Apr 11 2009
Austin 2nd Fastest Growing City in the US
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Austin was the second fastest growing metropolitan area between 2007 and 2008.
The population in the greater Austin metro area grew 3.8% to 1.65 million from July 2007 to July 2008. Austin’s growth rate was second only to Raleigh, N.C., which experienced a 4.3 percent population increase.
According to the census, large metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million+ were home to 9 of the 10 fastest-growing counties. Texas led the list of the 100 fastest-growing counties with a total of 19.