city of austin latest demographic trends, march 2014
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Latest City of Austin Demographic Trends from Ryan Robinson City of Austin Demographer, March 31, 2014 Community journalist conference demographics presentationTRANSCRIPT
Community Journalist Conference
March 31, 2014
Ryan Robinson City DemographerPlanning & Development Review Department
Selected Demographic Trends in Austin
Demographic Trends
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.
Williamson
Travis
Bastrop
Caldwell
Hays
Charlotte Phoenix
10 Fastest Growing Metro Areas, 2011 to 2012
DFW
Denver
Houston Austin
Raleigh
Orlando
Nashville
San Antonio
Charlotte Phoenix
10 Fastest Growing Metro Areas, 2012 to 2013
Oklahoma City
Denver
Houston Austin
Raleigh
Orlando
Nashville
San Antonio
5th
Source: American Community Survey, 2012 1-year estimates, Table B15003.
Unemployment Ratesas of November 2013,BLS
Current and Projected Household Flows into Austin
Economic Migrants
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.
2. An uneven landscape of growth and decline.
3. Profound Racial and Ethnic Diversification.
Demographic Trends
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.
2. An uneven landscape of population growth and decline.
3. Profound racial and ethnic diversification.
4. Growth from Hispanics dominates overall growth.
Demographic Trends
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.2. An uneven landscape of growth and decline.3. Profound Racial and Ethnic diversification.4. Growth from Hispanics dominates overall growth.
5. Significant suburbanization of African American Households.
Demographic Trends
Jacksonville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Charlotte
El Paso
Nashville
Atlanta
Baltimore
Cities with High Levels of African American Household Suburbanization: 2000 to 2010
San Antonio
Ft Worth Dallas
Memphis
Detroit Milwaukee
Denver
Phoenix
San Jose San Francisco
San Diego
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Urban and Suburban Growth
Flight to the Suburbs
Houston
Austin
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.2. An uneven landscape of growth and decline.3. Profound racial and ethnic diversification.4. Growth from Hispanics dominates overall growth.5. Significant suburbanization of African American Households.6. New chunks of growth for Austin’s age structure: the very young,
baby boomers, and seniors.
7. The Asian Boom.
Demographic Trends
82K
10th, at 6.3%
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.2. An uneven landscape of population growth and decline.3. Profound racial and ethnic diversification.4. Growth from Hispanics dominates overall growth.5. Significant suburbanization of African American Households.6. New chunks of growth for Austin’s age structure: the very young,
baby boomers, and seniors.7. The Asian Boom.
8. Deepening Poverty Differentials.
Demographic Trends
1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.2. An uneven landscape of population growth and decline.3. Profound racial and ethnic diversification.4. Growth from Hispanics dominates overall growth.5. Significant suburbanization of African American Households.6. New chunks of growth for Austin’s age structure: the very young,
baby boomers, and seniors.7. The Asian Boom.8. Deepening Poverty Differentials.9. Stubborn socio-economic separations.
10. New political landscapes.
Top Ten Demographic Trends
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Leaning Republican Leaning Democrat
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