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[eastsider]

Population of Texas cities that are greater than 100,000 people in size from the 2004 Census estimates.

City . . . . .Natl. Rank . . .2004 Est. . . . Change from 2003 . Change from 2000 Census

Houston . . . . . . 4 . . . 2,012,626 . . .2,957 . 0.15% . . 58,995 . 2.93%
San Antonio . . . 8 . . . 1,236,246 . . 22,095 . 1.79% . . 91,603 . 7.41%
Dallas . . . . . . . .9 . . . 1,210,393 . . .5,309 . 0.44% . . 21,813 . 1.80%
Austin . . . . . . . 16 . . . . 681,804 . . .8,386 . 1.23% . . 25,242 . 3.70%
Fort Worth . . . .19 . . . . 603,337 . .17,872 . 2.96% . . 68,643 . 1.14%
El Paso . . . . . .  21 . . . .592,099 . . 10,012 . 1.69% . . 28,437 . 4.80%
Arlington . . . . . 50 . . . .359,467 . . . 4,971 . 1.38% . . 26,498 . 7.37%
Corpus Christi . 64 . . . .281,196 . . . 2,297 . 0.81% . . . 3,742 . 1.33%
Plano . . . . . . . .71 . . . .245,411 . . . 3,346 . 1.36% . . 23,381 . 9.53%
Lubbock . . . . . .89 . . . .207,852 . . . 1,697 . 0.82% . . . 8,288 . 3.99%
Laredo . . . . . . .93 . . . .203,212 . . . 6,565 . 3.23% . . 26,636 .13.11%
Irving . . . . . . . 106 . . . 194,547 . . . .–119 .-0.01% . . .2,932 . 1.51%
Amarillo . . . . . 118 . . . .180,791 . . . 2,155 . 1.19% . . .7,164 . 3.96%
Brownsville . . .134 . . . . 161,225 . . . 5,368 . 3.33% . .21,453 .13.31%
Pasadena . . . . 157 . . . . 144,174 . . . . 141 . 0.01% . . .2,500 . 1.73%
Grande Prairie . 164 . . . .140,320 . . . 3,481 . 2.48% . .12,893 . 9.19%
Mesquite . . . . . 175 . . . .129,710 . . . . .376 . 0.29% . . .5,187 . 4.00%
McAllen . . . . . . 193 . . . .120,743 . . . 4,185 . 3.47% . .14,329 .11.87%
Waco . . . . . . . .199 . . . .118,093 . . . 1,468 . 1.24% . .  4,367 . 3.70%
Carrollton . . . . 200 . . . . 117,823 . . . 1,170 . 1.00% . . .8,247 . 7.00%
Abilene . . . . . . 206. . . . .114,807. . . . . 175 . 0.15%. . -1,123 .-0.98%
Beaumont . . . . 211. . . . .112,294. . . . .-84 . -0.01% . .-1,572 .-1.40%
Wichita Falls . . .245 . . . . 100,929 . . . –589. .-0.58% . .-3,268 .-3.24%

Edited by eastsider, 16 July 2005 - 10:33 AM.

[ROBTEX]

Thanks for posting the info. Very interesting that more than one-third (8/23) of Texas cities over 100,000 are in the DFW Metroplex. I wonder which city will be the 4th in TX with 1 million...Austin, FW, or El Paso. I think all 3 will make it in time, giving TX a whopping SIX cities with 1 million+ people!    

Edited by ROBTEX, 16 July 2005 - 11:12 AM.

[eastsider]

It did jump out to me too how many cities in the Metroplex were over 100,000. That is an interest question that you brought up about the next city to reach 1 million. I've never thought about it, my first reaction is Austin. But looking closer at the growth rates I think its to close to call right now. You are right though, they will all make it there eventually.  

[Spades]

I think it will go in this order
Fort Worth
Austin
El Paso
this shouldn't happen for another 20-30 years tho.

[Mith242]

I am in no means an expert on Texas, but I was still surprised there were a couple of cities on that list I wasn't even familiar with.  I was curious though why aren't some of those cities considered a part of the Dallas metro?  That and I guess I also thought that Texarkana would have 100,000 in it's metro when you included the Arkansas side.

Edited by Mith242, 24 July 2005 - 03:01 PM.

[ROBTEX]

The pop figures listed are for CITIES, not METRO areas...

[Spades]

I really do believe you will start seeing that Dallas number go up from now on.

[eastsider]

This is the population of Texas metropolitan areas using the 2003 MSA definitions. This is a map from the Texas State Data Center showing the MSA areas.

County . 2004 Est . Change from 2003 . Change from 2000 Census

1. Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington
Collin . . . . . . . 627,938 . . . . 30,631 . 4.88% . . 136,263 . 21.70%
Dallas . . . . . .2,294,706 . . . . 12,956 . 0.56% . . . .75,807 . .3.30%
Denton . . . . . . .530,597 . . . . 19,981 . 3.77% . . . .97,621 .18.40%
Ellis . . . . . . . . .128,710 . . . .  .3,915 . .3.04% . . . 17,350 . 13.48%
Hunt . . . . . . . . . 81,781 . . . . . 1,276 . .1.56% . . . . 5,185 . . 6.34%
Johnson . . . . . .143,418 . . . . . 3,768 . .2.63% . . . 16,607 . 11.58%
Kaufman . . . . . .85,377 . . . . . 3,202 . .3.75% . . . 14,064 . 16.47%
Parker . . . . . . .100,336 . . . . . .2,606 . .2.60% . . . 11,841 . 11.80%
Rockwell . . . . . .58,260 . . . . . 3,536 . .6.07% . . . 15,180 . 26.06%
Tarrant . . . . . 1,588,088 . . . . 31,242 . .1.97% . . 141,876 . .8.93%
Wise . . . . . . . . . 55,539 . . . . . .1,138 . .2.05% . . . .6,746 . 12.17%
Total . . . . . . .5,536,037 . . . .114,251 . .2.06% . . 538,540 . 9.73%

2. Houston – Sugarland - Baytown
Austin . . . . . . . .25,800 . . . . . . 579 . .2.24% . . . . .2,210 . . 8.57%
Brazoria . . . . . 271,130 . . . . .7,509 . .2.77% . . . .29,363 . 10.83%
Chambers . . . . .28,227 . . . . . . 689 . .2.44% . . . . .2,246 . . 7.94%
Fort Bend . . . .442,620 . . . . 22,625 . 5.11% . . . .88,168 . .19.92%
Galveston . . . .271,743 . . . . . 5,002 . 1.84% . . . .21,585 . . 7.94%
Harris . . . . .  3,644,285 . . . . 51,278 . 1.41% . . .243,707 . . 6.69%
Liberty . . . . . . . 74,821 . . . . . . 716 . .0.96% . . . . .4,667 . . 6.24%
Montgomery . .362,382 . . . . 17,731 .18.93% . . . 68,614 . 18.93%
San Jacinto . . . . 24,678 . . . . . . 757 . .3.07% . . . . 2,432 . . 9.85%
Waller . . . . . . . .34,757 . . . . . . 158 . .0.45% . . . . .2,144 . .6.17%
Total . . . . . . . 5,180,443 . . .107,044 . 2.07% . . .465,136 . .8.98%

3. San Antonio
Atascosa . . . . . . 42,696 . . . . . . 947 . 2.22% . . . . .4,068 . .9.53%
Bandera . . . . . . .19,754 . . . . . . 341 . 1.73% . . . . .2,109 .10.68%
Bexar . . . . . . .1,493,965 . . . .26,841 .1.80% . . .101,034 . .6.76%
Comal . . . . . . . . .91,806 . . . .  4,029. 4.39% . . . .13,785 . 15.02%
Guadalupe . . . . . .99,620 . . . . 2,641 . 2.65% . . . 10,597 . 10.64%
Kendall . . . . . . . .27,214 . . . . . . 857 . 3.15% . . . . 3,471 . 12.75%
Medina . . . . . . . . 42,269  . . . . . .688 . 1.63% . . . . 2,965 . . 7.01%
Wilson . . . . . . . . .36,726 . . . . .1,383 . 3.77% . . . . 4,318 . 11.76%
Total . . . . . . . . 1,854,050 . . . .37,727 . 2.03% . . 142,347 . .7.68%

4. Austin – Round Rock
Bastrop . . . . . . . 68,608 . . . . .1,760 . .2.57% . . . 10,875 . 15.85%
Caldwell . . . . . . 36,498 . . . . . . 944 . .2.59% . . . . 4,304 . 11.79%
Hays . . . . . . . . 119,359 . . . . . 3,468 . .2.91% . . . 21,770 . 18.24%
Travis . . . . . . . 869,868 . . . . .15,461 . 1.78% . . . 57,588 . . 6.62%
Williamson . . . 317,938 . . . . 13,914 . .4.38% . . . 61,971 . 21.38%
Total . . . . . . . 1,412,271 . . . .35,547 . . 2.52% . .156,508 . .11.08%

5. El Paso
El Paso . . . . . . 713,126 . . . .10,517 . .1.47% . . . 33,504 . . 4.70%
Total . . . . . . . . 713,126 . . . .10,517 . .1.47% . . . 33,504 . . 4.70%

6. McAllen – Edinburg – Pharr
Hidalgo . . . . . . 658,248 . . . .22,859 . 3.47% . . . 88,785 . 13.49%
Total . . . . . . . . .658,248 . . . .22,859 . 3.47% . . . 88,785 . 13.49%

7. Corpus Christi
Aranas . . . . . . . .24,041 . . . . . . 372 . .1.55% . . . . 1,544 . . .6.42%
Nueces . . . . . . .317,513 . . . . .2,462 . .0.78% . . . . 3,868 . . .1.22%
San Patricio. . . . 68,187 . . . . . . 677 . . 0.99% . . . . 1,049 . . .1.54%
Total . . . . . . . . .409,741 . . . . .3,511 . .0.86% . . . . .6,461 . . 1.58%

8. Beaumont – Port Arthur
Hardin . . . . . . . .50,347 . . . . . . .743 . 1.48% . . . . 2,274 . . 4.52%
Jefferson . . . . . 248,223 . . . . . .–519 .-0.18% . . . -3,828 . -1.54%
Orange . . . . . . . .84,873 . . . . . . .344 . 0.41% . . . . . .-93 . .-0.11%
Total . . . . . . . . .383,443 . . . . . . 568 . .0.15% . . . -1,647 . .-0.43%

9. Brownsville – Harlingen
Cameron. . . . . 371,825 . . . . . . 9,453 . 2.54% . . . 36,598 . . .9.84%
Total. . . . . . . . .371,825 . . . . . . 9,453 . 2.54% . . . 36,598 . . .9.84%

10. Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood
Bell . . . . . . . . .250,324 . . . . . 1,143 . .0.46% . . . 12,350 . . 4.93%
Coryell . . . . . . . 75,074 . . . . . .-394 . -0.52% . . . . . . .96 . . 0.13%
Lampases . . . . . 20,718 . . . . . 1,412 . .6.82% . . . . 1,892 . . 9.13%
Total . . . . . . . . 346,116 . . . . . 2,161 . .0.62% . . . 14,338 . . 4.14%

11. Lubbock
Crosby . . . . . . . . .6,645. . . . . .-112 . -1.69% . . . . .-427 . . -6.43%
Lubbock . . . . .  251,018 . . . . 1,002 . .0.40% . . . .8,390 . . . 3.34%
Total . . . . . . . . .257,663 . . . . . .890 . .0.35% . . . .7,963 . . . 3.09%

12. Amarillo
Armstrong . . . . . .2,163 . . . . . . . 69 . .3.19% . . . . . . .15 . . 0.69%
Carson . . . . . . . . .6,478 . . . . . . .-54 . -0.83% . . . . . .-38 . .-0.59%
Potter . . . . . . . .118,410 . . . . . . .768 . .0.65% . . . .4,864 . . .4.11%
Randall . . . . . . 109,062 . . . . . .1,775 . .1.63% . . . .4,741 . . 4.35%
Total . . . . . . . . 236,113 . . . . . .2,558 . .1.08% . . . .9,582 . . 4.06%

13. Waco
McLennan . . . . .222,439 . . . . .2,876 . .1.29% . . . . 8,922 . . 4.01%
Total . . . . . . . . 222,439 . . . . .2,876 . .1.29% . . . . 8,922 . . 4.01%

14. Laredo
Webb . . . . . . . .219,464 . . . . .6,758 . .3.08% . . . 26,347 . 12.01%
Total . . . . . . . . 219,464 . . . . .6,758 . .3.08% . . . 26,347 . 12.01%

15. Longview
Gregg . . . . . . . 115,035 . . . . . . .881 . 0.77% . . . . 3,656 . . .3.18%
Rusk . . . . . . . . . 47,973 . . . . . . 313 . .0.65% . . . . . . 601 . . 1.25%
Upshur . . . . . . . .37,397 . . . . . . 377 . . 1.01% . . . .2,106 . . .5.63%
Total . . . . . . . . 200,405 . . . . . 1,571 . . 0.78% . . . .6,363 . . .3.18%

16. College Station – Bryan
Brazos . . . . . . .156,275 . . . . .1,149 . .0.74% . . . . 3,860 . . 2.47%
Burleson . . . . . .17,057 . . . . . . 105 . . 0.62% . . . . . .587 . . 3.44%
Robertson . . . . .16,136 . . . . . . 173 . . 1.07% . . . . . .136 . . 0.84%
Total . . . . . . . .189,468 . . . . . 1,427 . .0.75% . . . . 4,583 . . 2.42%

17. Tyler
Smith . . . . . . . 186,414 . . . . . 2,563 . .1.37% . . . 11,708 . . 6.28%
Total . . . . . . . . 186,414 . . . . . 2,563 . .1.37% . . . 11,708 . . 6.28%

18. Abilene
Callahan . . . . . . 13,314 . . . . . .214 . . 1.64% . . . . . .409 . . 3.07%
Jones . . . . . . . . .20,093 . . . . . –114 . .-0.57% . . . . .-692 . .-0.34%
Taylor . . . . . . . 125,108 . . . . . .208 . . 0.17% . . . .-1,447 . .-1.16%
Total . . . . . . . . 158,515 . . . . . .312 . . 0.20% . . . .-1,730 . .-1.09%

19. Wichita Falls
Archer . . . . . . . . .9,274 . . . . . . 120 . .1.29% . . . . . .420 . . 4.53%
Clay . . . . . . . . . .11,231 . . . . . . –89 .–0.79% . . . . . .225 . . 2.00%
Wichita . . . . . . 127,321 . . . . . .-862 .-0.68% . . . .-4,343 . .-3.41%
Total . . . . . . . . 147,826 . . . . . .-831 .-0.56% . . . .-3,698 . .-2.50%

20. Texarkana
Bowie, TX . . . . 90,248 . . . . . . 513 . .0.57% . . . . . .942 . . 1.04%
Miller, AR . . . . .42,468 . . . . . . 507 . .1.19% . . . . 2,025 . . 4.77%
Total . . . . . . . . 132,716 . . . . .1,020 . 0.77% . . . . 2,967 . . .2.24%

21. Odessa
Ector . . . . . . . .124,488 . . . . . 1,454 . .1.17% . . . .3,365 . . 2.70%
Total . . . . . . . . 124,488 . . . . . 1,454 . .1.17% . . . .3,365 . . 2.70%

22. Midland
Midland . . . . . .120,344 . . . . .1,478 . .1.23% . . . . 2,856 . . 2.37%
Total . . . . . . . . .120,344 . . . . .1,478 . .1.23% . . . . 2,856 . . 2.37%

23. Sherman – Denison
Greyson . . . . . .115,933 . . . . . .909 . . 0.78% . . . .5,338 . . .4.60%
Total . . . . . . . . 115,933 . . . . . .909 . . 0.78% . . . .5,338 . . .4.60%

24. Victoria
Calhoun . . . . . . .20,569 . . . . . .134 . . 0.65% . . . . . .-78 . .-0.38%
Goliad . . . . . . . . .7,104 . . . . . . -46 . .-0.65% . . . . . 176 . . .2.48%
Victoria . . . . . . .85,777 . . . . . .367 . . 4.28% . . . . 1,689 . . 1.97%
Total . .  . . . . . .113,450 . . . . . .455 . . 0.40% . . . . 1,787 . . 1.58%

25. San Angelo
Irion . . . . . . . . . . 1,738 . . . . . . .-24 . -1.38% . . . . .  -33 . .-1.90%
Tom Green . . . .103,772 . . . . . .-99 . .-0.09% . . . . .-238 . .-0.23%
Total . . . . . . . . .105,510 . . . . .-123 . .-0.12% . . . . .-271 . .-0.26%

Edited by eastsider, 26 July 2005 - 05:26 PM.

[NCB]

I read something on the internet about Houston passing up Chicago in city population in the near future. With the growth Houston is seeing that seems very possible, i was there in June and it seemed there was 100 new things popping up since my last trip there in January. But does anyone know when Houston is projected to pass up Chicago?

Edited by NCB, 01 August 2005 - 10:23 PM.

[eastsider]

The U.S. Census Bureau has released numbers showing the estimated daytime population for cities measuring the number of people present in a city during a normal business day. These are the Texas cities over 250,000 in population and the change in the daytime population.

City ~ Pop. Change ~ % Change

Houston ~ +403,313 ~ +20.6%
Austin ~ +127,328 ~ +19.4%
Dallas ~ +227,555 ~ +19.1%
Fort Worth ~ +74,826 ~ +14.0%
San Antonio ~ +67,989 ~ +5.9%
El Paso ~ +7,018 ~ +1.2%
Arlington ~ -41,550 ~ -12.5%

http://www.census.go...daytimepop.html

[NCB]

^Nice stats.

[imaterry78247]

NCB, on Oct 23 2005, 01:21 PM, said:

^Nice stats.

San Antonio is booming!!!!!!!!!.

[eastsider]

Texas was the 7th fastest growing state between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2005 with a gain of 1.7%. It had the 2nd largest numerical gain with a 388,419 increase in population.

http://www.census.go...ion/006142.html

[EbonyGardens]

I think Austin and Fort Worth will get 1 million together.

[Architecture in Helsinki]

eastsider, on Jul 26 2005, 05:22 PM, said:

This is the population of Texas metropolitan areas using the 2003 MSA definitions. This is a map from the Texas State Data Center showing the MSA areas.

County . 2004 Est . Change from 2003 . Change from 2000 Census

3. San Antonio
Atascosa . . . . . . 42,696 . . . . . . 947 . 2.22% . . . . .4,068 . .9.53%
Bandera . . . . . . .19,754 . . . . . . 341 . 1.73% . . . . .2,109 .10.68%
Bexar . . . . . . .1,493,965 . . . .26,841 .1.80% . . .101,034 . .6.76%
Comal . . . . . . . . .91,806 . . . .  4,029. 4.39% . . . .13,785 . 15.02%
Guadalupe . . . . . .99,620 . . . . 2,641 . 2.65% . . . 10,597 . 10.64%
Kendall . . . . . . . .27,214 . . . . . . 857 . 3.15% . . . . 3,471 . 12.75%
Medina . . . . . . . . 42,269  . . . . . .688 . 1.63% . . . . 2,965 . . 7.01%
Wilson . . . . . . . . .36,726 . . . . .1,383 . 3.77% . . . . 4,318 . 11.76%
Total . . . . . . . . 1,854,050 . . . .37,727 . 2.03% . . 142,347 . .7.68%

Eastsider, if you were to include Kerr county, the MSA population total would be 1,899,725.

[ROBTEX]

eastsider, on Jul 16 2005, 10:31 AM, said:

Population of Texas cities that are greater than 100,000 people in size from the 2004 Census estimates.

City . . . . .Natl. Rank . . .2004 Est. . . . Change from 2003 . Change from 2000 Census

Houston . . . . . . 4 . . . 2,012,626 . . .2,957 . 0.15% . . 58,995 . 2.93%
San Antonio . . . 8 . . . 1,236,246 . . 22,095 . 1.79% . . 91,603 . 7.41%
Dallas . . . . . . . .9 . . . 1,210,393 . . .5,309 . 0.44% . . 21,813 . 1.80%
Austin . . . . . . . 16 . . . . 681,804 . . .8,386 . 1.23% . . 25,242 . 3.70%
Fort Worth . . . .19 . . . . 603,337 . .17,872 . 2.96% . . 68,643 . 1.14%
El Paso . . . . . .  21 . . . .592,099 . . 10,012 . 1.69% . . 28,437 . 4.80%
Arlington . . . . . 50 . . . .359,467 . . . 4,971 . 1.38% . . 26,498 . 7.37%
Corpus Christi . 64 . . . .281,196 . . . 2,297 . 0.81% . . . 3,742 . 1.33%
Plano . . . . . . . .71 . . . .245,411 . . . 3,346 . 1.36% . . 23,381 . 9.53%
Lubbock . . . . . .89 . . . .207,852 . . . 1,697 . 0.82% . . . 8,288 . 3.99%
Laredo . . . . . . .93 . . . .203,212 . . . 6,565 . 3.23% . . 26,636 .13.11%
Irving . . . . . . . 106 . . . 194,547 . . . .–119 .-0.01% . . .2,932 . 1.51%
Amarillo . . . . . 118 . . . .180,791 . . . 2,155 . 1.19% . . .7,164 . 3.96%
Brownsville . . .134 . . . . 161,225 . . . 5,368 . 3.33% . .21,453 .13.31%
Pasadena . . . . 157 . . . . 144,174 . . . . 141 . 0.01% . . .2,500 . 1.73%
Grande Prairie . 164 . . . .140,320 . . . 3,481 . 2.48% . .12,893 . 9.19%
Mesquite . . . . . 175 . . . .129,710 . . . . .376 . 0.29% . . .5,187 . 4.00%
McAllen . . . . . . 193 . . . .120,743 . . . 4,185 . 3.47% . .14,329 .11.87%
Waco . . . . . . . .199 . . . .118,093 . . . 1,468 . 1.24% . .  4,367 . 3.70%
Carrollton . . . . 200 . . . . 117,823 . . . 1,170 . 1.00% . . .8,247 . 7.00%
Abilene . . . . . . 206. . . . .114,807. . . . . 175 . 0.15%. . -1,123 .-0.98%
Beaumont . . . . 211. . . . .112,294. . . . .-84 . -0.01% . .-1,572 .-1.40%
Wichita Falls . . .245 . . . . 100,929 . . . –589. .-0.58% . .-3,268 .-3.24%

Okay, so I'm a little late... ...I just realized we're missing Garland on this list. Garland had a 2004 pop of 215,768, so we need to slip it in there between Plano and Lubbock...so that makes 9/24 or 37.5% in Dallas-Ft. Worth!  

[eastsider]

Indeed, good find. Guess I just overlooked it.  

[ROBTEX]

Hey, you did a great job with the list!     I'm a bit of a numbers nerd, and I LOVE demographics, pop stats, etc! I just did something similar for South Carolina cities, and man was that a job!! I had it all PURDY on my spreadsheet and my web site...posted it on the forum and it was a jumbled up mess!     It took me a few hours to figure out how to make it look decent on the forum!

[eastsider]

Nice job on the SC numbers, some were quite suprising. I feel your pain on trying to get everything to line up in the forum post, it took me a few tries.

[madmapper]

I enjoy studying population stats as well.  I try to look at regional/county stats rather than focusing on municipal boundaries.  You have to remember that Metroplex cities annex almost everything, including agricultural lands.  If the city of Houston annexed all the residential land it could, it would boast 3+ million.  The political geography of the Metroplex and the Valley is extremely different from other Texas urban areas.  

Gosh, there are so many factors!  I guess you could divide these totals by city area to gather some density data...phew, I'm too tired to do that tonight, though.

I just wonder what the Katrina-influenced figures will look like next year.  That should be interesting!

Edited by madmapper, 20 January 2006 - 10:48 PM.