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Community => News => Topic started by: ProjectMaximus on August 25, 2009, 11:50:08 AM

Title: declining population
Post by: ProjectMaximus on August 25, 2009, 11:50:08 AM
I didn't catch this last week but Duval County actually lost people over the past year?

http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/08/17/daily26.html
Title: Re: declining population
Post by: thelakelander on August 25, 2009, 12:02:48 PM
I'll have to go back and find the link, but Jacksonville had one of the largest declines in the state.
Title: Re: declining population
Post by: Lunican on August 25, 2009, 01:42:01 PM
This was also the first year since 1946 that Florida's population declined.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aZOI02HF8V80
Title: Re: declining population
Post by: Deuce on August 25, 2009, 01:45:18 PM
Do the population declines follow any other indicators like drop in employment or increase in foreclosures? Nice to see we hit the 900,000 mark!
Title: Re: declining population
Post by: reednavy on August 25, 2009, 01:55:13 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on August 25, 2009, 12:02:48 PM
I'll have to go back and find the link, but Jacksonville had one of the largest declines in the state.
This may mean Austin, TX may jump us in the rankings in the 2010 Census results.

However, if it was just .5%, that'd be about 4,000 or so people, but an overall increase from 2000.
Title: Re: declining population
Post by: David on August 25, 2009, 02:16:08 PM
Do you think these numbers are skewed? People may be living with family and friends due to all the foreclosures, not reporting their new residences if it's only temporary.