The U.S. Census Bureau recently released July 1, 2013 subcounty population estimates. The report includes estimates for the 245 incorporated places in Utah as well as the unincorporated balance of counties.
Nation
San Marco, Texas was the fastest growing large city (population of 50,000 or more) in the nation with a growth rate of 8.0% from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013. All of the cities in the top ten were in the South or the West, with four in Texas and two in Utah. Many of the cities are suburbs of larger nearby cities such as San Marcos, Cedar Park, and Georgetown which are all near Austin, the capital of Texas. Frisco, Texas had the nation’s second fastest growth rate (6.5%) among large cities between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013, followed by South Jordan, Utah (6.1%), Cedar Park, Texas (5.6%), and Lehi, Utah (5.5%). Rounding out the top ten fastest growing large cities in the U.S. are: Goodyear, Arizona; Georgetown, Texas; Gaithersburg, Maryland; Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; and Meridian, Idaho. Two additional Utah cities were in the top 100 fastest growing, Layton (3.2%) was 32nd and St. George (2.0%) was 98th.
New York, New York had the largest numerical population increase from 2012 and 2013, adding 61,440 people. It was followed by Houston, Texas (35,202), Los Angeles, California (31,525), San Antonio, Texas, (25,378), and Phoenix, Arizona (24,843). New York City continued to be the nation’s most populous city, with 8.4 million residents. This was more than twice the population of Los Angeles, which ranked second at 3.9 million. It was followed by Chicago with 2.7 million, Houston with 2.2 million, and Philadelphia with 1.5 million.
Utah
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, North Logan had the highest growth rate between July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013 for cities in Utah with populations of 5,000 or greater. It grew at a rate of 10.0% and was followed by Herriman (7.9%), Saratoga Springs (7.6%), Roosevelt (6.2%), and South Jordan (6.1%). South Jordan had the largest numeric growth with an increase of 3,406 persons, followed by Lehi (2,842), Layton (2,187), Herriman (1,933), and West Jordan (1,731). Salt Lake City continued to be Utah’s most populous city with a population of 191,180 followed by West Valley City (133,579), Provo (116,288), West Jordan (110,077), and Orem (91,648).
While Cache County only grew 1.0% from 2012 to 2013, three communities located just north of Logan, grew at more than double the county rate. This includes North Logan (10.0%), the fastest growing large city in Utah, Smithfield (3.3%), and Hyde Park (2.0%). The population growth in Salt Lake County was concentrated in the south of the county with Herriman (7.9%) and South Jordan (6.1%), two of the top five fastest growing communities in Utah, as well as Bluffdale (5.2%) and Draper (2.4%). The remainder of the cities grew at a rate near or below the rate of Salt Lake County (1.5%). With the release of the 2013 estimates Alpine changed from a fifth class city to a fourth class city.
For full results of the latest population estimates, including the population estimates methodology, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s website http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/index.html
