50 Largest US Cities by Numerical Change in Population Density, 2010-2019

[dimondpark]

Yes, I know this favors smaller geographies and city borders are largely arbitrary, but this is for whomever is interested in this stat.

50 Largest US Cities by Numerical Change in Population Density, 2010-2019
+1,888 Miami, FL
+1,746 Seattle, WA
+1,704 Washington, DC
+1,652 San Francisco, CA
+1,562 Boston, MA
+870 Minneapolis, MN
+830 Denver, CO
+781 Oakland, CA
+646 Atlanta, GA
+602 Austin, TX
+576 Mesa, AZ
+571 Portland, OR
+566 Tampa, FL
+534 New York, NY
+509 Columbus, OH
+507 Las Vegas, NV
+504 Charlotte, NC
+491 Fort Worth, TX
+484 Sacramento, CA
+477 San Antonio, TX
+455 Raleigh, NC
+454 Phoenix, AZ
+432 Philadelphia, PA
+429 Dallas, TX
+429 San Jose, CA
+399 Los Angeles, CA
+356 San Diego, CA
+347 Arlington, TX
+345 Houston, TX
+324 Fresno, CA
+317 Colorado Springs, CO
+278 New Orleans, LA
+254 Virginia Beach, VA
+155 Indianapolis, IN
+145 Nashville, TN
+125 El Paso, TX
+125 Oklahoma City, OK
+121 Tucson, AZ
+120 Jacksonville, FL
+114 Kansas City, MO
+95 Albuquerque, NM
+76 Louisville, KY
+51 Tulsa, OK
+15 Memphis, TN
No Change Long Beach, CA
-8 Chicago, IL
-41 Milwaukee, WI
-311 Detroit, MI
-337 Baltimore, MD

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._by_population

[Yuri]

I believe we've posted somewhere about on how fast all those cities on the top of the list, (starting from Atlanta), have been growing since 2000. They're the best examples of US urban renaissance.

I guess Miami and Boston would be better represented adding at list Miami Beach and Cambridge/Sommerville as they're as urban as the city proper.

[iheartthed]

I have a feeling that the estimates for Detroit are a bit off from what the actual census will show. It may not be as far off as it was in 2010, but I think Detroit is a hard city to estimate. If I'm right about that, I expect the error to be in Detroit's favor this time around, showing little or no population decline since 2010.

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

I believe we've posted somewhere about on how fast all those cities on the top of the list, (starting from Atlanta), have been growing since 2000. They're the best examples of US urban renaissance.

Atlanta really started growing after 2010. It had stagnant growth 2000-2010. It looked more like a slow growth northern city than a fast growing Sun Belt city. But this is largely because, similar to northern and west coast cities, the city of Atlanta is a relatively small geographic area that doesn't have a lot of room for the big lot suburban housing that dominates Metro Atlanta.

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by iheartthed

I have a feeling that the estimates for Detroit are a bit off from what the actual census will show. It may not be as far off as it was in 2010, but I think Detroit is a hard city to estimate. If I'm right about that, I expect the error to be in Detroit's favor this time around, showing little or no population decline since 2010.

Detroit coming flat would be a huge thing. I'm looking forward to see those numbers.

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Atlanta really started growing after 2010. It had stagnant growth 2000-2010. It looked more like a slow growth northern city than a fast growing Sun Belt city. But this is largely because, similar to northern and west coast cities, the city of Atlanta is a relatively small geographic area that doesn't have a lot of room for the big lot suburban housing that dominates Metro Atlanta.

Yeah, I remember some went better in the 2000's and others in the 2010's. Overall, they were doing great. I really hope Covid doesn't change this trend permanently.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

Detroit coming flat would be a huge thing.

overall, detroit likely won't be flat for the decade, but the curve is definitely trending that way, which is great news!

detroit was 714K in 2010. the census bureau estimates say it's at 670K now, and metro detroit's own planning agency (SEMCOG) estimates the city is at 675K.

either way, that's only a 5-6% loss from 2010, a MASSIVE slowdown from the -25% the city experienced in the '00s.