[WardFive] US Census Bureau - District of Columbia population and housing stock witness growth

In new United States Census Bureau data released Thursday, May 25, 2017, District of Columbia population and housing stock witness growth.  https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/cb17-81-population-estimates-subcounty.html

 

The South Is Home to 10 of the 15 Fastest-Growing Large Cities

May 25, 2017

 

 

Housing Unit Growth Remained Below Pre-2007 Levels in Nearly All States

The nation's housing stock grew by 911,000 last year to reach 135.7 million. The growth rate of 0.7 percent last year was roughly half of what it was in 2007 (1.4 percent). Housing unit growth last year remained below pre-2007 levels in nearly all states except North Dakota (up 1.6 percent last year, compared to a 0.9 percent increase in 2007), the District of Columbia (up 1.4 percent, compared to a 0.9 percent increase in 2007) and Iowa (returning to the 2007 level of 0.7 percent growth).

The 15 Cities With the Largest Numeric Increase Between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016 (Populations of 50,000 or more in 2015)
Rank	Area Name	State	Numeric Increase	2016 Total Population
1	Phoenix city	Arizona	32,113	1,615,017
2	Los Angeles city	California	27,173	3,976,322
3	San Antonio city	Texas	24,473	1,492,510
4	New York city	New York	21,171	8,537,673
5	Seattle city	Washington	20,847	704,352
6	Dallas city	Texas	20,602	1,317,929
7	Fort Worth city	Texas	19,942	854,113
8	Houston city	Texas	18,666	2,303,482
9	Austin city	Texas	17,738	947,890
10	San Diego city	California	15,715	1,406,630
11	Charlotte city	North Carolina	15,656	842,051
12	Jacksonville city	Florida	13,455	880,619
13	Denver city	Colorado	13,028	693,060
14	Miami city	Florida	12,715	453,579
15	Washington city	District of Columbia	10,793	681,170

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Robert Vinson Brannum

Chairman, NAACP-DC Veterans Committee

Commissioner, Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Board Member, DC Open Government Coalition, Inc.

President Emeritus, DC Federation of Civic Associations, Inc.

Former President, Bloomingdale Civic Association, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, 5^th District Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc.

Chairman Emeritus, Ward 5 Democratic Committee

Former Interim Chairman, DC Commission on National and Community Service

Former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner

Incorporator, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.