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Originally Posted by Chris from N.O.
Found another link for the info on population: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/relea...s_webinar.html
On nola.com it says that St. Bernard was the second-fastest growing and Orleans the 9th. As much as I'd like to think this represents "real" growth, which would be more sustainable, the St. Bernard stat in particular suggests that this is still more people moving back home, and a lot of those possibly came from elsewhere in the Metro; St. Tammany only grew two percent. I'm certainly not opposed to people going back home but it's been seven years now and I just don't think there's that much of that type of growth left. |
While we may still have people moving back home, this may be sustainable. Eight of the 20 fastest growing MSAs are in Texas and 31 of the 50 are in warm weather states.
If we can continue to build on our economic momentum, I think the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas can be regulars on this list. We had about 1.36 million people pre-Katrina. If we continue to grow at 2% per year, we would hit that in 2018. If we grow by 1% per year, we would hit it in 2024.
Ultimately, this starts with our economy and political environment, is supported by our warm weather and culture, and is only possible if we have good storm protection.