Place and City Population Trends

Extended City-Place
Analytical Tools

City-Place
Population Change
1990-2000

City/Place Demographic Trends and Peer Group Analysis

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Many of us are interested in the demographics of cities and learning how cities of interest are changing. Investors, families, businesses, and others want to know how some cities compare to others. This section reviews information and tools useful to assess city/place demographic, economic, and geographic structure and change. City/place refers to a geographic area of population concentration having governmental authority conveyed by the corresponding state or a Census Designated Place ( CDP).

City/place demographics are included in the Proximity MetroDynamics (MD) and Situation & Outlook (S&O). In combination, MD and S&O offer the best and unique information to assess the existing situation and how geodemographic-economics are changing across the U.S.

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01.19.10	New city/place ranking table with extended demographic-economic data & related analytical tools ... view now.
01.20.10	New city/place ranking table with 1990 to 2000 population & change ... view now.

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City/Place Population Trends 2000-2008 Interactive Ranking Table
This table contains the most current official estimates available (7/1/08) for all U.S. incorporated places (19,496).
See related Ranking Tables Main Page; see related similar ranking table for counties
Usage: click column header to sort; click again to sort other direction.

Use the above table to view the N largest or fastest growing cities in the U.S. or selected state.

As of July 1, 2008, total estimated population in all U.S. 19,496 incorporated places was 190,029,231, or 62.5 percent of the total estimated U.S. population of 304,059,724. Small town America -- 12,855 of these places have a July 1, 2008 population under 2,500 and account for 9,487,718, or 3.12 percent of the total U.S. population.

Cities by population size:
• Places 50,000 population and over -- 698
• Places 25,000 to 50,000 population -- 673
• Places 10,000 to 25,000 population -- 1,534

Long-term Trends. See 1990-2000 place population trends for information on place population and population change from the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses.

City/Place GIS Resources and Pattern Analysis
Use Proximity current or historical vintage city/place point and/or boundary shapefile with integrated geodemographic-economic data to view/analyze maps and thematic patterns for one or all U.S. city/place(s). Updated annually, view city/place boundaries/locations in context of streets, counties, school districts, and other geography using the CommunityViewer software. See this GIS/mapping example of viewing/analyzing city/place boundary change.

Additional Information
Proximity develops geodemographic-economic data and analytical tools and helps organizations knit together and use diverse data in a decision-making and analytical framework. We develop custom demographic/economic estimates and projections, develop geographic and geocoded address files, and assist with impact and geospatial analyses. Wide-ranging organizations use our tools (software, data, methodologies) to analyze their own data integrated with other data. Contact Proximity (888-364-7656) with questions about data covered in this section or to discuss custom estimates, projections or analyses for your areas of interest.