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Old 04-19-2019, 10:25 AM
 
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Since the issue of how KC's growth compares to other cities came up in another thread I started, I thought I'd link this article. Metro growth numbers can be a bit misleading because a lot of the growth is organic, literally. It's based on births outnumbering deaths rather than people moving in. This article discusses migration patterns. As you'll see, for domestic migration in particular, KC is eeking out positive numbers. So it could be worse. But it wouldn't take much to go negative. St. Louis is doing poorly. These numbers are a few years old now. But this is the most recent data I could find that's easy to digest. I thought some people might find it interesting.

https://www.sbcmag.info/news/2014/ma...nents-shifting

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Old 04-19-2019, 01:53 PM
 
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You can find the complete and up to date data on the Census Bureau's website.

For domestic migration, KC has been trending a little bit better more recently than the data you linked from 2013. 2017 was the peak year with a net domestic migration of +8,531. The data for 2018 just came out and shows +5,203 for domestic migration. Down a bit from last year, but still a solid number.

For comparison to other Midwest Metros, St Louis was -9,471. Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee were all negative. Cinci was about flat. Indy, Columbus and MSP all performed slightly better than KC in the +6-8k range.

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...estimates.html
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Old 05-10-2019, 04:09 PM
 
Location: South St. Louis City
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Not sure where you are getting St. Louis losing 9400 people. That is not accurate. While not impressive, the metro area saw slight gains. The trends reflect North St. Louis City losing population, St. Louis County gaining very slightly and St. Charles County seeing big gains. The westward migration continues. You can get a lot of house (new house) in St. Charles County, for the money. That and great school districts have led to that westward migration. Not to mention many major employers, General Motors, Mastercard, Citi-Mortgage and Nike have larger operations out there.


https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/...ill-among.html




"The Census Bureau reports data for the city of St. Louis, which is independent of any county, along with the state’s counties as primary subdivisions of the state.
The St. Louis metropolitan statistical area, which includes the city as well as six counties in Missouri and eight counties in Illinois, had an estimated population of 2,805,465 as of July 2018, losing 385 residents from July 2017. That put the metro area at No. 20 for population, right behind the Denver area.
The Census Bureau also looked at population changes over an eight-year period.
From 2010 to 2018, the city of St. Louis’ population fell 5.1%, by 16,437 residents, to an estimated 302,838.
However, over the same period, the entire St. Louis metropolitan area gained 17,713 residents, with total population rising 0.6% to 2,805,465, according to the Census estimates.
The larger metropolitan area’s gain was due in part to a 10.7% jump in St. Charles County population from 2010 to 2018, which gained 38,688 residents to total 399,182.
St. Louis County lost 2,041 residents over the eight-year period, falling 0.2% to a population of 996,945, according to the estimates."
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Old 05-10-2019, 06:11 PM
 
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The numbers we were discussimg are for net domestic migration, not overall population. St. Louis population was about flat because the natural increase (more births than deaths) and international migration were enough to cancel out domestic migration losses.

The numbers are all from the Census Bureau.
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Old 05-16-2019, 10:25 AM
 
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With the new abortion ban now law in Missouri, it will be interesting to see how that plays out with attracting businesses and young professionals to KC and St Louis.
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Old 05-16-2019, 10:53 AM
 
Location: Kansas City North
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With the new abortion ban now law in Missouri, it will be interesting to see how that plays out with attracting businesses and young professionals to KC and St Louis.
Ugh more reason to dislike my state. It's obviously a deterrent now.
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Old 05-16-2019, 01:56 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC area
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Missouri used to be a moderate swing state. What the hell happened? I mean, they are right next to Kansas and have watched that state drag its image through the mud. I guess Missouri wants some of that national attention too.
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Old 05-16-2019, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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Missouri used to be a moderate swing state. What the hell happened? I mean, they are right next to Kansas and have watched that state drag its image through the mud. I guess Missouri wants some of that national attention too.
Actually, Kansas is looking downright decent on reproductive rights, by comparison.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/poli...230487959.html
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Old 05-17-2019, 05:36 PM
 
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With the new abortion ban now law in Missouri, it will be interesting to see how that plays out with attracting businesses and young professionals to KC and St Louis.
Missouri is doing the right thing, and more states will be following. I believe this law will bring the right businesses and young professionals to our state.
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Old 05-17-2019, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Edmonds, WA
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Missouri is doing the right thing, and more states will be following. I believe this law will bring the right businesses and young professionals to our state.
No.... if Missouri keeps acting like an Alabama, it’s eventually going to turn into an Alabama.
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