2004 - 2005 City Population Changes

2004 - 2005 City Population Changes 
                         
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                                                *** Last Updated : Jun 27, 2006


Annual Estimates of Population Change for Incorporated Places over 100,000

 Ranked by Population Change: July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005 (SUB-EST2005-03)

Data Obtained From Census Bureau

Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
1	Elk Grove city, California	112,338	100,686	11,652	11.6
2	North Las Vegas city, Nevada	176,635	158,540	18,095	11.4
3	Port St. Lucie city, Florida	131,692	118,655	13,037	11.0
4	Gilbert town, Arizona	173,989	156,816	17,173	11.0
5	Cape Coral city, Florida	140,010	128,193	11,817	9.2
6	Moreno Valley city, California	178,367	166,261	12,106	7.3
7	Rancho Cucamonga city, California	169,353	159,110	10,243	6.4
8	Miramar city, Florida	106,623	101,367	5,256	5.2
9	Chandler city, Arizona	234,939	223,895	11,044	4.9
10	Irvine city, California	186,852	178,085	8,767	4.9
11	Bakersfield city, California	295,536	283,010	12,526	4.4
12	Peoria city, Arizona	138,200	132,355	5,845	4.4
13	Raleigh city, North Carolina	341,530	327,547	13,983	4.3
14	Lancaster city, California	134,032	128,672	5,360	4.2
15	Joliet city, Illinois	136,208	130,904	5,304	4.1
16	Visalia city, California	108,669	104,479	4,190	4.0
17	Clarksville city, Tennessee	112,878	108,664	4,214	3.9
18	Fort Worth city, Texas	624,067	603,067	21,000	3.5
19	Denton city, Texas	104,153	100,739	3,414	3.4
20	Henderson city, Nevada	232,146	224,542	7,604	3.4
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
21	Killeen city, Texas	100,233	96,971	3,262	3.4
22	Cary town, North Carolina	106,439	103,013	3,426	3.3
23	Fontana city, California	163,860	158,702	5,158	3.3
24	Grand Prairie city, Texas	144,337	139,833	4,504	3.2
25	Thornton city, Colorado	105,182	101,933	3,249	3.2
26	Phoenix city, Arizona	1,461,575	1,417,119	44,456	3.1
27	Orlando city, Florida	213,223	206,972	6,251	3.0
28	Chula Vista city, California	210,497	204,499	5,998	2.9
29	Laredo city, Texas	208,754	202,831	5,923	2.9
30	Reno city, Nevada	203,550	197,897	5,653	2.9
31	Palmdale city, California	134,570	130,876	3,694	2.8
32	Roseville city, California	105,940	103,098	2,842	2.8
33	Olathe city, Kansas	111,334	108,440	2,894	2.7
34	Brownsville city, Texas	167,493	163,192	4,301	2.6
35	McAllen city, Texas	123,622	120,552	3,070	2.5
36	Stockton city, California	286,926	279,818	7,108	2.5
37	Santa Clarita city, California	168,253	164,455	3,798	2.3
38	Sioux Falls city, South Dakota	139,517	136,579	2,938	2.2
39	Albuquerque city, New Mexico	494,236	483,844	10,392	2.1
40	Charlotte city, North Carolina	610,949	598,206	12,743	2.1
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
41	Miami city, Florida	386,417	378,654	7,763	2.1
42	Las Vegas city, Nevada	545,147	534,506	10,641	2.0
43	Aurora city, Colorado	297,235	291,445	5,790	2.0
44	Scottsdale city, Arizona	226,013	221,665	4,348	2.0
45	Chesapeake city, Virginia	218,968	214,830	4,138	1.9
46	Fort Lauderdale city, Florida	167,380	164,354	3,026	1.8
47	Plano city, Texas	250,096	245,606	4,490	1.8
48	Salem city, Oregon	148,751	146,176	2,575	1.8
49	Glendale city, Arizona	239,435	235,351	4,084	1.7
50	San Antonio city, Texas	1,256,509	1,235,089	21,420	1.7
51	Ontario city, California	172,679	169,800	2,879	1.7
52	Durham city, North Carolina	204,845	201,683	3,162	1.6
53	Vancouver city, Washington	157,493	155,072	2,421	1.6
54	Provo city, Utah	113,459	111,718	1,741	1.6
55	Norman city, Oklahoma	101,719	100,168	1,551	1.5
56	Santa Clara city, California	105,402	103,807	1,595	1.5
57	Tampa city, Florida	325,989	321,291	4,698	1.5
58	Amarillo city, Texas	183,021	180,490	2,531	1.4
59	Austin city, Texas	690,252	680,748	9,504	1.4
60	Omaha city, Nebraska	414,521	409,019	5,502	1.3
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
61	Arvada city, Colorado	103,966	102,613	1,353	1.3
62	Mesa city, Arizona	442,780	437,142	5,638	1.3
63	Tallahassee city, Florida	158,500	156,530	1,970	1.3
64	Overland Park city, Kansas	164,811	162,795	2,016	1.2
65	Orange city, California	134,950	133,331	1,619	1.2
66	Eugene city, Oregon	144,515	142,794	1,721	1.2
67	Waco city, Texas	120,465	119,064	1,401	1.2
68	Charleston city, South Carolina	106,712	105,485	1,227	1.2
69	El Paso city, Texas	598,590	591,748	6,842	1.2
70	Winston-Salem city, North Carolina	193,755	191,545	2,210	1.2
71	Knoxville city, Tennessee	180,130	178,118	2,012	1.1
72	Atlanta city, Georgia	470,688	465,621	5,067	1.1
73	Elizabeth city, New Jersey	125,809	124,466	1,343	1.1
74	San Jose city, California	912,332	902,760	9,572	1.1
75	Huntsville city, Alabama	166,313	164,570	1,743	1.1
76	Arlington city, Texas	362,805	359,199	3,606	1.0
77	Carrollton city, Texas	118,870	117,752	1,118	0.9
78	Lincoln city, Nebraska	239,213	236,979	2,234	0.9
79	Corona city, California	149,387	148,001	1,386	0.9
80	Greensboro city, North Carolina	231,962	229,905	2,057	0.9
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
81	Sunnyvale city, California	128,902	127,769	1,133	0.9
82	Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma	531,324	526,700	4,624	0.9
83	Pompano Beach city, Florida	104,179	103,278	901	0.9
84	Hollywood city, Florida	145,629	144,371	1,258	0.9
85	Fresno city, California	461,116	457,160	3,956	0.9
86	Corpus Christi city, Texas	283,474	281,055	2,419	0.9
87	Aurora city, Illinois	168,181	166,767	1,414	0.8
88	Lubbock city, Texas	209,737	207,976	1,761	0.8
89	Jacksonville city, Florida	782,623	776,104	6,519	0.8
90	Cedar Rapids city, Iowa	123,119	122,115	1,004	0.8
91	Springfield city, Illinois	115,668	114,740	928	0.8
92	Fairfield city, California	104,476	103,658	818	0.8
93	Fort Collins city, Colorado	128,026	127,033	993	0.8
94	Portsmouth city, Virginia	100,169	99,404	765	0.8
95	Naperville city, Illinois	141,579	140,537	1,042	0.7
96	Tucson city, Arizona	515,526	511,747	3,779	0.7
97	Madison city, Wisconsin	221,551	220,149	1,402	0.6
98	West Valley City city, Utah	113,300	112,607	693	0.6
99	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	268,080	266,451	1,629	0.6
100	Riverside city, California	290,086	288,351	1,735	0.6
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
101	Westminster city, Colorado	105,084	104,515	569	0.5
102	Sacramento city, California	456,441	454,003	2,438	0.5
103	Nashville-Davidson (balance), Tennessee	549,110	546,219	2,891	0.5
104	El Monte city, California	122,513	121,868	645	0.5
105	Manchester city, New Hampshire	109,691	109,150	541	0.5
106	Coral Springs city, Florida	128,804	128,208	596	0.5
107	Seattle city, Washington	573,911	571,360	2,551	0.4
108	Little Rock city, Arkansas	184,564	183,799	765	0.4
109	Dallas city, Texas	1,213,825	1,208,829	4,996	0.4
110	Sterling Heights city, Michigan	128,034	127,524	510	0.4
111	Hampton city, Virginia	145,579	145,001	578	0.4
112	Richmond city, California	102,186	101,783	403	0.4
113	Allentown city, Pennsylvania	106,992	106,578	414	0.4
114	Jersey City city, New Jersey	239,614	238,732	882	0.4
115	Wichita city, Kansas	354,865	353,562	1,303	0.4
116	Mesquite city, Texas	129,902	129,436	466	0.4
117	Tempe city, Arizona	161,143	160,566	577	0.4
118	Anchorage municipality, Alaska	275,043	274,067	976	0.4
119	Denver city, Colorado	557,917	555,991	1,926	0.3
120	Rockford city, Illinois	152,916	152,457	459	0.3
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
121	Pembroke Pines city, Florida	150,380	149,933	447	0.3
122	Newark city, New Jersey	280,666	279,865	801	0.3
123	Houston city, Texas	2,016,582	2,011,119	5,463	0.3
124	Antioch city, California	100,631	100,386	245	0.2
125	Columbus city, Ohio	730,657	728,907	1,750	0.2
126	Boise City city, Idaho	193,161	192,703	458	0.2
127	Topeka city, Kansas	121,946	121,691	255	0.2
128	Burbank city, California	104,108	103,896	212	0.2
129	Green Bay city, Wisconsin	101,203	100,999	204	0.2
130	Los Angeles city, California	3,844,829	3,837,399	7,430	0.2
131	Louisville/Jefferson County (balance), Kentucky	556,429	555,366	1,063	0.2
132	Bellevue city, Washington	117,137	116,914	223	0.2
133	Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana	784,118	782,656	1,462	0.2
134	Honolulu CDP, Hawaii	377,379	376,708	671	0.2
135	Kansas City city, Missouri	444,965	444,199	766	0.2
136	Peoria city, Illinois	112,685	112,508	177	0.2
137	Spokane city, Washington	196,818	196,527	291	0.1
138	Pomona city, California	153,787	153,565	222	0.1
139	Shreveport city, Louisiana	198,874	198,591	283	0.1
140	Colorado Springs city, Colorado	369,815	369,314	501	0.1
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
141	Columbia city, South Carolina	117,088	116,931	157	0.1
142	San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, California	104,017	103,882	135	0.1
143	Lafayette city, Louisiana	112,030	111,914	116	0.1
144	Portland city, Oregon	533,427	532,888	539	0.1
145	Worcester city, Massachusetts	175,898	175,770	128	0.1
146	St. Petersburg city, Florida	249,079	248,905	174	0.1
147	Oxnard city, California	183,628	183,529	99	0.1
148	Torrance city, California	142,384	142,326	58	-
149	Pueblo city, Colorado	103,495	103,472	23	-
150	Simi Valley city, California	118,687	118,677	10	-
151	Des Moines city, Iowa	194,163	194,157	6	-
152	Stamford city, Connecticut	120,045	120,051	-6	-
153	New Haven city, Connecticut	124,791	124,798	-7	-
154	Fort Wayne city, Indiana	223,341	223,365	-24	-
155	Abilene city, Texas	114,757	114,774	-17	-
156	Modesto city, California	207,011	207,068	-57	-
157	Montgomery city, Alabama	200,127	200,223	-96	-
158	Richmond city, Virginia	193,777	193,915	-138	-0.1
159	Chattanooga city, Tennessee	154,762	154,873	-111	-0.1
160	Pasadena city, California	143,731	143,845	-114	-0.1
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
161	Pasadena city, Texas	143,852	144,003	-151	-0.1
162	Tacoma city, Washington	195,898	196,108	-210	-0.1
163	Erie city, Pennsylvania	102,612	102,739	-127	-0.1
164	Daly City city, California	100,339	100,470	-131	-0.1
165	Hartford city, Connecticut	124,397	124,564	-167	-0.1
166	Hayward city, California	140,293	140,490	-197	-0.1
167	Springfield city, Massachusetts	151,732	151,975	-243	-0.2
168	Garland city, Texas	216,346	216,701	-355	-0.2
169	San Bernardino city, California	198,550	198,886	-336	-0.2
170	Virginia Beach city, Virginia	438,415	439,224	-809	-0.2
171	Memphis city, Tennessee	672,277	673,521	-1,244	-0.2
172	Columbus city, Georgia	185,271	185,662	-391	-0.2
173	Salt Lake City city, Utah	178,097	178,487	-390	-0.2
174	Kansas City city, Kansas	144,210	144,536	-326	-0.2
175	West Covina city, California	108,185	108,440	-255	-0.2
176	Minneapolis city, Minnesota	372,811	373,708	-897	-0.2
177	Tulsa city, Oklahoma	382,457	383,380	-923	-0.2
178	Irving city, Texas	193,649	194,121	-472	-0.2
179	Gainesville city, Florida	108,184	108,453	-269	-0.2
180	Huntington Beach city, California	194,457	194,942	-485	-0.2
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
181	Yonkers city, New York	196,425	196,942	-517	-0.3
182	New York city, New York	8,143,197	8,164,706	-21,509	-0.3
183	Springfield city, Missouri	150,298	150,701	-403	-0.3
184	Waterbury city, Connecticut	107,902	108,229	-327	-0.3
185	Clearwater city, Florida	108,687	109,034	-347	-0.3
186	South Bend city, Indiana	105,262	105,614	-352	-0.3
187	Santa Rosa city, California	153,158	153,674	-516	-0.3
188	Downey city, California	109,718	110,089	-371	-0.3
189	Concord city, California	123,252	123,674	-422	-0.3
190	Long Beach city, California	474,014	475,753	-1,739	-0.4
191	Thousand Oaks city, California	124,359	124,828	-469	-0.4
192	Paterson city, New Jersey	149,843	150,418	-575	-0.4
193	Bridgeport city, Connecticut	139,008	139,554	-546	-0.4
194	Lowell city, Massachusetts	103,111	103,518	-407	-0.4
195	Anaheim city, California	331,804	333,150	-1,346	-0.4
196	Glendale city, California	200,065	200,908	-843	-0.4
197	Oakland city, California	395,274	397,116	-1,842	-0.5
198	Grand Rapids city, Michigan	193,780	194,689	-909	-0.5
199	St. Paul city, Minnesota	275,150	276,523	-1,373	-0.5
200	Santa Ana city, California	340,368	342,084	-1,716	-0.5
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
201	Baton Rouge city, Louisiana	222,064	223,187	-1,123	-0.5
202	San Francisco city, California	739,426	743,193	-3,767	-0.5
203	Costa Mesa city, California	109,830	110,392	-562	-0.5
204	Beaumont city, Texas	111,799	112,374	-575	-0.5
205	Akron city, Ohio	210,795	211,882	-1,087	-0.5
206	Vallejo city, California	117,483	118,090	-607	-0.5
207	Fullerton city, California	132,787	133,476	-689	-0.5
208	Inglewood city, California	114,467	115,064	-597	-0.5
209	Mobile city, Alabama	191,544	192,557	-1,013	-0.5
210	Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania	1,463,281	1,471,255	-7,974	-0.5
211	Berkeley city, California	100,744	101,307	-563	-0.6
212	Garden Grove city, California	166,075	167,038	-963	-0.6
213	Norwalk city, California	105,834	106,462	-628	-0.6
214	Oceanside city, California	166,108	167,128	-1,020	-0.6
215	Augusta-Richmond County (balance), Georgia	190,782	191,979	-1,197	-0.6
216	Warren city, Michigan	135,311	136,169	-858	-0.6
217	Chicago city, Illinois	2,842,518	2,861,037	-18,519	-0.6
218	Ann Arbor city, Michigan	113,271	114,015	-744	-0.7
219	San Diego city, California	1,255,540	1,263,816	-8,276	-0.7
220	Lakewood city, Colorado	140,671	141,599	-928	-0.7
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
221	Cambridge city, Massachusetts	100,135	100,802	-667	-0.7
222	Washington city, District of Columbia	550,521	554,239	-3,718	-0.7
223	Jackson city, Mississippi	177,977	179,190	-1,213	-0.7
224	Independence city, Missouri	110,208	110,966	-758	-0.7
225	Birmingham city, Alabama	231,483	233,143	-1,660	-0.7
226	Providence city, Rhode Island	176,862	178,131	-1,269	-0.7
227	Fremont city, California	200,468	201,932	-1,464	-0.7
228	Milwaukee city, Wisconsin	578,887	583,144	-4,257	-0.7
229	Syracuse city, New York	141,683	142,771	-1,088	-0.8
230	Dayton city, Ohio	158,873	160,158	-1,285	-0.8
231	Escondido city, California	134,085	135,247	-1,162	-0.9
232	Flint city, Michigan	118,551	119,596	-1,045	-0.9
233	Evansville city, Indiana	115,918	116,981	-1,063	-0.9
234	Rochester city, New York	211,091	213,086	-1,995	-0.9
235	Alexandria city, Virginia	135,337	136,635	-1,298	-0.9
236	Baltimore city, Maryland	635,815	641,943	-6,128	-1.0
237	Arlington CDP, Virginia	195,965	197,955	-1,990	-1.0
238	Buffalo city, New York	279,745	282,740	-2,995	-1.1
239	Newport News city, Virginia	179,899	181,917	-2,018	-1.1
240	Toledo city, Ohio	301,285	304,734	-3,449	-1.1
Rank	Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2004 to 2005
Rank	City	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	Number	Percent
241	Lansing city, Michigan	115,518	116,862	-1,344	-1.2
242	Savannah city, Georgia	128,453	129,964	-1,511	-1.2
243	Salinas city, California	146,431	148,163	-1,732	-1.2
244	Athens-Clarke County (balance), Georgia	103,238	104,537	-1,299	-1.2
245	Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania	316,718	320,828	-4,110	-1.3
246	Cleveland city, Ohio	452,208	458,080	-5,872	-1.3
247	New Orleans city, Louisiana	454,863	461,115	-6,252	-1.4
248	Detroit city, Michigan	886,671	899,122	-12,451	-1.4
249	Boston city, Massachusetts	559,034	567,660	-8,626	-1.5
250	Hialeah city, Florida	220,485	223,913	-3,428	-1.5
251	Fayetteville city, North Carolina	129,928	131,986	-2,058	-1.6
252	Cincinnati city, Ohio	308,728	313,860	-5,132	-1.6
253	St. Louis city, Missouri	344,362	350,705	-6,343	-1.8
254	Norfolk city, Virginia	231,954	237,347	-5,393	-2.3

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