2019 Urban Area estimates... (places, size, south, Phoenix)

[mjlo]

Originally Posted by somewhereoutthere15

You're right. The outer suburbs and larger/denser than normal downtown area do make it feel larger. I guess I was alluding to the fact that you don't have to stray too far from downtown to find some shockingly low-density areas and hills.

Understood/Agreed. Based on numbers and my experience that's fairly common in the built environment among new south cities though too.

[somewhereoutthere15]

Developers have been doing a better job at creating infill lately, especially in some of the northern areas of town that still have open space. It's exciting to see.

[BamaDave]

The UA population for Birmingham does indicate the "feel" to me better than MSA when making comparisons to other southern peer cities. Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans are essentially peers based on MSA population, but Birmingham feels substantially smaller than New Orleans to me and significantly smaller than Memphis.

[mrfoe]

Originally Posted by murksiderock

The 82 UAs with 500k+ populations as of 2019:

New York 18,680,025 (+1.79)
Los Angeles 12,531,334 (+3.13)
Chicago 8,586,888 (-.25)
Miami 6,076,316 (+10.43)
Dallas-Fort Worth 5,910,669 (+15.4)
Houston 5,724,418 (+15.78)
Philadelphia 5,540,199 (+1.82)
Atlanta 5,151,496 (+14.09)
Washington 5,066,973 (+10.47)
Boston 4,465,966 (+6.82)
Phoenix 4,187,723 (+15.39)
Detroit 3,731,486 (-.07)
San Francisco-Oakland 3,557,982 (+8.43)
Seattle 3,530,752 (+15.41)
San Diego 3,178,495 (+7.5)

Minneapolis-St Paul 2,885,614 (+8.85)
Tampa-St Petersburg 2,771,700 (+13.52)
Denver 2,709,398 (+14.12)
Baltimore 2,270,087 (+3.01)
Las Vegas 2,165,405 (+14.81)
St Louis 2,144,317 (-.3)
Riverside-San Bernardino 2,112,239 (+9.29)
Portland 2,072,553 (+12.04)
San Antonio 2,036,324 (+15.82)
Sacramento 1,882,358 (+9.21)
San Jose 1,797,166 (+7.97)
Orlando 1,792,047 (+18.64)
Cleveland 1,742,437 (-2.15)
Pittsburgh 1,719,289 (-.84)
Austin 1,685,522 (+23.72)

Cincinnati 1,684,800 (+3.69)
Indianapolis 1,636,763 (+10.04)
Kansas City 1,602,005 (+5.44)
Columbus 1,547,862 (+13.14)
Charlotte 1,526,465 (+22.17)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk 1,475,522 (+2.49)
Milwaukee 1,390,046 (+.99)
Providence 1,204,385 (+1.13)
Jacksonville 1,165,107 (+9.38)
Salt Lake City 1,135,747 (+11.21)
Nashville 1,081,876 (+11.58)
Raleigh 1,073,795 (+21.35)
Memphis 1,072,330 (+1.16)
Richmond 1,025,117 (+7.5)
Louisville 1,004,821 (+3.32)

New Orleans 957,783 (+6.46)
Bridgeport 948,918 (+2.77)
Oklahoma City 947,247 (+9.95)
Buffalo 926,607 (-.99)
Hartford 918,434 (-.69)
Tucson 883,127 (+4.74)
Honolulu 834,138 (+3.95)
McAllen, Tx 805,270 (+10.49)
El Paso 798,217 (-.61)
Omaha 791,432 (+9.16)
Albuquerque 762,853 (+2.9)
Birmingham 753,721 (+.56)
Sarasota 727,388 (+13.08)
Dayton 723,844 (-.03)
Rochester 720,189 (-.05)

Fresno 702,486 (+7.31)
Tulsa 698,349 (+6.54)
Allentown 688,658 (+3.61)
Concord, Ca 667,250 (+8.33)
Fort Myers 649,339 (+22.45)
Charleston 645,413 (+17.69)
Colorado Springs 621,332 (+11.07)
Springfield 615,728 (-.9)
Grand Rapids 615,273 (+7.95)
Ogden 615,015 (+12.63)
Columbia 609,689 (+10.9)
Baton Rouge 605,449 (+1.87)
Knoxville 603,685 (+8.05)
Mission Viejo, Ca 600,802 (+2.93)
Albany 590,823 (-.7)

Akron 570,375 (+.15)
New Haven 566,683 (+.68)
Provo 563,884 (+16.79)
Bakersfield 556,892 (+6.28)
Murrieta, Ca 524,133 (+18.7)
Des Moines 519,180 (+15.36)
Worcester 516,483 (+6.16)

parentheses is % change since 2010 UA release...

Chicago is shrinking.

[kimumingyu]

Originally Posted by mrfoe

Chicago is shrinking.

Yes, we been knew. So are 11 others.

[mrfoe]

Originally Posted by kimumingyu

Yes, we been knew. So are 11 others.

I agree. But it seems to shrink faster each year

[kimumingyu]

Originally Posted by mrfoe

I agree. But it seems to shrink faster each year

Please share the data, thanks.

[Shakeesha]

Originally Posted by kimumingyu

Please share the data, thanks.

He does not have it.

[kcmo]

Why would Lee's Summit not be part of Kansas City? That would add nearly 100,000 to KC's urbanized area. It's a suburb that borders the city.

[TheTimidBlueBars]

How has the El Paso UA lost .61% of its population since 2010 while the city has grown by 5.0%? Has the city annexed a few stagnant neighborhoods recently, which were already part of the UA but added to the city's population?