade. Las Vegas is the wildcard, as the economy recovers, I wonder what it means for Vegas real estate and tourism. Time will tell.

[Spade]

So Orlando would pass Tampa. That would be odd.

[scrantiX]

Originally Posted by Spade

So Orlando would pass Tampa. That would be odd.

It passed Tampa in 2010 but they are growing almost equally so they will have the same relationship DC/Miami/Atlanta, Houston/Dallas, Austin/San Antonio, Denver/San Diego, and Phoenix/Seattle have.

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[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by PDX_LAX

Would have thought Raleigh and Las Vegas would be higher.

I suspect that Raleigh's may be higher. It usually outstrips projected growth rates. That said, I don't think it's significantly off....maybe 150,000, maybe less?

[scrantiX]

Originally Posted by urbancharlotte

County inclusions might have played a role in some of those "current growth" rates.

We find out in June '13 which counties will be added or removed.

There wont be many surprises, if any. Barnstable maybe seems ready for inclusion into Greater Boston, Walworth into Chicagoland, Las Cruces into El Paso, Dutchess into NYC MSA, San Joaquin into SF Bay Area. Those are the obvious ones.

[Lifeshadower]

Originally Posted by urbancharlotte

NC has 3 CSAs on this list and no MLB teams in the entire state. Weird if you ask me...

Would you even watch MLB? There's a whole bunch of people who think its a dying sport.

I always assumed that MLB fans in NC would be very strongly into the Braves, Nationals, and Orioles.

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

I thought Phoenix was growing like gangbusters (still, according to the projections), yet Seattle eclipses it by 2020 and its population is nearly stable?