Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Population. Show all posts

Monday, April 13, 2009

New residents flock to Austin in droves

From KEYE, April 1, 2009...

If you love living in Austin, you're not alone and a recent national report says to expect even more new faces. U-haul's Top Growth Cities Report says Austin has the 4th highest percentage of growth in the nation. According to that report, the city's grown more than 8% since 2007.

At U-haul, the manager says moving trucks keep coming in, but barely any leave the Austin lots. They're even hiring additional employees, just to keep up with all the newcomers.

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Monday, March 23, 2009

Austin 2nd fastest growing city in the nation

From Austin Business Journal, March 19, 2009...

Austin was the nation’s second-fastest-growing metropolitan area between 2007 and 2008, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The population in the Austin-Round Rock area grew 3.8 percent to 1.65 million between July 2007 and July 2008. Among major U.S. metros, that growth rate was second only to Raleigh-Cary, N.C., which experienced a 4.3 percent population uptick during the 12-month period.

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Saturday, December 27, 2008

Census: Texas the fastest-growing state

From Austin Business Journal, December 22, 2008...

Texas gained more residents than any other state between July 2007 and July 2008, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau .

The state gained about 484,000 people during the 12-month period. Second was California, which added 379,000 people, followed by North Carolina with 181,000, Georgia with 162,000 and Arizona with 147,000.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Central Texas still high on growth rate rankings

From Impact News, October 24, 2008...

The Texas State Data Center recently released population estimates for all cities and counties in Texas.

According to the report, the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area, including Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Caldwell counties, grew by 39,000 residents from Jan. 1, 2007 to Jan. 1, 2008 — a growth rate of 2.5 percent. This was slower than 2006’s 4.4 percent growth, but the second-highest rate in 2007 among 25 MSAs in Texas.

The TSDC also estimated Williamson County ranked fifth among Texas counties with the highest percentage of population change in 2007. The county added 21,482 residents last year, adding to its status as the county with the second-highest growth rate in Texas since 2000.

Several Central Texas cities ranked among the top 50 fastest-growing cities since 2000.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Census: Austin eighth fastest growing city in U.S. between 2006 and 2007

From Austin Business Journal, July 10, 2008...

Austin added 18,000 new residents from July 2006 to July 2007, making it the eighth fastest growing city in the nation during that period, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows.

Austin's population in July 2007 was 743,074, up 2.4 percent from the prior year. Austin was the fourth fastest growing city in Texas during that same period, falling behind Houston, San Antonio and Fort Worth. With an influx of 39,000 new residents, Houston was the fastest growing city in the country.

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Fast-Growing Counties? Look at Central Texas

From statesman.com March 20, 2008...

Central Texas counties remain among the fastest-growing counties nationwide, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today.

Williamson County ranked 11th, Hays 13th and Travis 99th in the Census Bureau's ranking of the 100 fastest-growing counties with 10,000 or more residents in 2007 in the nation.

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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Population Climbs 10% in Cedar Park

From Austin Business Journal March 13, 2008...

Cedar Park's latest population charts have been compiled and show the city saw its growth jump.
Cedar Park's population increased 10.5 percent in 2007, compared with 6 percent in 2006. The city's population now stands at about 50,000 people. In its extraterritorial jurisdiction, the city grew 9.5 percent in 2007 compared with a 3 percent growth rate in the previous year. That population now stands at about 22,500.

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Cedar Park Ranks Second in Nation in Labor Force Growth

From statesman.com March 13, 2008...

Between 2000 and 2005, Cedar Park's labor force grew more than every other city in the nation with a population of more than 25,000, except one.

Only the Dallas suburb of Frisco grew more, proportionately.

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