(July 10, 2008)—Killeen is the sixth fastest growing city in the U.S., according to a new Census Bureau report that also finds that Houston added more residents from July 2006 to July 2007 than any other U.S. city with a population of more than 100,000.
San Antonio, Fort Worth and Austin were among the top 10 in numerical increases, the report says, and McKinney and Denton, along with Killeen, are among the top 10 in percentage increases.
Killeen’s population increased 6.5 percent from 105,604 in 2006 to 112,434 in 2007, according to the report.
Killeen’s population was about 87,000 at the time of the 2000 census.
Since 2000, Killeen’s population has grown by nearly 30 percent.
Temple’s population increased about one percent from 58,330 in 2006 to 58,871 in 2007.
Since 2000, Temple’s population has grown by about 8 percent.
Waco’s population increased one percent from 121,055 in 2006 to 122,222 in 2007.
Since 2000, Waco’s population has grown by about 7 percent.
A Baylor analysis of the Census Bureau report finds impressive growth in Waco’s suburbs, where the percentage growth of Robinson, Hewitt, Lorena, Crawford and Mart registers in the double digits since the 2000 census.
“Robinson has grown by more than 25 percent since 2000,” Dr. Larry Lyon said. “That’s more than 2,200 persons.”
Hewitt has grown by 21 percent since 2,000, adding nearly 2,500 residents.
“Waco continues to grow, but the McLennan County hotspots are clearly outside the big city,” said Dr. Robyn Driskell, a Baylor sociologist and demographer.
“If current trends hold, in about 10 years, there will be more people in McLennan County living outside Waco than within the city limits.”
"The population growth in McLennan County is not in the countryside, but in towns and small cities,” Tolbert said.
“The percent of the population living in unincorporated areas actually trended down slightly since 2000, from 16.4 percent to 15.8 percent.”
The Census Bureau report says New Orleans was the fastest-growing large city in the nation last year, but even so, its population is still about half what it was before Hurricane Katrina.
In the year leading up to July 1, 2007, its population jumped nearly 14 percent to more than 239,000.
The true size of New Orleans' population has been debated since post-storm recovery began.
The Census Bureau estimated New Orleans' population by looking at its available housing units, along with building permits, construction without building permits and mobile home shipments.
Demographer Greg Rigamer says he believes the city currently has as many as 320,000 residents, based on utility and water hookups, mail delivery and other public service accounts.
More Information From U.S. Census Bureau
Cities Over 100,000 With Largest Numerical Increase July 2006-July 2007
(Source: Census Bureau)
Houston - 38,932
Phoenix - 34,941
San Antonio - 32,680
Fort Worth - 29,453
New Orleans - 28,926
New York - 23,960
Atlanta - 20,623
Austin - 17,648
Charlotte - 17,471
Raleigh - 15,148
Cities Over 100,000 With Largest Percentage Increase July 2006-July 2007
(Source: Census Bureau)
New Orleans 13.8%
Victorville, Calif. 9.5%
McKinney, Texas 8%
North Las Vegas, Nev. 7.4%
Cary, N.C. 7.3%
Killeen, Texas 6.5%
Port St Lucie, Fla. 6.3%
Gilbert, Ariz. 5.8 %
Clarksville, Tenn. 4.8%
Denton, Texas: 4.7%
Largest U.S. Cities As Of July 2007
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
1. New York - 8,274,527
2. Los Angeles - 3,843,340
3. Chicago - 2,836,658
4. Houston - 2,208,180
5. Phoenix - 1,552,259
6. Philadelphia - 1,449,634
7. San Antonio - 1,328,984
8. San Diego - 1,266,731
9. Dallas - 1,240,499
10. San Jose, Calif. - 939,899
U.S. Census Bureau
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