Tampa Area — 15th Fastest-Growing Metro Area in the U.S.

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The Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida metro area was the 15th fastest-growing metro area in the entire country over the one-year period from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, based on population estimates published by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Tampa area’s population rose by 36,573, an increase of 1.3 percent from the July 2010 population of 2,788,151.

Out of the 366 metropolitan statistical areas in the U.S., here are the 15 metro areas with the biggest numeric increase from July 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011:

1.   126,037     6.5M    Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
2.   110,068     6.1M    Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
3.   100,430   12.9M   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California
4.     96,251   19.0M   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania
5.     94,798    5.7M    Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia
6.     92,045    5.7M    Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida
7.     72,909    5.4M    Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia
8.     59,992    4.3M    Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California
9.     55,272    1.8M    Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas
10.    54,166    4.2M    Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona
11.    52,140    3.5M    Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington
12.    47,656    4.4M    San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
13.    44,935    2.6M    Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado
14.    42,036    2.2M    San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas
15.    36,573    2.8M    Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

In July 2010, the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida metro area was the 19th largest metropolitan area in the nation. In July 2011, however, its ranking went down by one level, to 18th place, although it increased by the 15th biggest numeric increase over the one-year period. Its rate of population growth over the same one-year period was 1.3 percent, the 69th highest rate
among 366 metro areas in the country.

One of the major reasons for the increase in population in the Tampa area is employee relocation or inward migration due to the rise in available jobs in the area. Based on charts from the US Labor Statistics, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area was the 9th fastest-growing metro area in the U.S. in non-farm jobs over the one-year period from January 2011 to January 2012. Among Florida metro areas, it was the fastest-growing metro. It surpassed the growth rate of Florida’s two other popular metro areas, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford areas.

The other big reason is the choice of the Tampa area as retirement place for retired military personnel, other retirees, the 55+ age group, Canadian retirees and other foreign retirees. People in their golden age want to enjoy the beaches, historic districts, golf resorts, lakes, theme parks, access to cruise ships and other lovely destinations in the Tampa area. They can enjoy these almost all the days of the year without worrying about plowing the snow in their front and back yards and warming themselves from the freezing cold.

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