Portland, Phoenix & Los Angeles Density and
Density Trends
Portland & Los Angeles Density Profile Chart
Portland & Phoenix Density Profile Chart
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DENSITY & DENSITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT: SUMMARY |
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1990 |
2000 |
Density of New Development |
Compared to Portland |
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Los Angeles |
5,368 |
5,790 |
15,486 |
3.58 |
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Phoenix |
3,599 |
4,090 |
5,822 |
1.35 |
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Portland |
3,635 |
3,783 |
4,321 |
1.00 |
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DATA |
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Population |
Urbanized Land Area (Square Miles) |
Population Density |
Change |
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LOS ANGELES |
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Census Tracts >1,000 Density |
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1990 |
13,468,209 |
2,509 |
5,368 |
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2000 |
15,161,706 |
2,618 |
5,790 |
7.9% |
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Change & Density of New Development |
1,693,497 |
109 |
15,486 |
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Census Urbanized Area |
11,789,487 |
1,668 |
7,068 |
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PHOENIX |
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Census Tracts >1,000 Density |
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1990 |
1,912,457 |
531 |
3,599 |
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2000 |
2,789,439 |
682 |
4,090 |
13.6% |
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Change & Density of New Development |
876,982 |
151 |
5,822 |
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Census Urbanized Area |
2,907,049 |
799 |
3,638 |
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PORTLAND |
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Census Tracts >1,000 Density |
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1990 |
932,262 |
256 |
3,635 |
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2000 |
1,236,497 |
327 |
3,783 |
4.1% |
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Change & Density of New Development |
304,235 |
70 |
4,321 |
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Census Urbanized Area |
1,583,138 |
474 |
3,340 |
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Calculated from US Census Bureau data. |
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Density of new development based upon census tracts with 1,000 or more density because urbanized area definitional changes make comparisons between 2000 and previous years invalid. |
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