Census Results! (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester: crime, how much, house)

[srsmn]

Originally Posted by City Data Guy

Why did the non-Hispanic white population of Burnsville decline so much? Burnsville isn't a crappy suburb. Look where I live.

Just because a city's non-Hispanic white population declines means that it's crappy?

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by srsmn

Just because a city's non-Hispanic white population declines means that it's crappy?

I never said it like that. O_O Burnsville is a nice suburb, so I'm wondering why would over 7,000 people move away? I think that's a lot for a city its size.

[northstar22]

It's sad how the entire western and southwestern sections of Minnesota lost population, except for Lyon, Clay and Nobles counties. It just mirrors the growing trend of rural flight across the Great Plains. The only places in that part of the state that grew were Marshall, Moorhead and Worthington. The non-Plains rural areas of Minnesota mostly saw population increases. Why do people hate the prairie so much?

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

It's sad how the entire western and southwestern sections of Minnesota lost population, except for Lyon, Clay and Nobles counties. It just mirrors the growing trend of rural flight across the Great Plains. The only places in that part of the state that grew were Marshall, Moorhead and Worthington. The non-Plains rural areas of Minnesota mostly saw population increases. Why do people hate the prairie so much?

It's rural flight. People are moving away from rural areas to urban areas. I think a majority of the human population lives in cities now, too. I looked at the population growth for counties in Kansas, and I noticed that almost all the rural counties with small populations declined while the urban eastern counties gained population.

[kuan]

The price of gas may be a factor in moving closer to urban areas.

[northstar22]

Originally Posted by City Data Guy

I never said it like that. O_O Burnsville is a nice suburb, so I'm wondering why would over 7,000 people move away? I think that's a lot for a city its size.

I don't think they moved away . . . a lot of diverse people moved in.

[northstar22]

Originally Posted by City Data Guy

It's rural flight. People are moving away from rural areas to urban areas. I think a majority of the human population lives in cities now, too. I looked at the population growth for counties in Kansas, and I noticed that almost all the rural counties with small populations declined while the urban eastern counties gained population.

If that was the case, then why did all the rural counties in eastern and northeastern Minnesota increase in population?

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

I don't think they moved away . . . a lot of diverse people moved in.

Uh...there were nearly 52,000 non-Hispanic whites in 2000 and now there are about 44,500.....Of course they moved away. Maybe it's just a case of white flight.

[City Data Guy]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

If that was the case, then why did all the rural counties in eastern and northeastern Minnesota increase in population?

Maybe it's because of the resources up there? I don't know. But there is a lot of rural population decline going on throughout the country.

[northstar22]

Do you guys think Rochester will eventually pass St. Paul in population? I know it won't happen any time soon, but with the way things are going it could happen in 40 or 50 years.