Every once in a while -- invariably in a debate over sprawl -- someone will toss out the "fact" that the Los Angeles metropolitan area is denser than the New York metropolitan area.
It's true. At least, it's true if one uses the standard definition of density as gross population divided by gross land area. According to 2000 U.S. census data, the Los Angeles "urbanized area" has a density of 7,068 persons per square mile. The New York...
Zilker isn't under siege
I fear that this piece in today's Statesman is a prelude to some sort of an initiative by a Council member to put a moratorium on VMU development in the South Lamar area. This deserves a...
78741 and Hispanics
I've noted that Austin zip code 78741, unlike 78704, saw its population of children surge between 2000 and 2010. Given this chart, it should be no surprise that its Hispanic population...
Austin 2000-2010: the urban core mostly lost population
Back on central Austin's growth or lack thereof. I've reported the data for zip codes 78704 and 78741, central neighborhoods to the south and southeast of downtown. 78704 lost population...
78704 and the 2010 Census
I wrote briefly a couple of days ago about the 2010 Census counts for a handful of central Austin census tracts. I've now compiled the numbers for 78704. (For those not from Austin,...
Some population numbers
I've been itching to calculate weighted densities using the 2010 Census data but, alas, I cannot yet. The Census Bureau has released the 2010 Census redistricting data, which includes...
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