The Transportation Climate Impact Indexmeasures how the 100 largest US metros rank in terms of climate impact from everything from walkability to vehicles miles.
Ohio cities don’t rank highly, unfortunately. Columbus clocks in at #85, with its worst ranking coming from how much its residents drive. Columbus’ bus system only goes so far, and without any other form of transit, much of the area is completely car-dependent.
Today, I am going to examine 2017 metro population estimates from the US Census, not only for Ohio, but also Columbus’ peer group that includes Midwest and national metro areas. Midwest peers (outside Ohio) used would be any metro with a population greater than 500,000. National peers would be metros that either started or ended the period 2010-2017 with a population between 1.5-2.5 Million.
As with counties, I am going to start this look with a comparison of overall population.
Total Metro Area Population Census 2010, July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017 Census 2010——————————-July 1, 2016————————July 1, 2017 1. Chicago, IL: 9,461,104————-1. Chicago: 9,546,326———–1. Chicago: 9,533,040 2. Detroit, MI: 4,296,250—————2. Detroit: 4,305,869————-2. Detroit: 9,313,002 3. Minneapolis, MN: 3,348,8459—3. Minneapolis: 3,557,276–3. Minneapolis: 3,600,618 4. St. Louis, MO: 2,787,701———4. St. Louis: 2,806,782———4. St. Louis: 2,807,338 5. Pittsburgh, PA: 2,356,285——–5. Charlotte: 2,475,519———5. Charlotte: 2,525,305 6. Portland, OR: 2,226,009———-6. Orlando: 2,453,333———-6. Orlando: 2,509,831 7. Charlotte: 2,217,012———–7. San Antonio: 2,426,211—–7. San Antonio: 2,473,974 8. Sacramento, CA: 2,149,127—–8. Portland: 2,423,102——–8. Portland: 2,453,168 9. San Antonio, TX: 2,142,516—–9. Pittsburgh: 2,341,536——9. Pittsburgh: 2,333,367 10. Orlando, FL: 2,134,411—–10. Sacramento: 2,295,233—10. Sacramento: 2,324,884 11. Cincinnati: 2,114,580———-11. Cincinnati: 2,166,029—–11. Las Vegas: 2,204,079 12. Cleveland: 2,077,240————12. Las Vegas: 2,156,724—-12. Cincinnati: 2,179,082 13. Kansas City, MO: 2,009,342-13. Kansas City: 2,106,382-13. Kansas City: 2,128,912 14. Las Vegas, NV: 1,951,269——–14. Austin: 2,060,558——–14. Austin: 2,115,827 15. Columbus: 1,901,974———-15. Cleveland: 2,060,065——15. Columbus: 2,078,725 16. Indianapolis, IN: 1,887,877——16. Columbus: 2,046,977—16. Cleveland: 2,058,844 17. San Jose, CA: 1,836,911—17. Indianapolis: 2,005,612—17. Indianapolis: 2,028,614 18. Austin, TX: 1,716,289————18. San Jose: 1,990,910—-18. San Jose: 1,998,463 19. Virginia Beach, VA: 1,676,822—19. Nashville: 1,868,855—-19. Nashville: 1,903,045 20. Nashville: 1,670,890—20. Virginia Beach: 1,722,766–20. Virginia Beach: 1,725,246 21. Providence, RI: 1,600,852—-21. Providence: 1,615,878—21. Providence: 1,621,122 22. Milwaukee, WI: 1,555,908—–22. Milwaukee: 1,576,143—22. Milwaukee: 1,576,236 23. Jacksonville, FL: 1,345,596-23. Jacksonville: 1,476,503–23. Jacksonville: 1,504,980 24. Grand Rapids: 988,938–24. Grand Rapids: 1,048,826-24. Grand Rapids: 1,059,113 25. Omaha, NE: 865,350————–25. Omaha: 924,003—-25. Omaha: 933,316 26. Dayton: 799,232——————–26. Dayton: 800,886—–26. Dayton: 803,416 27. Akron: 703,200———————27. Akron: 702,556——–27. Akron: 703,505 28. Wichita, KS: 630,919————-28. Madison: 647,432—28. Madison: 654,230 29. Toledo: 610,001——————29. Wichita: 644,680——29. Des Moines: 645,911 30. Madison, WI: 605,435———–30. Des Moines: 634,740—-30. Wichita: 645,628 31. Des Moines, IA: 569,633——-31. Toledo: 604,591——31. Toledo: 603,668 32. Youngstown: 565,773——32. Youngstown: 544,543—32. Youngstown: 541,926 33. Canton: 404,422——————33. Canton: 401,165—-33. Canton: 399,927
Columbus passed up Cleveland to become Ohio’s 2nd largest metro.
Metro Area Total Growth Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017—————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Austin, TX: +399,507———————————–1. Orlando: +56,498 2. Orlando, FL: +375,432———————————2. Austin: +55,269 3. San Antonio, TX: +331,458—————————3. Charlotte: +49,786 4. Charlotte, NC: +308,313——————————-4. San Antonio: +47,763 5. Las Vegas, NV: +252,810—————————–5. Las Vegas: +47,355 6. Minneapolis, MN: +251,760————————–6. Minneapolis: +43,342 7. Nashville, TN: +232,162——————————-7. Nashville: +34,190 8. Portland, OR: +227,167——————————-8. Columbus: +31,748 9. Columbus: +176,724———————————–9. Portland: +30,066 10. Sacramento, CA: +175,740————————10. Sacramento: +29,651 11. San Jose, CA: +161,523—————————-11. Jacksonville: +28,477 12. Jacksonville, FL: +159,382————————-12. Indianapolis: +23,002 13. Indianapolis, IN: +140,524————————-13. Kansas City: +22,530 14. Kansas City, MO: +119,574————————14. Cincinnati: +13,053 15. Des Moines, IA: +76,278—————————15. Des Moines: +11,171 16. Chicago, IL: +71,499——————————–16. Grand Rapids: +10,287 17. Grand Rapids, MI: +70,173————————17. Omaha: +9,313 18. Omaha, NE: +67,960——————————–18. San Jose: +7,533 19. Cincinnati: +64,396———————————–19. Detroit: +7,133 20. Madison, WI: +48,802——————————-20. Madison: +6,798 21. Virginia Beach, VA: +48,429———————-21. Providence: +5,244 22. Milwaukee, WI: +20,282—————————22. Dayton: +2,530 23. Providence, RI: +19,912————————–23. Virginia Beach: +2,480 24. St. Louis, MO: +19,575—————————24. Akron: +949 25. Detroit, MI: +16,685——————————-25. Wichita: +948 26. Wichita, KS: +14,704——————————26. St. Louis: +556 27. Dayton: +4,165————————————-27. Milwaukee: +93 28. Akron: +302—————————————–28. Toledo: -923 29. Canton: -4,501————————————-29. Cleveland: -1,221 30. Toledo: -6,334————————————-30. Canton: -1,238 31. Cleveland: -18,427——————————-31. Youngstown: -2,617 32. Pittsburgh, PA: -22,924————————-32. Pittsburgh: -8,169 33. Youngstown: -23,873—————————-33. Chicago: -13,286
Now, as done with counties, let’s look at the components of population change for metro areas.
Total Births By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Chicago: +869,178—————————————-1. Chicago: +115,915 2. Detroit: +364,121———————————————-2. Detroit: +49,940 3. Minneapolis: +331,430————————————–3. Minneapolis: +45,810 4. St. Louis: +246,280——————————————4. San Antonio: +34,318 5. San Antonio: +236,348————————————–5. St. Louis: +33,143 6. Charlotte: +217,525——————————————6. Charlotte: +31,315 7. Portland: +201,872——————————————-7. Orlando: +29,173 8. Orlando: +200,843——————————————-8. Portland: +28,220 9. Kansas City: +200,535————————————–9. Columbus: +27,663 10. Sacramento: +198,466————————————10. Kansas City: +27,565 11. Columbus: +197,185—————————————11. Las Vegas: +27,449 12. Cincinnati: +196,146—————————————12. Austin: +27,400 13. Las Vegas: +194,083————————————–13. Sacramento: +27,148 14. Indianapolis: +193,599————————————14. Cincinnati: +26,855 15. Austin: +188,961——————————————–15. Indianapolis: +26,769 16. San Jose: +176,224—————————————-16. Nashville: +24,690 17. Pittsburgh: +173,472—————————————17. San Jose: +23,826 18. Nashville: +170,824—————————————–18. Pittsburgh: +23,614 19. Cleveland: +168,361—————————————19. Cleveland: +22,873 20. Virginia Beach: +163,787———————————20. Milwaukee: +19,474 21. Milwaukee: +144,429————————————–21. Jacksonville: +18,748 22. Jacksonville: +130,339————————————22. Providence: +16,542 23. Providence: +120,526————————————-23. Grand Rapids: +13,548 24. Grand Rapids: +98,214———————————–24. Omaha: +13,421 25. Omaha: +96,558——————————————-25. Dayton: +9,615 26. Dayton: +69,855——————————————-26. Des Moines: +9,172 27. Wichita: +65,873——————————————27. Wichita: +8,694 28. Des Moines: +63,958————————————28. Madison: +7,400 29. Akron: +54,644——————————————–29. Toledo: +7,345 30. Toledo: +54,309——————————————-30. Akron: +7,342 31. Madison: +53,718—————————————-31. Virginia Beach: +5,935 32. Youngstown: +40,696———————————–32. Youngstown: +5,551 33. Canton: +32,199——————————————33. Canton: +4,434
Total Deaths By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Chicago: -501,469—————————————1. Chicago: -72,491 2. Detroit: -293,091—————————————–2. Detroit: -41,075 3. Pittsburgh: -197,572————————————3. Pittsburgh: -27,439 4. St. Louis: -186,111————————————–4. St. Louis: -26,755 5. Minneapolis: -161,913———————————5. Minneapolis: -23,527 6. Cleveland: -153,138———————————–6. Cleveland: -21,068 7. Cincinnati: -135,975———————————–7. Cincinnati: -19,515 8. Charlotte: -127,523————————————-8. Charlotte: -19,009 9. Portland: -120,590————————————–9. Orlando: -18,268 10. Sacramento: -120,429——————————10. Sacramento: -18,081 11. Kansas City: -119,748——————————11. Portland: -17,875 12. Orlando: -117,771———————————–12. San Antonio: -17,679 13. San Antonio: -117,289——————————13. Kansas City: -17,106 14. Indianapolis: -113,742——————————14. Las Vegas: -16,867 15. Columbus: -108,704——————————–15. Indianapolis: -16,081 16. Las Vegas: -108,003——————————–16. Columbus: -15,833 17. Providence: -107,920——————————-17. Providence: -15,031 18. Nashville: -99,415———————————–18. Nashville: -14,723 19. Virginia Beach: -97,935—————————-19. Milwaukee: -13,399 20. Milwaukee: -95,601———————————20. Jacksonville: -13,288 21. Jacksonville: -86,920——————————-21. San Jose: -11,360 22. San Jose: -73,507———————————–22. Austin: -10,609 23. Austin: -67,704—————————————23. Dayton: -8,359 24. Dayton: -59,736————————————-24. Grand Rapids: -7,674 25. Grand Rapids: -53,725—————————-25. Akron: -7,138 26. Akron: -50,948—————————————26. Youngstown: -6,821 27. Youngstown: -50,302——————————27. Omaha: -6,667 28. Omaha: -47,763————————————-28. Toledo: -5,968 29. Toledo: -42,313————————————-29. Wichita: -5,686 30. Wichita: -40,647————————————30. Des Moines: -4,631 31. Canton: -31,722————————————31. Canton: -4,366 32. Des Moines: -31,563——————————32. Madison: -4,252 33. Madison: -30,385———————————-33. Virginia Beach: -3,280
Total Net Natural Change (Births vs. Deaths) By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Chicago: +367,709—————————————1. Chicago: +43,424 2. Minneapolis: +169,517———————————–2. Minneapolis: +22,283 3. Austin: +121,257——————————————3. Austin: +16,791 4. San Antonio: +119,059———————————-4. San Antonio: +16,639 5. San Jose: +102,717————————————–5. San Jose: +12,466 6. Charlotte: +90,002—————————————-6. Charlotte: +12,306 7. Columbus: +88,481————————————–7. Columbus: +11,830 8. Las Vegas: +86,080————————————-8. Orlando: +10,905 9. Orlando: +83,072—————————————-9. Indianapolis: +10,688 10. Portland: +81,282————————————-10. Las Vegas: +10,582 11. Kansas City: +80,787———————————11. Kansas City: +10,459 12. Indianapolis: +79,857——————————–12. Portland: +10,345 13. Sacramento: +78,037——————————–13. Nashville: +9,967 14. Nashville: +71,409————————————14. Sacramento: +9,067 15. Detroit: +71,030—————————————15. Detroit: +8,865 16. Virginia Beach: +65,852—————————–16. Virginia Beach: +7,762 17. Cincinnati: +60,171———————————–17. Cincinnati: +7,340 18. St. Louis: +60,169————————————-18. Omaha: +6,754 19. Milwaukee: +48,828———————————-19. St. Louis: +6,388 20. Omaha: +48,795————————————–20. Grand Rapids: +5,874 21. Grand Rapids: +44,489—————————–21. Jacksonville: +5,460 22. Jacksonville: +43,419——————————-22. Des Moines: +4,541 23. Des Moines: +32,395——————————-23. Madison: +3,148 24. Wichita: +25,226————————————-24. Milwaukee: +6,075 25. Madison: +23,333———————————–25. Wichita: +3,008 26. Cleveland: +15,223——————————–26. Cleveland: +1,805 27. Providence: +12,606——————————27. Providence: +1,511 28. Toledo: +11,996———————————–28. Toledo: +1,377 29. Dayton: +10,119———————————-29. Dayton: +1,256 30. Akron: +3,696————————————–30. Akron: +204 31. Canton: +477—————————————31. Canton: +68 32. Youngstown: -9,606——————————-32. Youngstown: -1,270 33. Pittsburgh: -24,100——————————–33. Pittsburgh: -3,825
Total Domestic Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Austin: +224,351—————————————–1. Charlotte: +31,102 2. Charlotte: +177,484————————————-2. Austin: +30,120 3. San Antonio: +169,684——————————–3. Las Vegas: +29,414 4. Orlando: +155,498————————————–4. San Antonio: +24,891 5. Nashville: +126,142————————————-5. Orlando: +23,321 6. Las Vegas: +119,742———————————-6. Jacksonville: +18,921 7. Portland: +106,839————————————-7. Nashville: +18,708 8. Jacksonville: +87,040———————————8. Portland: +13,384 9. Sacramento: +49,262———————————9. Sacramento: +12,888 10. Columbus: +42,932———————————10. Columbus: +12,562 11. Des Moines: +32,042——————————-11. Kansas City: +8,531 12. Indianapolis: +30,772——————————-12. Minneapolis: +8,095 13. Kansas City: +16,802——————————-13. Indianapolis: +7,763 14. Madison: +13,224————————————14. Des Moines: +4,812 15. Grand Rapids: +12,355—————————-15. Grand Rapids: +2,217 16. Omaha: +5,265—————————————16. Madison: +1,706 17. Minneapolis: +432———————————–17. Cincinnati: +1,541 18. Canton: -5,797—————————————-18. Omaha: +383 19. Akron: -13,427—————————————-19. Dayton: -346 20. Youngstown: -16,228——————————-20. Akron: -877 21. Dayton: -16,864————————————–21. Canton: -1,469 22. Wichita: -18,452————————————–22. Youngstown: -1,711 23. Cincinnati: -21,259———————————-23. Providence: -2,588 24. Toledo: -23,102————————————–24. Toledo: -3,070 25. Pittsburgh: -24,397———————————25. Wichita: -3,235 26. Providence: -33,335——————————-26. Virginia Beach: -4,706 27. Milwaukee: -50,575——————————–27. Cleveland: -8,008 28. Virginia Beach: -51,916—————————28. Pittsburgh: -8,633 29. Cleveland: -64,353——————————–29. Milwaukee: -9,635 30. St. Louis: -67,560———————————30. St. Louis: -8,828 31. San Jose: -73,026——————————–31. Detroit: -14,863 32. Detroit: -141,006———————————-32. San Jose: -25,729 33. Chicago: -479,482——————————–33. Chicago: -85,177
Total International Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Chicago: +183,162—————————————1. Chicago: +28,302 2. Orlando: +135,860—————————————2. Orlando: +22,207 3. San Jose: +132,938————————————-3. San Jose: +20,747 4. Detroit: +86,366——————————————4. Detroit: +13,214 5. Minneapolis: +83,552———————————-5. Minneapolis: +13,107 6. Sacramento: +49,560———————————-6. Austin: +8,185 7. Austin: +49,311——————————————7. Sacramento: +7,722 8. Las Vegas: +46,411————————————8. Columbus: +7,350 9. Columbus: +45,744————————————9. Las Vegas: +7,221 10. Providence: +41,325——————————–10. Providence: +6,381 11. San Antonio: +40,953——————————-11. Portland: +6,335 12. Charlotte: +39,380———————————–12. Charlotte: +6,279 13. Portland: +38,542————————————13. San Antonio: +6,173 14. Virginia Beach: +34,619—————————-14. Nashville: +5,510 15. Nashville: +33,169———————————–15. Cleveland: +5,045 16. Cleveland: +31,236———————————-16. Indianapolis: +4,603 17. Indianapolis: +30,329——————————-17. Pittsburgh: +4,359 18. Jacksonville: +28,593——————————-18. Cincinnati: +4,285 19. St. Louis: +27,666————————————19. Jacksonville: +4,043 20. Pittsburgh: +27,300———————————20. St. Louis: +4,032 21. Cincinnati: +26,502———————————21. Milwaukee: +3,689 22. Kansas City: +23,098——————————22. Kansas City: +3,572 23. Milwaukee: +22,616——————————–23. Grand Rapids: +2,233 24. Omaha: +14,383————————————24. Omaha: +2,213 25. Grand Rapids: +13,800—————————25. Madison: +1,949 26. Madison: +12,367———————————-26. Des Moines: +1,807 27. Des Moines: +11,592—————————–27. Dayton: +1,654 28. Dayton: +11,230———————————–28. Akron: +1,647 29. Akron: +10,413————————————-29. Wichita: +1,187 30. Wichita: +8,117————————————-30. Virginia Beach: +1,077 31. Toledo: +4,627————————————-31. Toledo: +769 32. Youngstown: +2,171——————————32. Youngstown: +381 33. Canton: +1,118————————————33. Canton: +174
Total Net Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 Census 2010-July 1, 2017———————————July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 1. Orlando: +291,358————————————–1. Orlando: +45,528 2. Austin: +273,662—————————————-2. Austin: +38,305 3. Charlotte: +216,864————————————3. Charlotte: +37,381 4. San Antonio: +210,637——————————–4. Las Vegas: +36,635 5. Las Vegas: +166,153———————————-5. San Antonio: +31,064 6. Nashville: +159,311————————————6. Nashville: +24,218 7. Portland: +145,381————————————7. Jacksonville: +22,964 8. Jacksonville: +115,633——————————-8. Minneapolis: +21,202 9. Sacramento: +98,822——————————–9. Sacramento: +20,610 10. Columbus: +88,676——————————–10. Columbus: +19,912 11. Minneapolis: +83,984——————————11. Portland: +19,719 12. Indianapolis: +61,101——————————12. Indianapolis: +12,366 13. San Jose: +59,912———————————-13. Kansas City: +12,103 14. Des Moines: +43,634——————————14. Des Moines: +6,619 15. Kansas City: +39,900——————————15. Cincinnati: +5,826 16. Grand Rapids: +26,155—————————16. Grand Rapids: +4,450 17. Madison: +25,591———————————-17. Providence: +3,793 18. Omaha: +19,648————————————18. Madison: +3,655 19. Providence: +7,990———————————19. Omaha: +2,596 20. Cincinnati: +5,243———————————-20. Dayton: +1,308 21. Pittsburgh: +2,903———————————-21. Akron: +770 22. Akron: -3,014—————————————-22. Canton: -1,295 23. Canton: -4,679————————————–23. Youngstown: -1,330 24. Dayton: -5,634————————————–24. Detroit: -1,649 25. Wichita: -10,335————————————25. Wichita: -2,048 26. Youngstown: -14,057—————————–26. Toledo: -2,301 27. Virginia Beach: -17,297————————–27. Cleveland: -2,963 28. Toledo: -18,475————————————28. Virginia Beach: -3,629 29. Milwaukee: -27,959——————————29. Pittsburgh: -4,274 30. Cleveland: -33,117——————————-30. San Jose: -4,982 31. St. Louis: -39,894———————————31. St. Louis: -5,796 32. Detroit: -54,640————————————32. Milwaukee: -5,946 33. Chicago: -296,320——————————-33. Chicago: -56,875
What the numbers suggest is that Columbus was performing at a middle-mediocre level in the first half of the 2001-2015 period, and has generally been performing significantly better in the latter half. In Ohio, Columbus is poised to become Ohio’s largest metro economy over the next few years.
Total Births Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 516,295 Detroit, MI: 212,571 Minneapolis, MN: 192,866 Charlotte, NC: 125,143 Kansas City, MO: 117,872 Portland, OR: 117,482 Cincinnati: 117,072 Sacramento, CA: 116,893 Orlando, FL: 114,387 Columbus: 113,392 Indianapolis, IN: 113,127 Las Vegas, NV: 111,857 Austin, TX: 107,591 San Jose, CA: 105,447 Pittsburgh, PA: 100,888 Cleveland: 98,504 Virginia Beach, VA: 96,734 Nashville, TN: 96,440 Milwaukee, WI: 84,990 Providence, RI: 70,850 Grand Rapids, MI: 57,551 Omaha, NE: 55,860 Dayton: 40,683 Wichita, KS: 40,276 Des Moines, IA: 36,423 Akron: 32,228 Toledo: 32,024 Madison, WI: 31,280 Youngstown: 23,686
Total Deaths Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 289,440 Detroit, MI: 166,387 Pittsburgh, PA: 114,531 Minneapolis, MN: 90,773 Cleveland: 88,446 Cincinnati: 77,345 Charlotte, NC: 71,315 Kansas City, MO: 68,102 Sacramento, CA: 67,943 Portland, OR: 67,820 Orlando, FL: 65,979 Indianapolis, IN: 64,207 Columbus: 62,011 Providence, RI: 61,604 Las Vegas, NV: 60,256 Nashville, TN: 55,846 Virginia Beach, VA: 55,425 Milwaukee, WI: 55,123 San Jose, CA: 41,927 Austin, TX: 36,873 Dayton: 33,636 Grand Rapids, MI: 30,324 Youngstown: 29,196 Akron: 29,040 Omaha, NE: 26,829 Toledo: 24,226 Wichita, KS: 23,025 Des Moines, IA: 17,602 Madison, WI: 17,069
Total Natural Change Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 226,855 Minneapolis, MN: 102,093 Austin, TX: 70,718 San Jose, CA: 63,520 Charlotte, NC: 53,828 Las Vegas, NV: 51,601 Columbus: 51,381 Kansas City, MO: 49,770 Portland, OR: 49,662 Sacramento, CA: 48,950 Indianapolis, IN: 48,920 Orlando, FL: 48,708 Detroit, MI: 46,184 Virginia Beach, VA: 41,309 Nashville, TN: 40,594 Cincinnati: 39,727 Milwaukee, WI: 29,867 Omaha, NE: 29,031 Grand Rapids, MI: 27,227 Des Moines, IA: 18,821 Wichita, KS: 17,251 Madison, WI: 14,211 Cleveland: 10,058 Providence, RI: 9,246 Toledo: 7,798 Dayton: 7,047 Akron: 3,188 Youngstown: -5,510 Pittsburgh, PA: -13,643
Total Domestic Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 126,296 Charlotte, NC: 83,305 Orlando, FL: 72,735 Nashville, TN: 63,477 Portland, OR: 48,793 Las Vegas, NV: 35,289 Columbus: 20,083 Indianapolis, IN: 16,744 Des Moines, IA: 16,559 Sacramento, CA: 15,658 Madison, WI: 6,901 Grand Rapids, MI: 5,372 Pittsburgh, PA: 4,053 Omaha, NE: 2,869 Minneapolis, MN: -934 Kansas City, MO: -1,948 Akron: -6,490 Youngstown: -7,347 Dayton: -10,873 Wichita, KS: -11,148 Toledo: -13,337 San Jose, CA: -15,335 Cincinnati: -18,334 Providence, RI: -21,325 Milwaukee, WI: -22,597 Virginia Beach, VA: -24,374 Cleveland: -38,424 Detroit, MI: -89,649 Chicago, IL: -237,666
Total International Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Chicago, IL: 108,320 San Jose, CA: 69,894 Orlando, FL: 63,215 Minneapolis, MN: 46,328 Detroit, MI: 44,614 Las Vegas, NV: 29,440 Sacramento, CA: 29,435 Austin, TX: 25,762 Charlotte, NC: 23,114 Virginia Beach, VA: 23,092 Portland, OR: 22,042 Columbus: 21,574 Providence, RI: 21,170 Indianapolis, IN: 17,623 Nashville, TN: 16,204 Cleveland: 16,010 Kansas City, MO: 14,569 Cincinnati: 14,567 Pittsburgh, PA: 12,887 Milwaukee, WI: 9,968 Omaha, NE: 7,897 Madison, WI: 6,706 Grand Rapids, MI: 6,232 Dayton: 6,200 Des Moines, IA: 6,159 Akron: 4,599 Wichita, KS: 4,006 Toledo: 2,971 Youngstown: 1,088
Total Migration Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 152,058 Orlando, FL: 135,950 Charlotte, NC: 106,419 Nashville, TN: 79,681 Portland, OR: 70,835 Las Vegas, NV: 64,729 San Jose, CA: 54,559 Minneapolis, MN: 45,394 Sacramento, CA: 45,093 Columbus: 41,657 Indianapolis, IN: 34,367 Des Moines, IA: 22,718 Pittsburgh, PA: 16,940 Madison, WI: 13,607 Kansas City, MO: 12,621 Grand Rapids, MI: 11,604 Omaha, NE: 10,766 Providence, RI: -155 Virginia Beach, VA: -1,282 Akron: -1,891 Cincinnati: -3,767 Dayton: -4,673 Youngstown: -6,259 Wichita, KS: -7,142 Toledo: -10,366 Milwaukee, WI: -12,629 Cleveland: -22,414 Detroit, MI: -45,035 Chicago, IL: -129,346
Total Population Change Census 2010 to July 1, 2014 Austin, TX: 226,996 Orlando, FL: 187,012 Charlotte, NC: 163,066 Minneapolis, MN: 146,319 Portland, OR: 122,236 Nashville, TN: 121,749 Las Vegas, NV: 118,412 San Jose, CA: 115,931 Sacramento, CA: 95,254 Chicago, IL: 93,061 Columbus: 92,521 Indianapolis, IN: 83,192 Kansas City, MO: 61,795 Des Moines, IA: 41,916 Virginia Beach, VA: 39,807 Omaha, NE: 39,071 Grand Rapids, MI: 38,763 Cincinnati: 34,694 Madison, WI: 28,350 Milwaukee, WI: 16,291 Wichita, KS: 10,157 Providence, RI: 8,151 Dayton: 1,620 Akron: 618 Detroit, MI: 298 Pittsburgh, PA: -317 Toledo: -2,545 Youngstown: -12,541 Cleveland: -13,648
Out of the 31 peer and Midwest metros, Columbus had the 7th highest natural growth, the 10th highest migration rate and the 11th highest overall growth rate.
In a related post to the recent metro population comparison of Columbus to its peer 1.5-2.5 million group, I wanted to see where the metros stood as far as their current racial makeup as well as where they are trending. So here are the current Columbus metro diversity trends, along with 17 other peer metros, according to the US Census.
First, let’s take a look at the breakdown of race by metro in 2012, the last year that data is available.
Columbus had the 5th highest % of its metro population as White, non-Hispanic. Columbus came in at #8 for the % of its metro population being Black, non Hispanic. Columbus ranks 9th for its % of metro population that is Asian, non-Hispanic. Columbus ranked poorly in this group, coming in at 15th of 18. Finally, Columbus ranked 7th in the population of Other, non-Hispanic as a % of the total metro population.
So currently, what is the overall diversity ranking of the 18 metros? To find out, I used a simple formula: Each metro would be assigned points (1-18) based on the ranking position in each racial group. Here are the final rankings. Overall, Columbus comes in as the 8th most-diverse metro in its 18-peer group. So a bit better than average and perhaps a bit surprising to some.
But what about where this diversity is trending? To find out, I looked at 2005 and 2012 and calculated how each racial group had changed over the period. Columbus did relatively well with Non-Hispanic Whites, growing at the 5th best pace. The Columbus metro came in the top 10, at #7, for Non-Hispanic Black population growth. The metro didn’t fare as well on growth in the Asian population, coming in at 10th. Columbus came in at #6 for this group. So using the same point system from above, what were the fastest diversifying metros as of 2012?
The Columbus metro was the 5th fastest diversifying metro in its peer group in 2012.
Overall, Columbus ranks higher than and much higher than average in both current racial diversity and the rate of racial diversity growth, respectively. The Columbus vs. Other Cities page examines many types of similar population and demographic comparisons.