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Trends in Housing: The County That Broke Texas’ 8-Year Streak

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By Suzanne De Vita
April 16, 2017
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Trends in Housing: The County That Broke Texas’ 8-Year Streak

And Other Insights From the Census Population Report

One sure sign of a buzzy housing market is if it’s being mobbed by newcomers—after all, out-of-towners need places to live, too.

The states pulling in the most people, according to population estimates recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, are Florida and Texas. Both are home to the counties that added the most residents in 2016, snapping up six spots in the Census’ top 10:

  1. Maricopa County, Ariz.
    Metropolitan Area: Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale
    Population Growth: 1.95 percent
  1. Harris County, Texas
    Metropolitan Area: Houston-Woodlands-Sugarland
    Population Growth: 1.25 percent
  1. Clark County, Nev.
    Metropolitan Area: Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise
    Population Growth: 2.2 percent
  1. King County, Wash.
    Metropolitan Area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
    Population Growth: 1.69 percent
  1. Tarrant County, Texas
    Metropolitan Area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
    Population Growth: 1.79 percent
  1. Riverside County, Calif.
    Metropolitan Area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
    Population Growth: 1.48 percent
  1. Bexar County, Texas
    Metropolitan Area: San Antonio-New Braunfels
    Population Growth: 1.75 percent
  1. Orange County, Fla.
    Metropolitan Area: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
    Population Growth: 2.3 percent
  1. Dallas County, Texas
    Metropolitan Area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
    Population Growth: 1.15 percent
  1. Hillsborough County, Fla.
    Metropolitan Area: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
    Population Growth: 2.16 percent

There’s a shift happening, however, for the dominant of the two. Harris County had hung on to No. 1 for most new residents for eight straight years before being unseated last year by Maricopa County, which added 81,360 new residents, or 222 per day.

“In the early 2000s, Maricopa County was in the top one or two counties by numeric growth,” says Peter Borsella, a Census demographer. “From 2009 to 2011, Maricopa County saw much lower net migration than in the years before or after, which caused the county to drop out of the top population-gaining counties. While net international migration has not reached prior levels, net domestic migration and natural increase have continued to rise, making Maricopa County this year’s largest numeric gainer.”

Harris County, on the other hand, added 56,587 new residents, or 155 per day.

Texas, relatedly, lost its title in Allied Van Lines’ annual Magnet States report for 2016, knocked down by both Arizona and Florida.

Does this mean the doors are closing in the Lone Star State? SmartAsset recently dubbed Midland, Texas, the No. 1 “Rising Housing Market,” as well as named Austin, Frisco, McAllen and Odessa in its top 10, while WalletHub ranked Austin one of the best state capitals to call home in 2017. Houston was included in both realtor.com®’s recently revealed “Top Cities for Millennials” and Zillow’s top buyer’s markets.

Everything’s bigger in Texas—but how long it keeps getting bigger, if current trends continue, remains to be seen.

Population estimates in metropolitan areas tell another story. Four of the top 10 fastest-growing metropolitan areas are in Florida, with The Villages multiplying the most at a rate of 4.3 percent in 2016, followed by Cape Coral-Fort Meyers at 3.1 percent, Punta Gorda at 3 percent and North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton at 2.7 percent. Only one Texas metropolitan area made an appearance in the top 10: Austin-Round Rock, at 2.9 percent.

What states aren’t registering population growth? Zooming back in to the county level, of the top 10 counties that added the least residents in 2016, New York state has the most, with two: Jefferson County and Suffolk County. Jefferson County, which is part of the Watertown-Fort Drum metropolitan area, subtracted 3,254 residents from its ranks, -2.78 percent, while Suffolk County, which is part of the New York metropolitan area, subtracted 5,320, or -0.36 percent.

Still, neither New York counties saw a loss like those in Cook County, Ill., which subtracted 21,324 residents, and Wayne County, Mich., which subtracted 7,696—No. 1 and No. 2 in the Census’ top 10.

View more from the Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates here.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Suzanne De Vita is RISMedia’s online news editor. Email her your real estate news ideas at sdevita@rismedia.com.

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