PHOENIX IS OFFICIALLY “5th” LARGEST U.S. CITY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau it’s a fact, finally! We have all heard these rumors for years, only to find out it is not true or “official”. Well not any more! Phoenix has the ranking of being 5th largest city in population with 1,512,986 Million people!
For those that are wondering, what will it take to make us the 4th largest city? We have to gain 631,505 people plus to take & make 4th largest, which is Houston Texas with 2,144,491 people.

Phoenix was not the only cities mentioned in the Census for growth in Arizona. Also mentioned for “fastest growing” cities where the cities of Gilbert, Ariz. (ranked #2nd) and Chandler, Ariz. (ranked #9) respectively.

The state of Arizona is ranked 16th in population respectively with 6,166,318 Million.
In the 2000 U.S. Census, the state of Arizona was ranked at 20th with 5,130,632 Million

U.S. Population is at 302,235,731 million people

Historical Rankings: Top 10 Cities

2006
1 New York 8,214,426
2 Los Angeles 3,849,378
3 Chicago 2,833,321
4 Houston 2,144,491
5 Phoenix 1,512,986
6 Philadelphia 1,448,394
7 San Antonio 1,296,682
8 San Diego 1,256,951
9 Dallas 1,232,940
10 San Jose, Calif. 929,936

1960
1 New York 7,781,984
2 Chicago 3,550,404
3 Los Angeles 2,479,015
4 Philadelphia 2,002,512
5 Detroit 1,670,144
6 Baltimore 939,024
7 Houston 938,219
8 Cleveland 876,050
9 Washington D.C. 763,956
10 St. Louis 750,026

1910
1 New York 4,766,883
2 Chicago 2,185,283
3 Philadelphia 1,549,008
4 St. Louis 687,029
5 Boston 670,585
6 Cleveland 560,663
7 Baltimore 558,485
8 Pittsburgh 533,905
9 Detroit 465,766
10 Buffalo, N.Y. 423,715

The link below is for a complete break down by General Characteristics from 2005 for the city of Phoenix. You can also get info for the year 2000 via this link.

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=phoenix&_cityTown=phoenix&_state=04000US04&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010

OF INTERESTS IN THE CENSUS:
NEW ORLEARNS HAD THE "LARGEST POPULATION DECLINE" over the period (2000-2006), losing more than 261,000 people (A loss of 53.9 percent of its population) (YOU THINK KATRINA HAD ANY THING TO DO WITH THIS, you think!).
Other cities to lose more than 20,000 included Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.

All Sources are from the U.S. Census Bureau