population growth
The strongest growth is in small towns
Both Brandon Manning and his wife were born in the southern United States and were eager to return, but Manning did not want to return to his hometown of Atlanta due to traffic, housing costs and sprawl. So when offered a teaching job at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, the couple decided to …
Black population of the United States: the strongest growth is in small towns
Both Brandon Manning and his wife were born in the southern United States and were eager to return, but Manning did not want to return to his hometown of Atlanta due to traffic, housing costs and sprawl. So when offered a teaching job at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, the couple decided to …
Black population increases in suburbs, decreases in cities
CHICAGO (AP) — An area staple with its wagon-wheel decor and “Roy Rogers ribeye,” The Ranch Steak House is fighting to reopen as one of the last restaurants sitting in the once-thriving neighborhood of Black Chicago to Roseland. About 13 miles (21 kilometers) near Indiana, Christopher Cain and his wife Deja Cousins-Cain sought a new …
The state where the population has grown the most since the pandemic – 24/7 Wall St.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a staggering effect on population growth in the United States. The population grew just 0.1% in the year ending July 1, 2021, according to the Census Bureau, the slowest growth rate in US history. The last time the population grew by less than a million was in 1937, during the …
Housing Construction in Goshen Lags Population Growth | Gochen
GOSHEN — Housing construction in Goshen needs to ramp up to keep up with the kind of population growth seen over the past decade, the town’s deputy mayor said. Deputy Mayor Mark Brinson addressed the housing issue at the annual joint session of the Goshen City Council and School Board on Monday. The meeting is …
Housing in Canada has grown faster than population, a speculative mindset: BMO
Canada’s national statistics agency revealed a surprise in the latest census drop. BMO Capital Markets has found that Canada’s housing stock has grown faster than its population. Robert Kavcic, a senior economist at BMO, pulled historical data and found that this was the case for two decades. The bank acknowledges the long-term supply problems, but …
Population growth slows in Ohio, despite gains in Columbus
The latest data from the US census release end of 2019 reveals that our country’s population growth is slowing overall. Fewer births and more deaths pushed the national annual increase below the one million mark for the first time in decades. While Ohio remains the nation’s seventh-most populous state, its growth rate mirrors the national …
Pennsylvania high court to decide congressional district map
HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday wrested control of choosing new district lines for the state’s congressional delegation, a process that has stalled the governor and legislature. The five Democratic justices issued an order directing a lower judge to deliver to them by Monday a report recommending a new map, along with his …
Florida’s population growth peaks in migration and immigration
Driven by hundreds of thousands of people moving in, Florida’s population grew 1% from July 2020 to July 2021, adding an additional 211,305 residents, according to new estimates released by the US Census Bureau. This wave of people moving to Florida overcame a year in which more Floridians died than were born. In the census …
Oklahoma’s population growth outpaces the nation
Data recently released by the US Census Bureau shows that Oklahoma’s population growth exceeded most of the country from July 2020 to July 2021, primarily due to an influx of people moving into Oklahoma from other states. This population increase coincided with the lifting of most COVID restrictions in Oklahoma, although mandates were maintained in …
Polk County remains Florida’s population center
The city of Lake Wales sits along what is often referred to as the backbone of the Florida peninsula, and now it looks like Lake Wales is also the heart of the state – with an asterisk. Once a decade, the U.S. Census Bureau designates a location in each state as the population center, or …