2016 Cities and Towns Total Population Estimates -Release date May 25, 2017

2016 Cities and Towns Total Population Estimates -Release date May 25, 2017

U.S. Census Bureau

MAY 25, 2017 — Ten of the 15 fastest-growing large cities were located across the South in 2016, with four of the top five in Texas, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Conroe, Texas (near Houston), was the fastest-growing large city (population of 50,000 or more) between 2015 and 2016 at 7.8 percent, making its growth rate more than 11 times the nation’s growth rate of 0.7 percent. Some of the other fastest-growing cities were: Frisco, Texas (6.2 percent); McKinney, Texas (5.9 percent); Greenville, S.C. (5.8 percent); and Georgetown, Texas (5.5 percent).

“Overall, cities in the South continue to grow at a faster rate than any other U.S region,” said Amel Toukabri, a demographer in the Census Bureau’s population division. “Since the 2010 Census, the population in large southern cities grew by an average of 9.4 percent. In comparison, cities in the West grew 7.3 percent, while cities in the Northeast and Midwest had much lower growth rates at 1.8 percent and 3.0 percent respectively.”

Four cities in the West — Bend, Ore.; Buckeye, Ariz.; Lehi, Utah; and Meridian, Idaho — were among the top 15 fastest growing. Only one city in the Midwest, Ankeny, Iowa, topped the list while no cities in the Northeast were among the nation’s fastest growing.

Columbus, Ohio, Surpasses Indianapolis to Become the 14th Most Populous U.S. City
While the overall list of the 15 largest U.S. cities did not change since 2015, Columbus, Ohio, surpassed Indianapolis, Ind., becoming the 14th largest city in the United States with a population of 860,090. Indianapolis has a population of 855,164.

• New York City remains America’s largest city by a wide margin. Its July 1, 2016, population of 8.5 million makes it more than twice as large as the next largest city, Los Angeles.
• Los Angeles remains the second-largest city, with a population of about 4 million. Despite a population loss of 8,638, Chicago remains the third-largest city, with a population of 2.7 million. Chicago was once the 2nd largest city with its population reaching a high of 3,620,962 in 1950.
• Phoenix had the largest numeric increase of any city, by adding 32,113 (about 88 people per day on average) between 2015 and 2016.

Population Change in Small Towns and Regional Differences
Of the 19,510 incorporated places in the United States, around 76 percent (14,801) had fewer than 5,000 people in 2015, whereas only 3.9 percent (752) of cities had a population of 50,000 or more. Since 2015, on average, these small towns have seen uneven growth across U.S. regions:

• Northeast small towns declined by 0.5 percent.
• Midwest small towns declined by 0.3 percent.
• Small towns in the South grew by 0.2 percent.
• Western small towns saw the largest growth with an increase of 0.8 percent.

Crossing Population Milestones

• League City, Texas, was the only city to cross over the 100,000 population mark in 2016, reaching 102,010.
• Five cities crossed the 50,000 population mark between 2015 and 2016. All five areas are in the West:
  • Aliso Viejo, Calif. (51,424)
  • Parker, Colo. (51,163)
  • Logan, Utah (50,676)
  • Cerritos, Calif. (50,555)
  • Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (50,285)

Chicago’s population fell by 8,638 residents between 2015 and 2016, to 2,704,958. The year before, it declined by 4,934.

Detroit’s population is now at 672,795. Detroit’s population peaked in 1950 at 1,849,568.

In 1950, Baltimore had a peak population of 949,708 and in 2016 the population declined to 614,664.

In 1950, Cleveland had a peak population of 914,808 and in 2016 the population declined to 385,809. 

In 1950, St. Louis had a peak population of 856,796 and in 2016 the population declined to 311,404.

In 1950, Pittsburgh had a peak population of 676,806 and in 2016 the population declined to 303,625.

In 1950, Cincinnati had a peak population of 503,998 and in 2016 the population declined to 298,800. 

In 1950, Buffalo had a peak population of 580,132 and in 2016 the population declined to 256,902.

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