We Are Part of a Trend
Census data shows:
- Texas cities showed rapid growth: Houston added the most people, with 38,932 new residents; San Antonio, Fort Worth and Austin were among the top 10 in numerical increases; and McKinney, Denton and Killeen were among the top 10 in percentage increases.
- Cleveland had the largest numerical decline in population over the latest year, losing 5,067 residents, followed by Columbus, Ga.; Baton Rouge, La.; Philadelphia and Baltimore. Cleveland also had the second greatest rate of loss over seven years, losing 8.3 percent of its population to stand at 438,042.
posted by Maureen McHugh at 10:57 AM
7 Comments:
Sad, but true...and such completely different places!
Welcome back!
Tom, I don't know how long--but boy I miss normal life.
What's interesting is that the media has been a little misleading on this particular story (shock, I know, the media has an agenda? Say it isn't so). But look at the actual statistics and you'll see that the majority of the 5,067 people that 'left Cleveland' didn't go any further than Streetsboro, or Aurora, or Stow, or Auburn, or Bainbridge, or Concord, etc. Basically, people moved out of Cleveland proper and moved to the suburbs. It's not like they left NE Ohio, but that's how it was portrayed on local news and newspapers. It wasn't until I took a better look at the statistics that I saw the whole picture. Steve speculates that as gas prices increase, people may, in fact, move back to Cuyahoga county because driving from Portage and Geauga and Lake and Lorain is just too far and costs too much. Glad you're home for the moment. You could use some time off!
On some radio show I listened to this weekend -- CAR TALK? WAIT, WAIT? -- one of the callers was from Austin. The host asked what it was like in Austin in mid-summer, and the reply was:
Hell with Steel Guitars!
--Kathy H.
Don't worry, baby, I'm still here.
Although I'd be tempted to move to Austin, no other place in Texas could draw me away from the bounty of fresh water "up here" in Cleveland... miss you!
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