[KevinFromTexas]

In all likelihood the metro has already surpassed 2 million.

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/ne...t-growing.html

Austin, surrounding counties, among fastest-growing in U.S. in 2014, Census data confirms

Sep 17, 2015, 1:53pm CDT

The Austin area grew from 1,883,051 residents in 2013 to 1,943,299 residents in 2014, adding 60,248 residents for a growth rate of 3.2 percent. That equates to an average of 165 new Austin-area residents a day, including babies born here.

Hays County added 8,999 residents, according to the data. Its population grew from 176,026 in 2013 to 185,025 in 2014, a growth rate of 5.11 percent.

Williamson County north of Austin was the 10th-fastest growing county in the U.S. in 2014. It added 18,236 residents and grew from a population of 471,014 in 2013 to 489,250, a growth rate of 3.87 percent.

Bastrop County was the 23rd-fastest growing county in the U.S. in 2014. That area east of Austin added 2,244 residents and grew from a population of 75,825 in 2013 to 78,069, a growth rate of 2.96 percent.

Travis County was the was the 42nd-fastest growing county in the U.S. in 2014, adding 30,191 residents and growing from a population of 1,120,954 in 2013 to 1,151,145.