Exhibit 10: The U.S. Population Continues to Suburbanize.
|
Year
|
All MSAs/PMSAs
|
Central Cities
|
Suburbs
|
Central City Share of
U.S. Metro Population
(percent)
|
| 1970
|
159,853,825
|
71,727,831
|
88,125,994
|
44.9
|
| 1980
|
177,399,088
|
72,586,529
|
104,812,559
|
40.9
|
| 1990
|
198,250,684
|
77,669,885
|
120,580,799
|
39.2
|
| 1996
|
211,879,835
|
80,401,868
|
131,477,967
|
37.9
|
Source: 1970, 1980, and 1990 Census of Housing, Bureau of the Census; 1996 Federal-State Cooperative Population Estimates, Bureau of the Census
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