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In its first teaser release, the Raleigh MSA is one of only 4 MSAs to rank in the top 25 in both percentage growth and numerical growth between 2015 and 2016. The others were Austin, Orland and Las Vegas.
The Raleigh MSA topped 1.3 million in the latest estimate. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/pres...7/cb17-44.html
It seems Raleigh and Austin are the 2 safest bets for continued growth in the future.
Orlando is up there, but considering it's a retirement destination and the economic situation isn't as great as the other 2, I'd be surprised to see it to continue to grow at this pace for the next 10-15 years.
Las Vegas. I'm still speechless at Vegas's continued population growth for a variety of reasons. I don't understand it. But I'm no expert.
It seems Raleigh and Austin are the 2 safest bets for continued growth in the future.
Orlando is up there, but considering it's a retirement destination and the economic situation isn't as great as the other 2, I'd be surprised to see it to continue to grow at this pace for the next 10-15 years.
Las Vegas. I'm still speechless at Vegas's continued population growth for a variety of reasons. I don't understand it. But I'm no expert.
Super cheap place only a few hours drive away from a super expensive place.
Touristy hotspot where you don't need a lot of education to get into the biggest field of employment.
Super cheap place only a few hours drive away from a super expensive place.
Touristy hotspot where you don't need a lot of education to get into the biggest field of employment.
I'll add that NV offers Californians an income tax free alternative as well. When Californians retire, a lot of them choose AZ and NV to reduce their costs of living across the board.
It seems Raleigh and Austin are the 2 safest bets for continued growth in the future.
Orlando is up there, but considering it's a retirement destination and the economic situation isn't as great as the other 2, I'd be surprised to see it to continue to grow at this pace for the next 10-15 years.
Las Vegas. I'm still speechless at Vegas's continued population growth for a variety of reasons. I don't understand it. But I'm no expert.
Of the 4, Austin and Raleigh are the ones that offer what most would consider a "professional economy". Certainly there are professional jobs in Orlando and Las Vegas but both are overweighted in lower paying tourism, retail and service industry jobs.
Of the 4, Austin and Raleigh are the ones that offer what most would consider a "professional economy". Certainly there are professional jobs in Orlando and Las Vegas but both are overweighted in lower paying tourism, retail and service industry jobs.
True on all counts.
Interestingly, Orlando and Las Vegas are both home to the largest public universities in their states (UCF and UNLV). The cities would do well to leverage their presence, much as the Triangle and (I suspect) Austin have done.
Also Raleigh has surpassed New Orleans, and Louisville, Kentucky in population. Next in line Memphis, TN. Which should be overtaken within the next year.
Also Raleigh has surpassed New Orleans, and Louisville, Kentucky in population. Next in line Memphis, TN. Which should be overtaken within the next year.
Raleigh will likely pass Memphis with the 2018 report. With Memphis basically treading water, it's still a bit out of reach for the 2017 estimates if the Raleigh MSA continues to grow by 30-32K per year.
Raleigh passed N.O. and Richmond the previous year and overtook Louisville with this latest report.
Durham-Chapel Hill MSA grew to 559,535. The Census estimates downward adjusted the 2015 estimates across the board and I know that knocked Raleigh's estimate by about 2k. I suppose a similar thing happened to Durham-Chapel Hill but I haven't seen a data set for it yet so I don't know for sure. The previous 2015 estimate for Durham-Chapel Hill was 552,493 but I suspect that the adjusted number is in the 551K range. This would mean that the D-CH MSA grew by about 8K and change over the last year.
If I am calculating correctly, it looks like the Triangle CSA is up to 2,154,924. I'm not sure what the adjusted baseline 2015 number is but it was previously 2,117,103. It was probably adjusted to the 2,114,000 range.
Yes, Durham was adjusted down to 551,237 for 2015.
The CSA is at 2,156,253. The 2015 estimate was adjusted down to 2,113,080.
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