California

 

Data for California show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Los Angeles, 3,792,621; San Diego, 1,307,402; San Jose, 945,942; San Francisco, 805,235; and Fresno, 494,665. Los Angeles grew by 2.6 percent since the 2000 Census. San Diego grew by 6.9 percent, San Jose grew by 5.7 percent, San Francisco grew by 3.7 percent, and Fresno grew by 15.7 percent.

 

The largest county is Los Angeles, with a population of 9,818,605. Its population grew by 3.1 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include San Diego, with a population of 3,095,313 (increase of 10.0 percent); Orange, 3,010,232 (increase of 5.8 percent); Riverside, 2,189,641 (increase of 41.7 percent); and San Bernardino, 2,035,210 (increase of 19.1 percent).

 

 

The top 20 for each category:

 

COUNTY

 

1 1 Los Angeles County………………………………………….. 9519338 9818605 299267 3.1

2 3 San Diego County…………………………………………… 2813833 3095313 281480 10.0

3 2 Orange County………………………………………………… 2846289 3010232 163943 5.8

4 6 Riverside County…………………………………………….. 1545387 2189641 644254 41.7

5 4 San Bernardino County…………………………………………… 1709434 2035210 325776 19.1

6 5 Santa Clara County………………………………………………….. 1682585 1781642 99057 5.9

7 7 Alameda County……………………………………………. 1443741 1510271 66530 4.6

8 8 Sacramento County……………………………………………. 1223499 1418788 195289 16.0

9 9 Contra Costa County………………………………………….. 948816 1049025 100209 10.6

10 10 Fresno County……………………………………………….. 799407 930450 131043 16.4

11 14 Kern County……………………………………………….. 661645 839631 177986 26.9

12 12 Ventura County……………………………………………….. 753197 823318 70121 9.3

13 11 San Francisco County ……………………………………….. 776733 805235 28502 3.7

14 13 San Mateo County…………………………………………… 707161 718451 11290 1.6

15 15 San Joaquin County………………………………………….. 563598 685306 121708 21.6

16 17 Stanislaus County……………………………………………. 446997 514453 67456 15.1

17 16 Sonoma County…………………………………………… 458614 483878 25264 5.5

18 21 Tulare County…………………………………………………. 368021 442179 74158 20.2

19 19 Santa Barbara County………………………………………….. 399347 423895 24548 6.1

20 18 Monterey County………………………………………………. 401762 415057 13295 3.3

 

INCORPORATED PLACE

 

1 1 Los Angeles city……………………………………………….. 3694820 3792621 97801 2.6

2 2 San Diego city………………………………………………….. 1223400 1307402 84002 6.9

3 3 San Jose city…………………………………………………. 894943 945942 50999 5.7

4 4 San Francisco city …………………………………………… 776733 805235 28502 3.7

5 6 Fresno city…………………………………………………. 427652 494665 67013 15.7

6 7 Sacramento city………………………………………………. 407018 466488 59470 14.6

7 5 Long Beach city………………………………………………… 461522 462257 735 0.2

8 8 Oakland city………………………………………………… 399484 390724 -8760 -2.2

9 12 Bakersfield city………………………………………………. 247057 347483 100426 40.6  :-o :-o :-o

10 10 Anaheim city……………………………………………………. 328014 336265 8251 2.5

11 9 Santa Ana city……………………………………………………….. 337977 324528 -13449 -4.0

12 11 Riverside city……………………………………………………… 255166 303871 48705 19.1

13 13 Stockton city……………………………………………………. 243771 291707 47936 19.7

14 19 Chula Vista city………………………………………………… 173556 243916 70360 40.5

15 14 Fremont city……………………………………………………. 203413 214089 10676 5.2

16 28 Irvine city……………………………………………………… 143072 212375 69303 48.4

17 18 San Bernardino city……………………………………………………. 185401 209924 24523 13.2

18 17 Modesto city……………………………………………………… 188856 201165 12309 6.5

19 20 Oxnard city…………………………………………………….. 170358 197899 27541 16.2

20 35 Fontana city…………………………………………………… 128929 196069 67140 52.1

Full list of cities over 100,000 as of 3/8/11:

 

(Not all California cities are included as there are too many of them to count)

 

Los Angeles city, CA: 3,792,621 (+97,801)

Chicago city, IL: 2,695,598 (-200,418)

Houston city, TX: 2,099,451 (+145,820)

San Antonio city, TX: 1,327,407 (+182,761)

San Diego city, CA: 1,307,402 (+84,002)

Dallas city, TX: 1,197,816 (+9,236)

San Jose city, CA: 945,942 (+50,999)

Indianapolis city, IN: 829,718 (+37,792)

San Francisco city, CA: 805,235 (+28,502)

Austin city, TX: 790,390 (+133,828)

Fort Worth city, TX: 741,206 (+206,512)

Charlotte city, NC: 731,424 (+190,596)

El Paso city, TX: 649,121 (+85,459)

Baltimore city, MD: 620,961 (-30,193)

Seattle city, WA: 608,660 (+45,286)

Washington D.C.: 601,723 (+29,664)

Denver city, CO: 600,158 (+45,522)

Portland city, OR: 583,776 (+54,655)

Las Vegas city, NV: 583,756 (+105,322)

Oklahoma City city, OK: 579,999 (+73,867)

Fresno city, CA: 494,665 (+67,013)

Sacramento city, CA: 466,488 (+59,470)

Long Beach city, CA: 462,257 (+735)

Kansas City city, MO: 459,787 (+18,242)

Virginia Beach city, VA: 437,994 (+12,737)

Colorado Springs city, CO: 416,427 (+55,537)

Omaha city, NE: 408,958 (+18,951)

Raleigh city, NC: 403,892 (+127,799)

Tulsa city, OK: 391,906 (-1,143)

Oakland city, CA: 390,724 (-8,760)

Honolulu CDP (incl. East Honolulu) 387,170 (+15,513)

Wichita city, KS: 382,368 (+38,084)

Arlington city, TX: 365,438 (+32,469)

Bakersfield city, CA: 347,483 (+100,426)

New Orleans city, LA: 343,829 (-140,845)

Anaheim city, CA: 336,265 (+8,251)

Aurora city, CO: 325,078 (+48,685)

Santa Ana city, CA: 324,528 (-13,449)

St. Louis city, MO: 319,294 (-28,895)

Corpus Christi city, TX: 305,215 (+27,761)

Riverside city, CA: 303,871 (+48,705)

Stockton city, CA: 291,707 (+47,936)

Newark city, NJ: 277,140 (+3,594)

Greensboro city, NC: 269,666 (+45,775)

Plano city, TX: 259,841 (+37,811)

Lincoln city, NE: 258,379 (+32,798)

Henderson city, NV: 257,729 (+82,348)

Fort Wayne city, IN: 253,691 (+47,964)

Jersey City city, NJ: 247,597 (+7,542)

Chula Vista city, CA: 243,916 (+70,360)

Norfolk city, VA: 242,803 (+8,400)

Laredo city, TX: 236,091 (+59,515)

Winston-Salem city, NC: 229,617 (+43,841)

Lubbock city, TX: 229,573 (+30,009)

Baton Rouge city, LA: 229,493 (+1,675)

Durham city, NC: 228,330 (+41,295)

Garland city, TX: 226,876 (+11,108)

Reno city, NV: 225,221 (+44,741)

Chesapeake city, VA: 222,209 (+23,025)

North Las Vegas city, NV: 216,961 (+101,473)

Irving city, TX: 216,290 (+24,675)

Fremont city, CA: 214,089 (+10,676)

Irvine city, CA: 212,375 (+69,303)

Birmingham city, AL: 212,237 (-30,583)

San Bernardino city, CA: 209,924 (+24,523)

Spokane city, WA: 208,916 (+13,287)

Montgomery city, AL: 205,764 (+4,196)

Richmond city, VA: 204,214 (+6,424)

Des Moines city, IA: 203,433 (+4,751)

Modesto city, CA: 201,165 (+12,309)

Fayetteville city, NC: 200,564 (+79,549)

Shreveport city, LA: 199,311 (-834)

Tacoma city, WA: 198,397 (+4,841)

Aurora city, IL: 197,899 (+54,909)

Oxnard city, CA: 197,899 (+27,541)

Fontana city, CA: 196,069 (+67,140)

Mobile city, AL: 195,111 (-3,804)

Little Rock city, AR: 193,524 (+10,391)

Amarillo city, TX: 190,695 (+17,068)

Salt Lake City city, UT: 186,440 (+4,697)

Newport News city, VA: 180,719 (+569)

Huntsville city, AL: 180,105 (+21,889)

Grand Prairie city, TX: 175,396 (+47,969)

Brownsville city, TX: 175,023 (+35,301)

Jackson city, MS: 173,514 (-10,742)

Overland Park city, KS: 173,372 (+24,292)

Vancouver city, WA: 161,791 (+18,231)

Springfield city, MO: 159,498 (+7,918)

Eugene city, OR: 156,185 (+18,292)

Salem city, OR: 154,637 (+17,713)

Sioux Falls city, SD: 153,888 (+29,913)

Rockford city, IL: 152,871 (+2,756)

Pasadena city, TX: 149,043 (+7,369)

Joliet city, IL: 147,433 (+41,212)

Paterson city, NJ: 146,199 (-3,023)

Kansas City city, KS: 145,786 (-1,080)

Fort Collins city, CO: 143,986 (+25,334)

Lakewood city, CO: 142,980 (-1,146)

Naperville city, IL: 141,853 (+13,495)

Alexandria city, VA: 139,966 (+11,683)

Mesquite city, TX: 139,824 (+15,301)

Hampton city, VA: 137,436 (-9,001)

Cary town, NC: 135,234 (+40,698)

McKinney city, TX: 131,117 (+76,748)

McAllen city, TX: 129,877 (+23,463)

West Valley City city, UT: 129,480 (+20,584)

Killeen city, TX: 127,921 (+41,010)

Topeka city, KS: 127,473 (+5,096)

Cedar Rapids city, IA: 126,326 (+5,568)

Olathe city, KS: 125,872 (+32,910)

Elizabeth city, NJ: 124,969 (+4,401)

Waco city, TX: 124,805 (+11,079)

Bellevue city, WA: 122,363 (+12,794)

Lafayette city, LA: 120,623 (+10,366)

Carrollton city, TX: 119,097 (+9,521)

Thornton city, CO: 118,772 (+36,388)

Beaumont city, TX: 118,296 (+4,430)

Evansville city, IN: 117,429 (-4,153)

Abilene city, TX: 117,063 (+1,133)

Independence city, MO: 116,830 (+3,542)

Springfield city, IL: 116,250 (+4,796)

Peoria city, IL: 115,007 (+2,071)

Denton city, TX: 113,383 (+32,846)

Provo city, UT: 112,488 (+7,322)

Midland city, TX: 111,147 (+16,151)

Norman city, OK: 110,925 (+15,231)

Columbia city, MO: 108,500 (+23,969)

Elgin city, IL: 108,188 (+13,701)

Pueblo city, CO: 106,595 (+4,474)

Wilmington city, NC: 106,476 (+30,638)

Arvada city, CO: 106,433 (+4,280)

Westminster city, CO: 106,114 (+5,174)

Gresham city, OR: 105,594 (+15,389)

Wichita Falls city, TX: 104,553 (+356)

High Point city, NC: 104,371 (+18,532)

West Jordan city, UT: 103,712 (+35,376)

Everett city, WA: 103,019 (+11,531)

South Bend city, IN: 101,168 (-6,621)

Centennial city, CO: 100,377 (n/a)

San Francisco was a great surprise, San Jose and Los Angeles had lower results than expecting, Sacramento is officially larger than Long Beach, and Oakland... :(

All of California's 100k+ cities

 

Los Angeles city, CA: 3,792,621 (+97,801)

San Diego city, CA: 1,307,402 (+84,002)

San Jose city, CA: 945,942 (+50,999)

San Francisco city, CA: 805,235 (+28,502)

Fresno city, CA: 494,665 (+67,013)

Sacramento city, CA: 466,488 (+59,470)

Long Beach city, CA: 462,257 (+735)

Oakland city, CA: 390,724 (-8,760)

Bakersfield city, CA: 347,483 (+100,426)

Anaheim city, CA: 336,265 (+8,251)

Santa Ana city, CA: 324,528 (-13,449)

Riverside city, CA: 303,871 (+48,705)

Stockton city, CA: 291,707 (+47,936)

Chula Vista city, CA: 243,916 (+70,360)

Fremont city, CA: 214,089 (+10,676)

Irvine city, CA: 212,375 (+69,303)

San Bernardino city, CA: 209,924 (+24,523)

Modesto city, CA: 201,165 (+12,309)

Oxnard city, CA: 197,899 (+27,541)

Fontana city, CA: 196,069 (+67,140)

Moreno Valley city, CA: 193,365 (+50,984)

Glendale city, CA: 191,719 (-3,254)

Huntington Beach city, CA: 189,992 (+398)

Santa Clarita city, CA: 176,320 (+25,232)

Garden Grove city, CA: 170,883 (+5,687)

Santa Rosa city, CA: 167,815 (+20,220)

Oceanside city, CA: 167,086 (+6,057)

Rancho Cucamonga city, CA: 165,269 (+37,526)

Ontario city, CA: 163,924 (+5,917)

Lancaster city, CA: 156,633 (+37,915)

Elk Grove city, CA: 153,015 (+93,031)

Palmdale city, CA: 152,750 (+36,080)

Corona city, CA: 152,374 (+27,378)

Salinas city, CA: 150,441 (-619)

Pomona city, CA: 149,058 (-415)

Torrance city, CA: 145,438 (+7,492)

Hayward city, CA: 144,186 (+4,156)

Escondido city, CA: 143,911 (+10,352)

Sunnyvale city, CA: 140,081 (+8,321)

Pasadena city, CA: 137,122 (+3,186)

Orange city, CA: 136,416 (+7,595)

Fullerton city, CA: 135,161 (+9,158)

Thousand Oaks city, CA: 126,683 (+9,678)

East Los Angeles CDP, CA: 126,496 (+2,213)

Visalia city, CA: 124,442 (+32,877)

Simi Valley city, CA: 124,237 (+12,886)

Concord city, CA: 122,067 (+287)

Roseville city, CA: 118,788 (+38,867)

Santa Clara city, CA: 116,468 (+14,107)

Vallejo city, CA: 115,942 (-818)

Victorville city, CA: 115,903 (+51,873)

El Monte city, CA: 113,475 (-2,490)

Berkeley city, CA: 112,580 (+9,758)

Downey city, CA: 111,772 (+4,449)

Costa Mesa city, CA: 109,960 (+1,236)

Inglewood city, CA: 109,673 (-2,907)

Ventura city, CA: 106,433 (+5,517)

West Covina city, CA: 106,098 (+1,018)

Norwalk city, CA: 105,549 (+2,251)

Carlsbad city, CA: 105,328 (+27,081)

Fairfield city, CA: 105,321 (+9,143)

Richmond city, CA: 103,701 (+4,485)

Murrieta city, CA: 103,466 (+59,184)

Burbank city, CA: 103,340 (+3,024)

Antioch city, CA: 102,372 (+11,840)

Daly City city, CA: 101,123 (-2,498)

Temecula city, CA: 100,097 (+42,381)

 

68 cities in all.

^That is a mind-blowing list.  Thanks for all the sorting and posting in this thread, by the way- it is much appreciated.

Over half of California kids are now latinos

Over half of California kids are now latinos

 

It's happening nationwide, even in Ohio.  Foreign-born residents were probably the biggest % of population growth for most major cities.  Columbus' Asian and Hispanic populations are up 60-90% in the last decade.

Full list of cities over 100,000 as of 3/10/11:

 

Los Angeles city, CA: 3,792,621 (+97,801)

Chicago city, IL: 2,695,598 (-200,418)

Houston city, TX: 2,099,451 (+145,820)

Philadelphia city, PA: 1,526,006 (+8,456)

San Antonio city, TX: 1,327,407 (+182,761)

San Diego city, CA: 1,307,402 (+84,002)

Dallas city, TX: 1,197,816 (+9,236)

San Jose city, CA: 945,942 (+50,999)

Indianapolis city, IN: 829,718 (+37,792)

San Francisco city, CA: 805,235 (+28,502)

Austin city, TX: 790,390 (+133,828)

Columbus city, OH: 787,033 (+75,563)

Fort Worth city, TX: 741,206 (+206,512)

Charlotte city, NC: 731,424 (+190,596)

El Paso city, TX: 649,121 (+85,459)

Baltimore city, MD: 620,961 (-30,193)

Seattle city, WA: 608,660 (+45,286)

Washington D.C.: 601,723 (+29,664)

Denver city, CO: 600,158 (+45,522)

Portland city, OR: 583,776 (+54,655)

Las Vegas city, NV: 583,756 (+105,322)

Oklahoma City city, OK: 579,999 (+73,867)

Fresno city, CA: 494,665 (+67,013)

Sacramento city, CA: 466,488 (+59,470)

Long Beach city, CA: 462,257 (+735)

Kansas City city, MO: 459,787 (+18,242)

Virginia Beach city, VA: 437,994 (+12,737)

Colorado Springs city, CO: 416,427 (+55,537)

Omaha city, NE: 408,958 (+18,951)

Raleigh city, NC: 403,892 (+127,799)

Cleveland city, OH: 396,815 (-81,588)

Tulsa city, OK: 391,906 (-1,143)

Oakland city, CA: 390,724 (-8,760)

Honolulu CDP (incl. East Honolulu) 387,170 (+15,513)

Wichita city, KS: 382,368 (+38,084)

Arlington city, TX: 365,438 (+32,469)

Bakersfield city, CA: 347,483 (+100,426)

New Orleans city, LA: 343,829 (-140,845)

Anaheim city, CA: 336,265 (+8,251)

Aurora city, CO: 325,078 (+48,685)

Santa Ana city, CA: 324,528 (-13,449)

St. Louis city, MO: 319,294 (-28,895)

Pittsburgh city, PA: 305,704 (-28,859)

Corpus Christi city, TX: 305,215 (+27,761)

Riverside city, CA: 303,871 (+48,705)

Cincinnati city, OH: 296,943 (-34,342)

Stockton city, CA: 291,707 (+47,936)

Toledo city, OH: 287,208 (-26,411)

Newark city, NJ: 277,140 (+3,594)

Greensboro city, NC: 269,666 (+45,775)

Plano city, TX: 259,841 (+37,811)

Lincoln city, NE: 258,379 (+32,798)

Henderson city, NV: 257,729 (+82,348)

Fort Wayne city, IN: 253,691 (+47,964)

Jersey City city, NJ: 247,597 (+7,542)

Chula Vista city, CA: 243,916 (+70,360)

Norfolk city, VA: 242,803 (+8,400)

Laredo city, TX: 236,091 (+59,515)

Winston-Salem city, NC: 229,617 (+43,841)

Lubbock city, TX: 229,573 (+30,009)

Baton Rouge city, LA: 229,493 (+1,675)

Durham city, NC: 228,330 (+41,295)

Garland city, TX: 226,876 (+11,108)

Reno city, NV: 225,221 (+44,741)

Chesapeake city, VA: 222,209 (+23,025)

North Las Vegas city, NV: 216,961 (+101,473)

Irving city, TX: 216,290 (+24,675)

Fremont city, CA: 214,089 (+10,676)

Irvine city, CA: 212,375 (+69,303)

Birmingham city, AL: 212,237 (-30,583)

San Bernardino city, CA: 209,924 (+24,523)

Spokane city, WA: 208,916 (+13,287)

Montgomery city, AL: 205,764 (+4,196)

Richmond city, VA: 204,214 (+6,424)

Des Moines city, IA: 203,433 (+4,751)

Modesto city, CA: 201,165 (+12,309)

Fayetteville city, NC: 200,564 (+79,549)

Shreveport city, LA: 199,311 (-834)

Akron city, OH: 199,110 (-17,964)

Tacoma city, WA: 198,397 (+4,841)

Aurora city, IL: 197,899 (+54,909)

Oxnard city, CA: 197,899 (+27,541)

Fontana city, CA: 196,069 (+67,140)

Mobile city, AL: 195,111 (-3,804)

Little Rock city, AR: 193,524 (+10,391)

Moreno Valley city, CA: 193,365 (+50,984)

Glendale city, CA: 191,719 (-3,254)

Amarillo city, TX: 190,695 (+17,068)

Huntington Beach city, CA: 189,992 (+398)

Salt Lake City city, UT: 186,440 (+4,697)

Newport News city, VA: 180,719 (+569)

Huntsville city, AL: 180,105 (+21,889)

Santa Clarita city, CA: 176,320 (+25,232)

Grand Prairie city, TX: 175,396 (+47,969)

Brownsville city, TX: 175,023 (+35,301)

Jackson city, MS: 173,514 (-10,742)

Overland Park city, KS: 173,372 (+24,292)

Garden Grove city, CA: 170,883 (+5,687)

Santa Rosa city, CA: 167,815 (+20,220)

Oceanside city, CA: 167,086 (+6,057)

Rancho Cucamonga city, CA: 165,269 (+37,526)

Ontario city, CA: 163,924 (+5,917)

Vancouver city, WA: 161,791 (+18,231)

Springfield city, MO: 159,498 (+7,918)

Lancaster city, CA: 156,633 (+37,915)

Eugene city, OR: 156,185 (+18,292)

Salem city, OR: 154,637 (+17,713)

Sioux Falls city, SD: 153,888 (+29,913)

Elk Grove city, CA: 153,015 (+93,031)

Rockford city, IL: 152,871 (+2,756)

Palmdale city, CA: 152,750 (+36,080)

Corona city, CA: 152,374 (+27,378)

Salinas city, CA: 150,441 (-619)

Pomona city, CA: 149,058 (-415)

Pasadena city, TX: 149,043 (+7,369)

Joliet city, IL: 147,433 (+41,212)

Paterson city, NJ: 146,199 (-3,023)

Kansas City city, KS: 145,786 (-1,080)

Torrance city, CA: 145,438 (+7,492)

Bridgeport city, CT: 144,229 (+4,700)

Hayward city, CA: 144,186 (+4,156)

Fort Collins city, CO: 143,986 (+25,334)

Escondido city, CA: 143,911 (+10,352)

Lakewood city, CO: 142,980 (-1,146)

Naperville city, IL: 141,853 (+13,495)

Dayton city, OH: 141,527 (-24,652)

Sunnyvale city, CA: 140,081 (+8,321)

Alexandria city, VA: 139,966 (+11,683)

Mesquite city, TX: 139,824 (+15,301)

Hampton city, VA: 137,436 (-9,001)

Pasadena city, CA: 137,122 (+3,186)

Orange city, CA: 136,416 (+7,595)

Cary town, NC: 135,234 (+40,698)

Fullerton city, CA: 135,161 (+9,158)

McKinney city, TX: 131,117 (+76,748)

McAllen city, TX: 129,877 (+23,463)

New Haven city, CT: 129,779 (+6,153)

West Valley City city, UT: 129,480 (+20,584)

Killeen city, TX: 127,921 (+41,010)

Topeka city, KS: 127,473 (+5,096)

Thousand Oaks city, CA: 126,683 (+9,678)

East Los Angeles CDP, CA: 126,496 (+2,213)

Cedar Rapids city, IA: 126,326 (+5,568)

Olathe city, KS: 125,872 (+32,910)

Elizabeth city, NJ: 124,969 (+4,401)

Waco city, TX: 124,805 (+11,079)

Hartford city, CT: 124,775 (+3,197)

Visalia city, CA: 124,442 (+32,877)

Simi Valley city, CA: 124,237 (+12,886)

Stamford city, CT: 122,643 (+5,560)

Bellevue city, WA: 122,363 (+12,794)

Concord city, CA: 122,067 (+287)

Lafayette city, LA: 120,623 (+10,366)

Carrollton city, TX: 119,097 (+9,521)

Roseville city, CA: 118,788 (+38,867)

Thornton city, CO: 118,772 (+36,388)

Beaumont city, TX: 118,296 (+4,430)

Allentown city, PA: 118,032 (11,400)

Evansville city, IN: 117,429 (-4,153)

Abilene city, TX: 117,063 (+1,133)

Frisco city, TX: 116,989 (+83,275)

Independence city, MO: 116,830 (+3,542)

Santa Clara city, CA: 116,468 (+14,107)

Springfield city, IL: 116,250 (+4,796)

Vallejo city, CA: 115,942 (-818)

Victorville city, CA: 115,903 (+51,873)

Peoria city, IL: 115,007 (+2,071)

El Monte city, CA: 113,475 (-2,490)

Denton city, TX: 113,383 (+32,846)

Berkeley city, CA: 112,580 (+9,758)

Provo city, UT: 112,488 (+7,322)

Downey city, CA: 111,772 (+4,449)

Midland city, TX: 111,147 (+16,151)

Norman city, OK: 110,925 (+15,231)

Waterbury city, CT: 110,366 (+3,095)

Costa Mesa city, CA: 109,960 (+1,236)

Inglewood city, CA: 109,673 (-2,907)

Columbia city, MO: 108,500 (+23,969)

Elgin city, IL: 108,188 (+13,701)

Pueblo city, CO: 106,595 (+4,474)

Wilmington city, NC: 106,476 (+30,638)

Arvada city, CO: 106,433 (+4,280)

Ventura city, CA: 106,433 (+5,517)

Westminster city, CO: 106,114 (+5,174)

West Covina city, CA: 106,098 (+1,018)

Gresham city, OR: 105,594 (+15,389)

Norwalk city, CA: 105,549 (+2,251)

Carlsbad city, CA: 105,328 (+27,081)

Fairfield city, CA: 105,321 (+9,143)

Wichita Falls city, TX: 104,553 (+356)

High Point city, NC: 104,371 (+18,532)

West Jordan city, UT: 103,712 (+35,376)

Richmond city, CA: 103,701 (+4,485)

Murrieta city, CA: 103,466 (+59,184)

Burbank city, CA: 103,340 (+3,024)

Everett city, WA: 103,019 (+11,531)

Antioch city, CA: 102,372 (+11,840)

Erie city, PA: 101,786 (-1,931)

South Bend city, IN: 101,168 (-6,621)

Daly City city, CA: 101,123 (-2,498)

Centennial city, CO: 100,377 (n/a)

Temecula city, CA: 100,097 (+42,381)

Ouch, Cleveland is now under 400,000. Not sure what they could do to really offset further population loss, although it would seem that it would have to plateau at some point, but this is the largest loss since 1970-1980. It seems like Cleveland puts out a positive image nationwide of making great strides with the coverage it gets. Having some of the state's top chefs certainly didn't hurt in putting it on the map. Would a good connection with its burbs pull some investment and population back into the city? (ie, a light rail line serving the high-income areas around Solon and Woodmere).

Would a good connection with its burbs pull some investment and population back into the city? (ie, a light rail line serving the high-income areas around Solon and Woodmere).

 

I feel like Cleveland has a better shot of attracting outsiders than its own suburbanites.

 

I'd like to see that rail line happen, but more for the benefit of city dwellers seeking employment out that way. 

Schools.  For Cleveland, it really is that simple.... or complicated (whichever way you want to look at it)

^Very complicated. There are very complex socioeconomic issues that must be addressed.

I can't think of any examples of cities that have lost as much population as the midwest metros that wasn't caused by war or disease ever truly rebounded. Examples?

Wow, Philly gained population?  I know parts of it have boomed, but I wouldn't have guessed it was enough to make up for the declining areas.

Center City and the NE and Far Northeast had growth (which surprised me too), West Philly and North Philly to the city line declined. Philly picked up a lot of Latino and Asian immigrants which helped.

I can't think of any examples of cities that have lost as much population as the midwest metros that wasn't caused by war or disease ever truly rebounded. Examples?

 

Boston is getting close. And if weren't for the losses this past decade, Chicago was getting close too. It was really heating up in the 90's. The problem with most older cities in the Northeast and Midwest is that they'll recover for a decade or two, and then revert back to their old ways (still attractive to yuppies/hipsters, but out-migration of families). Boston is the only one that is showing some legs. Philadelphia has at least hit bottom, so it's probably on track too. Outside our region, there are better examples of cities that lost significant population and recovered. Seattle lost over 60,000 people in the 70's and 80's, and it recovered everything and then some. San Francisco lost about 100,000 people from 1950 to 1980, recovered everything, and started growing again (despite already having very high density). The Pacific coast seems to make fast rebounds. Seattle and San Francisco recovered remarkably fast. I think this proves that economy is everything. And there is also the issue of stock. Cities need to maintain considerable density and functional urbanism in order to recover. Notice what Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco all have in common- limited wholesale clearance. The cities were down, but not even close to dead.

 

Ohio's cities are more like Detroit. Our hole is extremely deep. Recovery is always slower than decline. It would probably take 100 years of sustained growth before Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Toledo get back to peak urban levels. But it could happen if the economy is there to support it. I can't think of any cities that lost 50% of their population that recovered, but there are cities that lost 25% of their population that recovered pretty well. Cincinnati has lost over 40% of its population. Toledo has lost close to 40% of its population (in 1950 boundary area). Akron has lost close to 40% of its population (in 1950 boundary area). Cleveland has lost 60% of its population. Dayton may have lost over 60% of its population (in 1950 boundary area). Youngstown has lost close to 65% of its population. And to be fair, even Columbus (excluding post-WW2 annex areas) has lost at least 25-30% of its population. Don't believe the hype, Columbus is doing well compared to the rest Ohio, but it has had substantial urban losses. Most of the growth has been in suburban annex areas. It's going to take decades to recover in the 1950 boundary area.

 

Yeah, we've got a long way to go. When losing 40% of your population is considered good, you know you're in trouble. Our losses are among the worst in the history of America. That doesn't mean things are hopeless. Cities rise, fall, and sometimes rise again. Keep in mind Ohio's losses are almost entirely due to suburban sprawl, not regional loss (though that is starting to happen in the Cleveland, Toledo, and Dayton areas). What Ohio has is potential. If Charlotte or Raleigh ever lost 50% of their population, would people want to move back there? They never were significant urban cities, so it's unlikely they would see an urban recovery like Boston, San Francisco, or Seattle did. Ohio's cities were urban meccas in the pre-WW2 era, and you can still see evidence of that. I'd say that gives them potential that isn't found in a lot of the modern sprawlers. We just need to worry about all the suburban sprawl in Ohio. The biggest enemies of urbanity in Ohio are fellow Ohioans.

wow cleveland's loss is incredible -- not totally unexpected, but still what shock to see! that's already like NE ohio shipped parma down to columbus or something. i cringe to see the complete metro results. and i had expected akron to be stable at least, that was an even bigger shock relatively speaking. in the 300k's now, oh no thats like being invisible in the fed's eyes -- nuts!

Getting beyond the hand-wringing.  This shrinking thing will become the norm soon for a lot of places.  This has been the case in Germany.  The German "International Building Exhibtion" (a bit of misnomer) did a project for an entire German state, Saxony-Anhalt, to address shrinkage issues:

 

Less is the Future

 

Saxony-Anhalt is almost like the US midwest in that its a flat, glaciated ag region that has a network of small and mid-sized cities that experienced industrialization in the later 19th and 20th century.

 

They are seeing the same things the  "Midwest" is seeing, decling urban and rural populations and de-industrialization, through a mix of outmigration and demographic transition (deaths exceeding births). 

 

So this was one way of studying coping mechanisms and approaches that accepts demographic  decline, addressing the consequences of population loss.

 

 

 

 

^Anyone know when Michigan comes out?

 

Seriously folks, I asked nicely.  Keep the discussion to "2010 US Census results", not "my random thoughts on some city I do or don't like".  Thanks.

Apparently Nashville-Davidson County grew ten percent to about 626,000.

 

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20110316/NEWS01/110316011/2010-Census-Clarksville-population-tops-132-000?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

With the amount of foreclosures Cleveland saw during the last few years, I would at least expect a similar percentage sized drop-off in Detroit, if not larger.  Detroit may be kissing 700,000 now. 

That would be so funny if Columbus was bigger that Detroit now.  Not ha-ha funny, but still.

It IS "bigger" than Detroit.... by a pretty large margin - 210 sq mi vs. 140 sq mi

Wow i thought Atlanta had well over 500k. The new Census shows it has 420k

Wow i thought Atlanta had well over 500k. The new Census shows it has 420k

 

Didn't the 2009 estimate have it at 524k or something?

 

EDIT: Per Wikipedia, "As of 2009 Atlanta had an estimated population of about 540,922 people."

 

I had some serious doubts about that estimate considering Atlanta's population numbers in 1990 (around 398k) and 2000 (around 410k).  That would have been quite the urban explosion.

 

So Cleveland's not that bad off after all!  We're almost as big as Atlanta! :)

Maybe estimates are so so unreliable.

Looks as though 3 metro's passed the Cincinnati MSA. Orlando, Sacramento and San Antonio.

Cincinnati MSA 2,130,151

Cincinnati CSA 2,172,191

 

The -50k from Hamilton county took a HUGE hit compared to the estimates.

 

- Sacramento MSA: 2,149,127

- San Antonio MSA: 2,142,508

- Orlando MSA: 2,134,411

 

This was not a good decade by the Cincinnati metro. It has been jumped by 4 metro's over the past decade.

Florida

 

Data for Florida show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Jacksonville, 821,784; Miami, 399,457; Tampa, 335,709; St. Petersburg, 244,769; and Orlando, 238,300. Jacksonville grew by 11.7 percent since the 2000 Census. Miami grew by 10.2 percent, Tampa grew by 10.6 percent, St. Petersburg decreased by 1.4 percent, and Orlando grew by 28.2 percent.

 

The largest county is Miami-Dade, with a population of 2,496,435. Its population grew by 10.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Broward, with a population of 1,748,066 (increase of 7.7 percent); Palm Beach, 1,320,134 (increase of 16.7 percent); Hillsborough, 1,229,226 (increase of 23.1 percent); and Orange, 1,145,956 (increase of 27.8 percent).

 

 

Georgia

 

Data for Georgia show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Atlanta, 420,003; Augusta, 200,549; Columbus, 189,885; Savannah, 136,286; and Athens-Clarke County, 116,714. Atlanta grew by 0.8 percent since the 2000 Census. Augusta-Richmond County grew by 0.4 percent, Columbus grew by 1.9 percent, Savannah grew by 3.6 percent, and Athens-Clark County grew by 15.0 percent.

 

The largest county is Fulton, with a population of 920,581. Its population grew by 12.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Gwinnett, with a population of 805,321 (increase of 36.9 percent); DeKalb, 691,893 (increase of 3.9 percent); Cobb, 688,078 (increase of 13.2 percent); and Chatham, 265,128 (increase of 14.3 percent).

 

 

Kentucky

 

Data for Kentucky show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Louisville/Jefferson County, 741,096; Lexington-Fayette, 295,803; Bowling Green, 58,067; Owensboro, 57,265; and Covington, 40,640. Louisville/Jefferson County grew by 189.2 percent since the 2000 Census (Louisville and Jefferson County have consolidated since the 2000 Census). Lexington-Fayette grew by 13.5 percent, Bowling Green grew by 17.8 percent, Owensboro grew by 5.9 percent, and Covington decreased by 6.3 percent.

 

The largest county is Jefferson, with a population of 741,096. Its population grew by 6.8 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Fayette, with a population of 295,803 (increase of 13.5 percent); Kenton, 159,720 (increase of 5.5 percent); Boone, 118,811 (increase of 38.2 percent); and Warren, 113,792 (increase of 23.0 percent).

 

http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb11-cn95.html

 

 

Full list of cities over 100,000 as of 3/18/11:

 

Los Angeles city, CA: 3,792,621 (+97,801)

Chicago city, IL: 2,695,598 (-200,418)

Houston city, TX: 2,099,451 (+145,820)

Philadelphia city, PA: 1,526,006 (+8,456)

Phoenix city, AZ: 1,445,632 (+124,587)

San Antonio city, TX: 1,327,407 (+182,761)

San Diego city, CA: 1,307,402 (+84,002)

Dallas city, TX: 1,197,816 (+9,236)

San Jose city, CA: 945,942 (+50,999)

Indianapolis city, IN: 829,718 (+37,792)

Jacksonville city, FL: 821,784 (+86,167)

San Francisco city, CA: 805,235 (+28,502)

Austin city, TX: 790,390 (+133,828)

Columbus city, OH: 787,033 (+75,563)

Fort Worth city, TX: 741,206 (+206,512)

Louisville city, KY: 741,096 (+484,865)

Charlotte city, NC: 731,424 (+190,596)

El Paso city, TX: 649,121 (+85,459)

Memphis city, TN: 646,889 (-3,211)

Nashville city, TN: 626,681 (+56,790)

Baltimore city, MD: 620,961 (-30,193)

Seattle city, WA: 608,660 (+45,286)

Washington D.C.: 601,723 (+29,664)

Denver city, CO: 600,158 (+45,522)

Milwaukee city, WI: 594,833 (-2,141)

Portland city, OR: 583,776 (+54,655)

Las Vegas city, NV: 583,756 (+105,322)

Oklahoma City city, OK: 579,999 (+73,867)

Albuquerque city, NM: 545,852 (+97,247)

Tucson city, AZ: 520,116 (+33,417)

Fresno city, CA: 494,665 (+67,013)

Sacramento city, CA: 466,488 (+59,470)

Long Beach city, CA: 462,257 (+735)

Kansas City city, MO: 459,787 (+18,242)

Mesa city, AZ: 439,041 (+42,666)

Virginia Beach city, VA: 437,994 (+12,737)

Atlanta city, GA:: 420,003 (+3,529)

Colorado Springs city, CO: 416,427 (+55,537)

Omaha city, NE: 408,958 (+18,951)

Raleigh city, NC: 403,892 (+127,799)

Miami city, FL: 399,457 (+36,987)

Cleveland city, OH: 396,815 (-81,588)

Tulsa city, OK: 391,906 (-1,143)

Oakland city, CA: 390,724 (-8,760)

Honolulu CDP (incl. East Honolulu) 387,170 (+15,513)

Minneapolis city, MN: 382,578 (-40)

Wichita city, KS: 382,368 (+38,084)

Arlington city, TX: 365,438 (+32,469)

Bakersfield city, CA: 347,483 (+100,426)

New Orleans city, LA: 343,829 (-140,845)

Anaheim city, CA: 336,265 (+8,251)

Tampa city, FL: 335,709 (+32,262)

Aurora city, CO: 325,078 (+48,685)

Santa Ana city, CA: 324,528 (-13,449)

St. Louis city, MO: 319,294 (-28,895)

Pittsburgh city, PA: 305,704 (-28,859)

Corpus Christi city, TX: 305,215 (+27,761)

Riverside city, CA: 303,871 (+48,705)

Cincinnati city, OH: 296,943 (-34,342)

Lexington city, KY: 295,803 (+35,291)

Anchorage city, AK: 291,826 (+31,543)

Stockton city, CA: 291,707 (+47,936)

Toledo city, OH: 287,208 (-26,411)

St. Paul city, MN: 285,068 (-2,083)

Newark city, NJ: 277,140 (+3,594)

Greensboro city, NC: 269,666 (+45,775)

Plano city, TX: 259,841 (+37,811)

Lincoln city, NE: 258,379 (+32,798)

Henderson city, NV: 257,729 (+82,348)

Fort Wayne city, IN: 253,691 (+47,964)

Jersey City city, NJ: 247,597 (+7,542)

St. Petersburg city, FL: 244,769 (-3,463)

Chula Vista city, CA: 243,916 (+70,360)

Norfolk city, VA: 242,803 (+8,400)

Orlando city, FL: 238,300 (+52,349)

Chandler city, AZ: 236,123 (+59,542)

Laredo city, TX: 236,091 (+59,515)

Madison city, WI: 233,209 (+25,155)

Winston-Salem city, NC: 229,617 (+43,841)

Lubbock city, TX: 229,573 (+30,009)

Baton Rouge city, LA: 229,493 (+1,675)

Durham city, NC: 228,330 (+41,295)

Garland city, TX: 226,876 (+11,108)

Glendale city, AZ: 226,721 (+7,909)

Reno city, NV: 225,221 (+44,741)

Hialeah city, FL: 224,669 (-1,750)

Chesapeake city, VA: 222,209 (+23,025)

Scottsdale city, AZ: 217,385 (+14,680)

North Las Vegas city, NV: 216,961 (+101,473)

Irving city, TX: 216,290 (+24,675)

Fremont city, CA: 214,089 (+10,676)

Irvine city, CA: 212,375 (+69,303)

Birmingham city, AL: 212,237 (-30,583)

San Bernardino city, CA: 209,924 (+24,523)

Spokane city, WA: 208,916 (+13,287)

Gilbert city, AZ: 208,453 (+98,756)

Montgomery city, AL: 205,764 (+4,196)

Boise city, ID: 205,671 (+19,884)

Richmond city, VA: 204,214 (+6,424)

Des Moines city, IA: 203,433 (+4,751)

Modesto city, CA: 201,165 (+12,309)

Fayetteville city, NC: 200,564 (+79,549)

Augusta city, GA: 200,549 (+774)

Shreveport city, LA: 199,311 (-834)

Akron city, OH: 199,110 (-17,964)

Tacoma city, WA: 198,397 (+4,841)

Aurora city, IL: 197,899 (+54,909)

Oxnard city, CA: 197,899 (+27,541)

Fontana city, CA: 196,069 (+67,140)

Mobile city, AL: 195,111 (-3,804)

Little Rock city, AR: 193,524 (+10,391)

Moreno Valley city, CA: 193,365 (+50,984)

Glendale city, CA: 191,719 (-3,254)

Amarillo city, TX: 190,695 (+17,068)

Huntington Beach city, CA: 189,992 (+398)

Columbus city, GA: 189,885 (+3,594)

Salt Lake City city, UT: 186,440 (+4,697)

Tallahassee city, FL: 181,376 (+30,752)

Newport News city, VA: 180,719 (+569)

Huntsville city, AL: 180,105 (+21,889)

Knoxville city, TN: 178,874 (+4,984)

Santa Clarita city, CA: 176,320 (+25,232)

Grand Prairie city, TX: 175,396 (+47,969)

Brownsville city, TX: 175,023 (+35,301)

Jackson city, MS: 173,514 (-10,742)

Overland Park city, KS: 173,372 (+24,292)

Garden Grove city, CA: 170,883 (+5,687)

Santa Rosa city, CA: 167,815 (+20,220)

Chattanooga city, TN: 167,674 (+12,120)

Oceanside city, CA: 167,086 (+6,057)

Fort Lauderdale city, FL: 165,521 (+13,124)

Rancho Cucamonga city, CA: 165,269 (+37,526)

Port St. Lucie city, FL: 164,603 (+75,834)

Ontario city, CA: 163,924 (+5,917)

Vancouver city, WA: 161,791 (+18,231)

Tempe city, AZ: 161,719 (+3,094)

Springfield city, MO: 159,498 (+7,918)

Lancaster city, CA: 156,633 (+37,915)

Eugene city, OR: 156,185 (+18,292)

Pembroke Pines city, FL: 154,750 (+17,323)

Salem city, OR: 154,637 (+17,713)

Cape Coral city, FL: 154,305 (+52,019)

Peoria city, AZ: 154,065 (+45,701)

Sioux Falls city, SD: 153,888 (+29,913)

Elk Grove city, CA: 153,015 (+93,031)

Rockford city, IL: 152,871 (+2,756)

Palmdale city, CA: 152,750 (+36,080)

Corona city, CA: 152,374 (+27,378)

Salinas city, CA: 150,441 (-619)

Pomona city, CA: 149,058 (-415)

Pasadena city, TX: 149,043 (+7,369)

Joliet city, IL: 147,433 (+41,212)

Paterson city, NJ: 146,199 (-3,023)

Kansas City city, KS: 145,786 (-1,080)

Torrance city, CA: 145,438 (+7,492)

Bridgeport city, CT: 144,229 (+4,700)

Hayward city, CA: 144,186 (+4,156)

Fort Collins city, CO: 143,986 (+25,334)

Escondido city, CA: 143,911 (+10,352)

Lakewood city, CO: 142,980 (-1,146)

Naperville city, IL: 141,853 (+13,495)

Dayton city, OH: 141,527 (-24,652)

Hollywood city, FL: 140,768 (+1,411)

Sunnyvale city, CA: 140,081 (+8,321)

Alexandria city, VA: 139,966 (+11,683)

Mesquite city, TX: 139,824 (+15,301)

Hampton city, VA: 137,436 (-9,001)

Pasadena city, CA: 137,122 (+3,186)

Orange city, CA: 136,416 (+7,595)

Savannah city, GA: 136,286 (+4,776)

Cary town, NC: 135,234 (+40,698)

Fullerton city, CA: 135,161 (+9,158)

Clarksville city, TN: 132,929 (+29,474)

McKinney city, TX: 131,117 (+76,748)

McAllen city, TX: 129,877 (+23,463)

New Haven city, CT: 129,779 (+6,153)

West Valley City city, UT: 129,480 (+20,584)

Killeen city, TX: 127,921 (+41,010)

Topeka city, KS: 127,473 (+5,096)

Thousand Oaks city, CA: 126,683 (+9,678)

East Los Angeles CDP, CA: 126,496 (+2,213)

Cedar Rapids city, IA: 126,326 (+5,568)

Olathe city, KS: 125,872 (+32,910)

Elizabeth city, NJ: 124,969 (+4,401)

Waco city, TX: 124,805 (+11,079)

Hartford city, CT: 124,775 (+3,197)

Visalia city, CA: 124,442 (+32,877)

Gainesville city, FL: 124,354 (+28,907)

Simi Valley city, CA: 124,237 (+12,886)

Stamford city, CT: 122,643 (+5,560)

Bellevue city, WA: 122,363 (+12,794)

Concord city, CA: 122,067 (+287)

Miramar city, FL: 122,041 (+49,302)

Coral Springs city, FL: 121,096 (+3,547)

Lafayette city, LA: 120,623 (+10,366)

Carrollton city, TX: 119,097 (+9,521)

Roseville city, CA: 118,788 (+38,867)

Thornton city, CO: 118,772 (+36,388)

Beaumont city, TX: 118,296 (+4,430)

Allentown city, PA: 118,032 (11,400)

Surprise city, AZ: 117,517 (+86,669)

Evansville city, IN: 117,429 (-4,153)

Abilene city, TX: 117,063 (+1,133)

Frisco city, TX: 116,989 (+83,275)

Independence city, MO: 116,830 (+3,542)

Athens city, GA: 116,714 (+15,225)

Santa Clara city, CA: 116,468 (+14,107)

Springfield city, IL: 116,250 (+4,796)

Vallejo city, CA: 115,942 (-818)

Victorville city, CA: 115,903 (+51,873)

Peoria city, IL: 115,007 (+2,071)

El Monte city, CA: 113,475 (-2,490)

Denton city, TX: 113,383 (+32,846)

Berkeley city, CA: 112,580 (+9,758)

Provo city, UT: 112,488 (+7,322)

Downey city, CA: 111,772 (+4,449)

Midland city, TX: 111,147 (+16,151)

Norman city, OK: 110,925 (+15,231)

Waterbury city, CT: 110,366 (+3,095)

Costa Mesa city, CA: 109,960 (+1,236)

Inglewood city, CA: 109,673 (-2,907)

Murfreesboro city, TN: 108,755 (+39,939)

Columbia city, MO: 108,500 (+23,969)

Elgin city, IL: 108,188 (+13,701)

Clearwater city, FL: 107,685 (-1,102)

Miami Gardens city, FL: 107,167 (n/a)

Rochester city, MN: 106,769 (+20,963)

Pueblo city, CO: 106,595 (+4,474)

Wilmington city, NC: 106,476 (+30,638)

Arvada city, CO: 106,433 (+4,280)

Ventura city, CA: 106,433 (+5,517)

Westminster city, CO: 106,114 (+5,174)

West Covina city, CA: 106,098 (+1,018)

Gresham city, OR: 105,594 (+15,389)

Fargo city, ND: 105,549 (+14,950)

Norwalk city, CA: 105,549 (+2,251)

Carlsbad city, CA: 105,328 (+27,081)

Fairfield city, CA: 105,321 (+9,143)

Wichita Falls city, TX: 104,553 (+356)

High Point city, NC: 104,371 (+18,532)

Billings city, MT: 104,170 (+14,323)

Green Bay city, WI: 104,057 (+1,744)

West Jordan city, UT: 103,712 (+35,376)

Richmond city, CA: 103,701 (+4,485)

Murrieta city, CA: 103,466 (+59,184)

Burbank city, CA: 103,340 (+3,024)

Palm Bay city, FL: 103,190 (+23,777)

Everett city, WA: 103,019 (+11,531)

Antioch city, CA: 102,372 (+11,840)

Erie city, PA: 101,786 (-1,931)

South Bend city, IN: 101,168 (-6,621)

Daly City city, CA: 101,123 (-2,498)

Centennial city, CO: 100,377 (n/a)

Temecula city, CA: 100,097 (+42,381)

 

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau anticipates releasing local-level 2010 Census population counts for Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Official MSA Populations over 1,000,000 as of 3/18/11:

 

Los Angeles 12 828 837 +

Chicago 9 461 105 +

Dallas/Forth Worth 6 371 773 +

Philadelphia 5 965 343 +

Houston 5 946 820 +

Miami 5 564 635 +

Atlanta 5 290 078 +

San Francisco 4 335 391 +

Riverside 4 224 851 +

Phoenix 4 192 887 +

Seattle 3 439 809 +

Minneapolis 3 279 833 +

San Diego 3 095 313 +

Tampa 2 783 243 +

St. Louis 2 754 717 +

Baltimore 2 710 489 +

Denver 2 543 482 +

Pittsburgh 2 356 285 -

Portland 2 226 009 +

Sacramento 2 149 127 +

San Antonio 2 136 508 +

Orlando 2 134 411 +

Cincinnati 2 130 151 +

Cleveland 2 077 240 -

Kansas City 2 035 334 +

Las Vegas 1 951 269 +

San Jose 1 836 911 +

Columbus 1 836 536 +

Indianapolis 1 765 241 +

Austin 1 716 289 +

Hampton Roads 1 671 683 +

Nashville 1 589 934 +

Milwaukee 1 555 908 +

Jacksonville 1 345 596 +

Memphis 1 316 100 +

Louisville 1 283 566 +

Richmond 1 258 251 +

Oklahoma City 1 252 987 +

Hartford 1 212 381 +

New Orleans 1 167 764 -

Raleigh 1 130 490 +

Birmingham 1 128 047 +

Salt Lake City 1 124 197 +

I was just curious if your figure for the Riverside MSA included any part of San Bernardino County. At first, I was wondering how the Los Angeles MSA was a lot lower than the numbers I usually see until I saw that you separated out Riverside, as I see it often referred to as the Los Angeles-Riverside-Long Beach-San Bernardino CMSA (or CSA).

Yes, San Bernardino is a part of Riverside's MSA.  Riverside has been a separate entity in the Census for years, strangely.  I'm with you as it's plainly obvious that it should really be a part of Los Angeles' MSA but that's commuting for ya!  Ditto with San Jose and San Francisco.

Yes, San Bernardino is a part of Riverside's MSA.  Riverside has been a separate entity in the Census for years, strangely.  I'm with you as it's plainly obvious that it should really be a part of Los Angeles' MSA but that's commuting for ya!  Ditto with San Jose and San Francisco.

 

And Cleveland and Akron! :)

^Hopefully that will change someday...but until then...

 

 

 

That's why I used a smiley...I know it's ColDay's favorite topic to debate.

I know I just wanted to use that graphic...

 

I will be interested to see once all of the numbers are out how much growth in the cities around the country is do to natural population (ie birthrate/deathrate), migration and immigration.  Even though the numbers in the NEO cities are pretty grim, the over all region didn't lose that many people, especially when you take growth in surrounding counties into account. So to me that means we are stable, but still expanding outwards.

That's why I used a smiley...I know it's ColDay's favorite topic to debate.

 

I've moved on to the next one ;).

Down in Kentucky, the Louisville metro area grew by 12.3% and Lexington grew by 14%

 

The suprise is the core county of the Louisville metro, Jefferson County (AKA "Louisville Metro" mergerd city/county),  gained people.  47,000 plus or minos, growing by 7%, which is better than its growth rate between 1990 and 2000.  The local paper says this is due to ncrease in minority and immigrant populations.

 

"...Jefferson County, the state's largest which includes Louisville, outpaced its growth from the 1990s and added about 47,500 people during the last decade, the data shows.

 

The increase was fueled largely by surging numbers of Hispanics and Asians, offsetting a continued drop among white residents...."

 

...the whites are moving to the counties surrounding Jefferson, meaning Jefferson is becoming more diverse.  This is actually somewhat noticeable driving around Louisville, seeing this evolve over the years.

 

 

 

 

What nationalities are the "Asians" moving into Ky?  I thought NEO (especially in my nabe on the east side) was getting a serious influx of Indian (at least that general ethnicity) immigrants.... that was until I went to Concord Mills Mall near Charlotte, where it seemed like every other person there was Indian (or that general region of Asia).

For some reason, I'm amused that Minneapolis lost 40 people.  You can put faces to that loss!

Metro/County Census Results So Far (Plus a Brief Look at Jobs)

 

The state redistricting files continue to roll-out, and we’re getting a better picture on total population and some of the racial characteristics of states and localities. Since I generally focus on large metros (greater than one million in population), I wanted to share the Census results so far for large metro areas.

 

More below, courtesy of UrbanOhio's own arenn:

http://www.urbanophile.com/2011/03/17/metrocounty-census-results-so-far-plus-a-brief-look-at-jobs/

 

 

Also, here’s updated US county map showing positive growth in blue, negative growth in red:

 

Here’s a different view, showing counties growing faster than the US average (blue) vs. those declining (red). Note that this is on a percentage change basis. Interesting to see the concentration of growth.

What nationalities are the "Asians" moving into Ky?

 

I think a lot of southeast Asia Asians and Indians from India (which could include Pakistanis and Bangladeshis too).  Louisville has some apartment complexes and charities that are involved with refugee resettelment, so this is probably resulting in chain migration.

 

There's some anecdotal evidence of this, too, in my life, since my nephew goes to one of those math and science magnet schools.  I've been told most of his classmates are various Asian types and some blacks (US blacks, I guess).  That probably says something about immigration in Louisville and the professional/upward mobility aspirations of them.

Looking at those maps I am looking at the areas I travelled through past Fall and see Scranton/Wilkes Barre and the counties between that area and the Delaware River (which was true appalachian mountain country) growing in population.  Interesting to see that since it might explain why the place (Scranton city) didn't seem as wasted/trashed as Dayton, given the even more dire economic histo

 

For Ohio it seems nearly every county in the old Virginia Military District has grown, while the big-ag counties of western Ohio have seen some declines. 

Numbers from Massachusetts were released today (among others).  Apparently at a news conference this morning the Secretary of State presented some highlights on a big poster board...but they were wrong.  For Boston at least.  At the news conference they reported a 14k drop but other sources are reporting a 28k increase.  Can only imagine the emotional roller coaster for city officials.

 

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/03/massachusetts_p.html?p1=News_links

Amazing as it seems. Columbus is Bigger than Detroit now.  Detroit is reported to have 713,777.

I really don't understand comments like "city A is bigger than city B" when comparing cities with wildly different geography and in particular one locked into pre-war limits and one that can expand to include what would normally be suburbs. This is why city populations are useless other than in the context of city government and planning etc.

Amazing as it seems. Columbus is Bigger than Detroit now.  Detroit is reported to have 713,777.

 

Not really.  As I mentioned before, it is quite a bit bigger..... Detroit + Cleveland/Cincy = Columbus.  But take a look at the metro numbers and Detroit still dwarfs C-Bus.  My point is that it shouldn't be anymore suprising than San Antonio being 'bigger' than Atlanta..... or Jacksonville being 'double the size' of Miami.

Columbus is now officially the third largest city in the Midwest, behind Chicago and Indianapolis.

 

 

As for something cool, check out the new 2010 Census - Census Tract Reference Maps:

 

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/pl10_map_suite/tract.html

 

 

Today's news:

 

Massachusetts

 

Data for Massachusetts show that the five most populous cities or towns and their 2010 Census counts are Boston, 617,594; Worcester, 181,045; Springfield, 153,060; Lowell, 106,519; and Cambridge, 105,162. Boston grew by 4.8 percent since the 2000 Census. Worcester grew by 4.9 percent, Springfield grew by 0.6 percent, Lowell grew by 1.3 percent, and Cambridge grew by 3.8 percent.

 

The largest county is Middlesex, with a population of 1,503,085. Its population grew by 2.6 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Worcester, with a population of 798,552 (increase of 6.3 percent); Essex, 743,159 (increase of 2.7 percent); Suffolk, 722,023 (increase of 4.7 percent); and Norfolk, 670,850 (increase of 3.2 percent). 

 

 

Michigan

 

Data for Michigan show that the five most populous incorporated places and their 2010 Census counts are Detroit, 713,777; Grand Rapids, 188,040; Warren, 134,056; Sterling Heights, 129,699; and Lansing, 114,297. Detroit decreased by 25.0 percent since the 2000 Census. Grand Rapids decreased by 4.9 percent, Warren decreased by 3.0 percent, Sterling Heights grew by 4.2 percent, and Lansing decreased by 4.1 percent.

 

The largest county is Wayne, with a population of 1,820,584. Its population decreased by 11.7 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Oakland, with a population of 1,202,362 (increase of 0.7 percent); Macomb, 840,978 (increase of 6.7 percent); Kent, 602,622 (increase of 4.9 percent); and Genesee, 425,790 (decrease of 2.4 percent). 

 

 

New Hampshire

 

Data for New Hampshire show that the five most populous cities or towns and their 2010 Census counts are Manchester, 109,565; Nashua, 86,494; Concord, 42,695; Derry, 33,109; and Dover, 29,987. Manchester grew by 2.4 percent since the 2000 Census. Nashua decreased by 0.1 percent, Concord grew by 4.9 percent, Derry decreased by 2.7 percent, and Dover grew by 11.5 percent.

 

The largest county is Hillsborough, with a population of 400,721. Its population grew by 5.2 percent since 2000. The other counties in the top five include Rockingham, with a population of 295,223 (increase of 6.4 percent); Merrimack, 146,445 (increase of 7.5 percent); Strafford, 123,143 (increase of 9.7 percent); and Grafton, 89,118 (increase of 9.0 percent). 

 

 

As for the 2010 MSA list over 1,000,000 as of 3/22/11:

 

Los Angeles 12 828 837 +

Chicago 9 461 105 +

Dallas/Forth Worth 6 371 773 +

Philadelphia 5 965 343 +

Houston 5 946 820 +

Miami 5 564 635 +

Atlanta 5 290 078 +

Boston 4 552 402 +

San Francisco 4 335 391 +

Detroit 4 296 250 -

Riverside 4 224 851 +

Phoenix 4 192 887 +

Seattle 3 439 809 +

Minneapolis 3 279 833 +

San Diego 3 095 313 +

Tampa 2 783 243 +

St. Louis 2 754 717 +

Baltimore 2 710 489 +

Denver 2 543 482 +

Pittsburgh 2 356 285 -

Portland 2 226 009 +

Sacramento 2 149 127 +

San Antonio 2 136 508 +

Orlando 2 134 411 +

Cincinnati 2 130 151 +

Cleveland 2 077 240 -

Kansas City 2 035 334 +

Las Vegas 1 951 269 +

San Jose 1 836 911 +

Columbus 1 836 536 +

Indianapolis 1 765 241 +

Austin 1 716 289 +

Hampton Roads 1 671 683 +

Nashville 1 589 934 +

Milwaukee 1 555 908 +

Jacksonville 1 345 596 +

Memphis 1 316 100 +

Louisville 1 283 566 +

Richmond 1 258 251 +

Oklahoma City 1 252 987 +

Hartford 1 212 381 +

New Orleans 1 167 764 -

Raleigh 1 130 490 +

Birmingham 1 128 047 +

Salt Lake City 1 124 197 +

Detroit was a 'big' city already - unlike the two old C's, in which corp. limits are quite small relative to their population footprint. It is about 100 sq. miles less than Columbus, but among the larger of the Rust Belt cities.

Northeastern cities [among which I don't include Pittsburgh] seem to be making out pretty well.  In MA, even the old industrial cities locally considered total basket cases (Springfield, Lawrence, Chelsea) grew a little bit.  Kind of cracks me up that the most populous county in MA (or in all of New England), Middlesex, doesn't include the region's primate city. 

 

Can't wait to see NYC.