Midsized cities' population steady as national growth slows: Census |
Midsized cities’ population steady as national growth slows: Census
Midsized cities in the U.S. saw their population steady as the national growth rate slowed, according to a Thursday release from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Smaller cities outside of a high traffic metro areas outpaced their counterparts in residential gains. Places with populations of around 25,000 to 70,000 saw the most growth, the bureau found.
“Big-city growth slowed significantly between 2024 and 2025, with some major hubs even seeing small declines,” Matt Erickson, a statistician in the Census Bureau’s Population Division, said in a statement included in the release.
“In contrast, midsized cities found a ‘Goldilocks zone’ where domestic and international migration, paired with new housing, helped prevent the sluggish growth seen in small towns and larger metropolitan centers,” Erickson added.
While immigration added to the uptick........