The populations and projections of Texas' 25 largest metros

[KevinFromTexas]

The populations of Texas' 25 metros with 100,000 or more and their projections.

The numbers include population, US rank of metro population, and the projected population.

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna...25107755884176

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,725,448 4 6,730,000 January 13, 2013

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,281,135 5 6,290,000 January 25, 2013

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,267,995 24 2,270,000 January 15, 2013

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,869,645 33 1,870,000 January 3, 2013

El Paso, TX 845,296 63 850,000 April 14, 2013

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 830,785 66 840,000 May 30, 2013

Corpus Christi, TX 435,112 118 440,000 December 15, 2014

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 424,987 121 430,000 September 7, 2013

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 423,207 123 430,000 November 11, 2013

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 392,280 133 400,000 August 2, 2019

Lubbock, TX 296,599 161 300,000 October 6, 2013

Laredo, TX 265,204 179 270,000 October 23, 2013

Amarillo, TX 258,279 183 260,000 July 29, 2013

Waco, TX 242,929 188 250,000 May 21, 2015

College Station-Bryan, TX 237,490 190 240,000 August 20, 2013

Longview, TX 219,765 197 220,000 February 11, 2013

Tyler, TX 218,638 199 220,000 May 21, 2013

Abilene, TX 167,851 248 170,000 March 26, 2015

Wichita Falls, TX 149,771 278 150,000 February 18, 2044

Midland, TX 144,323 295 150,000 January 23, 2015

Odessa, TX 143,368 296 150,000 December 19, 2015

Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 137,491 304 140,000 December 22, 2016

Sherman-Denison, TX 122,596 337 130,000 February 27, 2022

Victoria, TX 117,117 349 120,000 October 26, 2017

San Angelo, TX 115,238 353 120,000 November 20, 2016

[KevinFromTexas]

Texas triangle - this is the area bordered by I-35 to the west, I-45 to the east and I-10 to the south. It includes the metros of DFW, Houston, San Antonio and Austin as well as a few other smaller metros. The 60,000 square mile area contains more than 75% of the state's population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Triangle

Texas triangle - 18,047,849

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,725,448
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,281,135
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,267,995
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,869,645
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 423,207
Waco, TX 242,929
College Station-Bryan, TX 237,490

I-35 corridor from DFW to Laredo - 11,794,428

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,725,448
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,267,995
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,869,645
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 423,207
Laredo, TX 265,204
Waco, TX 242,929

Along the coast from Houston to Brownsville - 7,533,514

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,281,135
Corpus Christi, TX 435,112
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 424,987
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 392,280

Along the border from El Paso to McAllen - 2,366,272

El Paso, TX 845,296
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 830,785
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 424,987
Laredo, TX 265,204

[DougRockstead]

Having been born and reared in the RGV, you might want to include the McAllen Metro area in the coastline estimate. I know it doesn't look like it, but it's not uncommon for people to to commute from Brownsville to McAllen or Vice Versa. You can get from McAllen to Brownsville at any time of the day faster than you can get from South Austin to North Austin at Rush hour. ( I know, have to drive from South of Slaughter to Oak Knoll when I go to the office, and when I'm on the road working in the Valley I'm keenly aware of how much easier it is to get from one of the Valley to the other compared to crossing town)

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Texas triangle - this is the area bordered by I-35 to the west, I-45 to the east and I-10 to the south. It includes the metros of DFW, Houston, San Antonio and Austin as well as a few other smaller metros. The 60,000 square mile area contains more than 75% of the state's population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Triangle

Texas triangle - 18,047,849

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,725,448
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,281,135
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,267,995
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,869,645
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 423,207
Waco, TX 242,929
College Station-Bryan, TX 237,490

I-35 corridor from DFW to Laredo - 11,794,428

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,725,448
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,267,995
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 1,869,645
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 423,207
Laredo, TX 265,204
Waco, TX 242,929

Along the coast from Houston to Brownsville - 7,533,514

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 6,281,135
Corpus Christi, TX 435,112
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 424,987
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 392,280

Along the border from El Paso to McAllen - 2,366,272

El Paso, TX 845,296
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 830,785
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 424,987
Laredo, TX 265,204