Latest City of Austin Demographic Trends from Ryan Robinson City of Austin Demographer, March 31, 2014
Community journalist conference demographics presentation
City of Austin Latest Demographic Trends, March 2014
1. Community Journalist Conference
March 31, 2014
Ryan Robinson
City Demographer
Planning & Development Review Department
Selected Demographic Trends in Austin
15. 1. Long-term, sustained, rapid population growth.
2. An uneven landscape of growth and decline.
3. Profound Racial and Ethnic Diversification.
Demographic Trends
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17. 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
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23. 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
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27. 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
28. 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
34. 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
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37. 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