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Check out this map of the 100 fastest growing cities with populations of 50,000 or greater in the US from 2013 to 2014.
The data are from the US Census Bureau’s 2014 Population Estimates that were released in May 2015.
The top 20 fastest growing US cities from 2013 to 2014 are listed in the Chart below.
| # | Geography | Population Estimate (as of July 1) |
Change, 2013 to 2014 |
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| 2013 | 2014 | Number | % | ||
| 1 | San Marcos city, Texas |
54,567 | 58,892 | 4,325 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Georgetown city, Texas |
54,934 | 59,102 | 4,168 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Doral city, Florida | 50,594 | 54,116 | 3,522 | 7 |
| 4 | Frisco city, Texas | 137,062 | 145,035 | 7,973 | 5.8 |
| 5 | South Jordan city, Utah |
59,379 | 62,781 | 3,402 | 5.7 |
| 6 | Conroe city, Texas | 62,591 | 65,871 | 3,280 | 5.2 |
| 7 | McKinney city, Texas |
149,168 | 156,767 | 7,599 | 5.1 |
| 8 | Milpitas city, California |
70,110 | 73,672 | 3,562 | 5.1 |
| 9 | Meridian city, Idaho |
83,515 | 87,743 | 4,228 | 5.1 |
| 10 | Castle Rock town, Colorado |
53,152 | 55,747 | 2,595 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Dublin city, California |
52,162 | 54,695 | 2,533 | 4.9 |
| 12 | Irvine city, California |
237,111 | 248,531 | 11,420 | 4.8 |
| 13 | New Braunfels city, Texas |
63,365 | 66,394 | 3,029 | 4.8 |
| 14 | Pleasanton city, California |
74,248 | 77,682 | 3,434 | 4.6 |
| 15 | Buckeyetown, Arizona |
56,899 | 59,470 | 2,571 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Chino city, California |
81,083 | 84,723 | 3,640 | 4.5 |
| 17 | Ankeny city, Iowa |
51,551 | 53,801 | 2,250 | 4.4 |
| 18 | Lake Elsinore city, California |
57,542 | 60,029 | 2,487 | 4.3 |
| 19 | Fort Myers city, Florida |
68,096 | 70,918 | 2,822 | 4.1 |
| 20 | Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina |
74,735 | 77,796 | 3,061 | 4.1 |
Download the top 100 city list as an Excel file.
Or if you need to look up the 2014 population for your city, you can find that data for free by clicking on your state and then navigation to your city: https://www.cubitplanning.com/data/quick-reports
Texas and California respectively contain 6 of the top 20 fastest growing Cities.
Since I live in central Texas (Austin to be precise), I’m not surprised to see San Marcos, Georgetown or New Braunfels on the above list. I’m seeing tremendous changes in the smaller cities surrounding Austin, especially as the housing prices & rent rates in Austin are increasing.
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