New Census estimates show that urban areas across the country are gaining residents.
Demographics and Trends
Cities Show Signs of Reversing Trend, Gaining Population
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Suburbs Still Growing … But So Are The Cities
Monday, May 4th, 2009Demographic trends in New Jersey may indicate a regeneration of cities and close-in suburbs and a slowing of, but not an end to, suburban sprawl.
Housing Costs, Property Taxes Shift Along with Population
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Gloucester County still leads New Jersey’s 21 counties in population growth, growing by 1.58 percent between 2006 and 2007, nearly seven times the statewide growth rate of 0.23 percent. Somerset (1.09 percent) and Cumberland (0.89 percent) were the second and […]
Gas Prices and Smart Growth
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006With gasoline prices breaking $3 a gallon this month, many New Jerseyans have renewed reason to mourn the steady disappearance of jobs from transit-accessible communities. A study of New Jersey’s competitiveness released May 2 by the Brookings Institution shows that […]
Greener Pastures Outside Garden State?
Friday, March 31st, 2006Census figures show New Jerseyans continue to leave the Garden State in significantly higher numbers than new residents are arriving from other states. Those moving out between 1990 and 1999 exceeded those moving in from other states by 378,495 – […]
New Jersey’s “Principal Cities” Now Include Suburbs
Wednesday, March 14th, 2001The Metro “A” List New Jersey’s “principal cities” for the new decade will include the lesser-known cities of Vineland, Millville, Bridgeton and Pleasantville, when last week’s 2000 Census population figures are subjected to new federal standards for naming major metropolitan […]
Suburbs Slipping into Hole of Urban Decline
Friday, September 22nd, 2000Suburban Distress Urban distress is beginning to seep into the suburbs and small towns that border New Jersey’s major cities. Many of these communities have fallen behind the state pace in three important measures: change in per capita income, change […]