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Greeley, CO Will be Among the Fastest Growing Cities by 2060

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Results from the 2020 census reveal some notable changes in population distribution over the last decade. The U.S. population grew by about 7% from 2010 to 2020, or by about 20 million people. Over the same period, more than 80% of U.S. metro areas reported population growth.

While it remains to be seen whether the broad trend of urbanization will continue into the future, a new report from Washington D.C.-based economic and demographic data firm Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. projects that the population of several U.S. metro areas is likely to swell by over 50% in the coming decades.

Population change is the end result of two factors: migration and natural change. Migration is the net change of people moving to and from an area, while natural change is the number of births less the number of deaths.

Accounting for these factors and anticipating future trends, the population of the Greeley metro area in Colorado is projected to grow from 346,600 in 2022 to 655,000 in 2060. The 89.0% projected population growth in the metro area is the sixth highest of all 384 U.S. metro areas.

Economic opportunity is one of the most common reasons people move within the United States. Over the same period, employment in Greeley is projected to grow by 70.4% by 2060, while personal income per capita is projected to grow from $57,002 in 2022 to $332,905 in 2060.

All data in this story is from Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., Washington D.C. Copyright 2022.

 

Rank Metro area Change in population, 2022 to 2060 Total population, 2022 Projected population, 2060
1 The Villages, FL +223.2% 139,900 452,100
2 St. George, UT +118.1% 195,200 425,700
3 Austin, TX +97.4% 2,398,400 4,733,500
4 Cape Coral, FL +92.0% 803,000 1,541,400
5 Las Vegas, NV +90.5% 2,335,600 4,450,000
6 Greeley, CO +89.0% 346,600 655,000
7 Bend, OR +83.6% 208,500 382,900
8 Provo, UT +82.7% 709,600 1,296,600
9 Myrtle Beach, SC +81.9% 519,200 944,700
10 Port St. Lucie, FL +80.1% 511,300 920,600
11 Raleigh, NC +79.8% 1,474,600 2,651,400
12 Naples, FL +78.5% 392,600 700,700
13 Mcallen, TX +76.3% 895,000 1,578,200
14 Fayetteville, AR +76.0% 570,100 1,003,300
15 Orlando, FL +75.3% 2,737,800 4,800,100
16 Boise City, ID +68.8% 807,700 1,363,100
17 Phoenix, AZ +67.3% 5,021,500 8,398,600
18 Dallas, TX +63.3% 7,874,000 12,859,600
19 Midland, TX +62.6% 175,700 285,700
20 Houston, TX +62.2% 7,310,900 11,857,500
21 Daphne, AL +61.9% 243,000 393,200
22 Kennewick, WA +60.7% 312,700 502,500
23 Coeur D’Alene, ID +60.5% 182,400 292,600
24 Charleston, SC +60.3% 824,400 1,321,300
25 Hilton Head Island, SC +59.3% 225,300 358,900
26 Charlotte, NC +58.4% 2,738,800 4,339,400
27 San Antonio, TX +58.3% 2,637,500 4,176,000
28 Sebastian, FL +58.0% 165,600 261,700
29 Riverside, CA +56.8% 4,716,700 7,396,000
30 Ocala, FL +56.8% 390,500 612,100
31 Nashville, TN +56.1% 2,039,400 3,182,500
32 Punta Gorda, FL +55.6% 197,100 306,700
33 Lakeland, FL +55.5% 764,200 1,188,600
34 Laredo, TX +54.9% 271,600 420,600
35 Prescott Valley, AZ +54.5% 245,000 378,500
36 College Station, TX +54.4% 275,100 424,700
37 Sioux Falls, SD +53.5% 285,700 438,400
38 Atlanta, GA +53.4% 6,223,700 9,549,300
39 Jacksonville, FL +52.9% 1,658,800 2,536,200
40 Reno, NV +51.6% 504,000 764,100

 

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