Population wave rolling over Austin already seen in suburbs

Austin can expect a lot of growth over the next few decades.

The area is projected to grow faster than any other large U.S. city by 2040, nearly doubling in size to almost 4 million residents.

Where will all of those new residents end up? Current trends show a lot of Austin’s growth concentrated in the suburbs. The map above shows the increase in population by percentage across each area Census tract, according to the last two editions of the five-year U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, from 2013 through 2014.

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