The Depressing Reality About Dallas in the New U.S. Census Numbers (Houston: crime, new home)

[Johnhw222]

I’m proud to me part of the Dallas area which is how I say where I am to someone with no knowledge of DFW or plano. I don’t say I’m from Dallas as I was lectured too many times here in the distance pass for claiming I was in Dallas when I didn’t earn that right. I see division between Dallas and the suburbs which I feel is unhealthy as we both need each other to continue to be making ot I’ve progress.

But hearing a Dallas resident say they said take freeways down to make it harder for suburbanites to work in Dallas blew my mind… when it was offered as a way to make Dallas better. Small silly thinking.

[mrkool]

So will Dallas become New Delhi India, Lagos Nigeria, or Mexico City? Or some dystopian combo of those?

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by mrkool

So will Dallas become New Delhi India, Lagos Nigeria, or Mexico City? Or some dystopian combo of those?

You forgot Cali and the Northern US states.

[Mr. Clutch]

Originally Posted by Texas100

It must not be because Dallas is already the largest county.
Harris County had the largest population increase in the nation. I believe it is housing related. Dallas needs to open up to smaller lot sizes. Also all the "Good areas" of Dallas County are built out. Whereas Harris County has new Master planned communities even in areas that used to be considered "Bad" The fastest selling Master Planned communities in Texas. Bridgeland, Elyson, Sunterra?, Marvida, Balmoral are all in Harris County. Plus there is a TON of inner loop Urban style townhomes on small lots that can be bought for the same price as a new home out in the suburbs.

That's true to an extent but there's still quite a bit of undeveloped land in Harris County out on the northwest and eastern parts of the county. It's not really a perfect comparison with Dallas County. I do agree that some upzoning would definitely help the latter in terms of being able to accept new residents.

[Lorne]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

Wherever you see a chance you needle about Indian immigrants. What is your beef?

Leonard's mother and ex wife both cheated and had sexual relations with Indian men.

[Texas100]

Please embrace diversity. This is the future of America. ultimately the country will become more and more diverse. Especially Hispanic and Asian populations will increase.

Originally Posted by mrkool

So will Dallas become New Delhi India, Lagos Nigeria, or Mexico City? Or some dystopian combo of those?

[Dallaz]

I agree, with a lot of the comments that I’ve read so far. I think it has a lot to do with NIMBYs that do not want additional development in desirable areas, expensive housing, and perhaps Dallas not really pushing hard enough to develop Southern Dallas. Dallas proper has legit semi-rural areas in Southern Dallas and Far SE Dallas - (Kleberg/Rylie area). The same came be said for Southern Dallas County - (Lancaster, Glen Heights, Seagoville, Wilmer, Hutchins, etc) and East Dallas County - (Sunnyvale) which are entirely semi-rural or have large areas that are.

[As Above So Below...]

Lots of counties had loss of American born population in the last estimate:

Jefferson: -1,291
Cameron: -1,863
Webb: -2,054
El Paso: -3,840
Travis: -10,479
Harris: -22,792
Dallas: -34,330

I suppose the main difference between Dallas and Harris Counties is international growth. International growth is spread out a lot more across the main counties in the Metroplex. In the Houston area, its almost all Harris County:

Harris: 41,665
Dallas: 19,723
Tarrant: 8,805
Collin: 8,137
Travis: 8,068
Fort Bend: 6,834
Bexar: 5,705
Denton: 3,828
Montgomery: 2,635
Williamson: 2,390
Hidalgo: 1,695
El Paso: 1,683

Basically Dallas and Harris Counties have the same trends as NYC, Cook County, LA, and Miami-Dade counties have: foreign immigrants come in, Americans leave.

[SanJac]

From The Houston Chronicle

Texas State Demographer Lloyd Potter said it wasn't surprising to see the Dallas- Fort Worth Metroplex and the Houston metro area topping the list for population growth between July 1, 2022. and July 1, 2023.

Harris County led the way with a growth of 53,788 residents during that time, the most of any county. No other county comes within 17,000 people of Harris County, which is the nation's third-largest county by population.

Potter said two main reasons drove Harris County's signicant population gains during that time frame: international migration and natural growth.

"Harris County's very strong immigration and natural increase are resulting in it just continuing to dominate population growth in the country," Potter said.

Harris County was second in the country in international migration behind Miami- Dade County in Florida. Harris County saw 41,665 new residents arrive internationally.
Potter said there's a theory for international migration that when people from one country move to another, that tends to start a pipeline between the two areas. He said there's research to support the theory, and said there are many examples of this in Texas through the immigration of people from places such as Mexico and Vietnam.

"Harris County has been pretty international for some time," Potter said. "If you look historically, there's been a lot of immigrants coming into Harris County or in the Houston area. Those ows essentially get established and continue."

Harris County led the country in natural change with a natural increase of 34,695. Natural change is the number of babies born minus the number of people who die.

Potter said Harris County has a high ratio of young people to old people, meaning
births are much more likely to be greater than deaths.

"In urban areas like Harris County, the population tends to be young ... in childbearing years," Potter said. "There's also a fairly diverse population in Harris County and persons of Hispanic descent and African Americans tend to have higher birth rates than the non-Hispanic white and Asian population. Having fewer people at the older ages, meaning fewer deaths, and a lot of people in the reproductive years results in a very signicant natural increase."

Potter said what makes Harris County's situation unique is that despite being in the top two in international migration and natural change is that domestic migration didn't factor in at all.

Potter said it would be hard to see Harris County not continuing to grow as it recently has going forward, barring any major policy changes.

[mrkool]

Originally Posted by Texas100

Please embrace diversity.

Not happening. I've seen it up close and personal in several cities, as well as some garden spots overseas in the military. But by all means, you enjoy it!