MORE THAN 90% OF GROWTH CONTINUES IN SUBURBS
USA Major Metropolitan Areas: Suburban and Core City Growth: 2000 to 2004
HIGHLIGHTS |
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93% of metropolitan growth in suburbs |
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111% of Chicago growth in suburbs |
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98% of Denver growth in suburbs |
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97% of Portland growth in suburbs |
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95% of Seattle growth in suburbs |
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Modern low populations reached in 2004 in core cities of Albany, Schenectady, Birmingham, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, Detroit, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester, St. Louis, Washington & Baltimore. |
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County Based Metropolitan Area |
Historical Core City (ies) |
Suburbs |
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Metropolitan Area |
2000 |
2004 |
Change |
2000 |
2004 |
Change |
2000 |
2004 |
Change |
Share of Gain in Suburbs |
Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY |
1,118 |
1,142 |
24 |
156 |
155 |
(1) |
962 |
986 |
24 |
103.3% |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL |
4,548 |
5,034 |
486 |
416 |
419 |
3 |
4,132 |
4,615 |
483 |
99.4% |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
1,250 |
1,412 |
163 |
660 |
682 |
22 |
589 |
730 |
141 |
86.8% |
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL |
1,130 |
1,161 |
32 |
243 |
233 |
(10) |
887 |
928 |
41 |
130.5% |
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH |
5,716 |
5,809 |
93 |
589 |
569 |
(20) |
5,127 |
5,240 |
113 |
121.4% |
Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY |
1,254 |
1,238 |
(17) |
293 |
283 |
(10) |
961 |
955 |
(7) |
40.7% |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC |
1,897 |
2,068 |
171 |
558 |
594 |
36 |
1,339 |
1,473 |
134 |
78.7% |
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI |
9,312 |
9,608 |
296 |
2,896 |
2,862 |
(34) |
6,416 |
6,746 |
330 |
111.4% |
Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN |
2,050 |
2,101 |
50 |
331 |
314 |
(17) |
1,719 |
1,786 |
67 |
134.0% |
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH |
2,946 |
2,942 |
(4) |
477 |
459 |
(19) |
2,468 |
2,484 |
15 |
Loss |
Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH |
1,835 |
1,921 |
85 |
712 |
730 |
18 |
1,123 |
1,191 |
68 |
79.1% |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
5,377 |
5,932 |
555 |
1,730 |
1,814 |
84 |
3,647 |
4,118 |
471 |
84.9% |
Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH |
1,085 |
1,081 |
(4) |
166 |
160 |
(6) |
919 |
921 |
2 |
Loss |
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO |
2,449 |
2,609 |
160 |
554 |
557 |
3 |
1,895 |
2,052 |
157 |
98.0% |
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI |
5,358 |
5,429 |
71 |
951 |
900 |
(51) |
4,406 |
4,529 |
122 |
171.6% |
Fresno-Madera, CA |
923 |
1,006 |
83 |
429 |
458 |
29 |
494 |
548 |
54 |
65.4% |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI |
1,255 |
1,307 |
52 |
198 |
195 |
(3) |
1,057 |
1,112 |
55 |
105.2% |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC |
1,415 |
1,474 |
59 |
410 |
423 |
13 |
1,004 |
1,051 |
46 |
78.3% |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC |
1,128 |
1,173 |
45 |
56 |
56 |
0 |
1,072 |
1,117 |
45 |
99.6% |
Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT |
1,258 |
1,299 |
41 |
124 |
125 |
1 |
1,134 |
1,174 |
40 |
98.2% |
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX |
4,815 |
5,281 |
466 |
1,957 |
2,013 |
56 |
2,858 |
3,268 |
410 |
88.0% |
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN |
1,844 |
1,939 |
96 |
782 |
784 |
2 |
1,062 |
1,155 |
93 |
97.5% |
Jacksonville, FL |
1,123 |
1,225 |
103 |
736 |
778 |
42 |
387 |
448 |
61 |
59.0% |
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,901 |
1,993 |
92 |
442 |
444 |
3 |
1,460 |
1,548 |
89 |
96.9% |
Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV |
1,408 |
1,688 |
280 |
480 |
535 |
55 |
929 |
1,154 |
225 |
80.3% |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA |
16,374 |
17,516 |
1,142 |
3,695 |
3,846 |
151 |
12,679 |
13,671 |
992 |
86.8% |
Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN |
1,292 |
1,334 |
42 |
551 |
556 |
5 |
741 |
778 |
36 |
87.6% |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
1,205 |
1,250 |
45 |
680 |
672 |
(8) |
525 |
578 |
53 |
117.9% |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL |
5,008 |
5,362 |
354 |
362 |
380 |
17 |
4,645 |
4,982 |
337 |
95.1% |
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI |
1,690 |
1,710 |
20 |
597 |
584 |
(13) |
1,093 |
1,126 |
34 |
165.6% |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI |
3,272 |
3,437 |
166 |
670 |
651 |
(19) |
2,602 |
2,787 |
184 |
111.3% |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Columbia, TN |
1,381 |
1,471 |
89 |
546 |
547 |
1 |
836 |
924 |
88 |
98.7% |
New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA |
1,360 |
1,364 |
3 |
485 |
462 |
(22) |
876 |
901 |
26 |
776.1% |
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA |
21,362 |
21,859 |
497 |
8,009 |
8,104 |
95 |
13,353 |
13,755 |
402 |
80.8% |
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK |
1,161 |
1,211 |
50 |
506 |
528 |
22 |
655 |
683 |
29 |
56.6% |
Orlando-The Villages, FL |
1,698 |
1,922 |
225 |
191 |
206 |
15 |
1,507 |
1,717 |
210 |
93.5% |
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,834 |
5,952 |
118 |
1,518 |
1,470 |
(47) |
4,316 |
4,482 |
166 |
140.1% |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,252 |
3,715 |
463 |
1,322 |
1,418 |
96 |
1,930 |
2,297 |
367 |
79.2% |
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA |
2,526 |
2,495 |
(31) |
335 |
322 |
(12) |
2,191 |
2,172 |
(19) |
Loss |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA |
1,928 |
2,064 |
136 |
529 |
533 |
4 |
1,399 |
1,531 |
132 |
96.8% |
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA |
1,583 |
1,629 |
46 |
174 |
178 |
5 |
1,409 |
1,451 |
41 |
90.2% |
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC |
1,315 |
1,467 |
153 |
471 |
528 |
58 |
844 |
939 |
95 |
62.2% |
Richmond, VA |
1,097 |
1,154 |
57 |
198 |
192 |
(5) |
899 |
962 |
63 |
109.2% |
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY |
1,132 |
1,136 |
5 |
220 |
212 |
(7) |
912 |
924 |
12 |
254.5% |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV |
1,930 |
2,160 |
230 |
407 |
454 |
47 |
1,523 |
1,705 |
182 |
79.4% |
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
1,469 |
1,559 |
90 |
182 |
179 |
(3) |
1,288 |
1,381 |
93 |
103.5% |
San Antonio, TX |
1,712 |
1,854 |
142 |
1,151 |
1,236 |
85 |
560 |
618 |
57 |
40.3% |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
2,814 |
2,932 |
118 |
1,223 |
1,264 |
40 |
1,590 |
1,668 |
78 |
65.8% |
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
7,093 |
7,160 |
67 |
1,176 |
1,142 |
(34) |
5,916 |
6,017 |
101 |
150.7% |
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA |
3,604 |
3,764 |
159 |
563 |
571 |
8 |
3,041 |
3,192 |
151 |
94.9% |
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL |
2,754 |
2,825 |
70 |
348 |
343 |
(5) |
2,406 |
2,481 |
75 |
107.0% |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,396 |
2,588 |
192 |
552 |
571 |
19 |
1,844 |
2,017 |
173 |
90.3% |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
1,576 |
1,644 |
68 |
234 |
238 |
3 |
1,342 |
1,406 |
64 |
94.9% |
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV |
7,573 |
8,027 |
454 |
1,223 |
1,190 |
(33) |
6,349 |
6,837 |
488 |
107.4% |
Total |
171,785 |
180,436 |
8,651 |
41,900 |
42,504 |
604 |
129,885 |
137,932 |
8,047 |
93.0% |
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Data from US Census Bureau and http://www.demographia.com/db-metmic2004.pdf |
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Historical Core Cities: |
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First city listed except: |
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Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY |
Albany and Schenecdtady |
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Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
Dallas and Fort Worth |
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Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC |
Greensboro and Winston-Salem |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI |
Minneapolis and St. Paul |
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Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC |
Raleigh and Durham |
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San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA |
San Francisco and Oakland |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
Tampa and St. Petersburg |
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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
Norfolk |
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Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV |
Washington and Baltimore |
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