a large diversion: 9 million people in the naked city by 2030, or 2040

not new news, but hasn’t happened, yet
This news about projected population growth for New York City made the news across the inter-toobz a few weeks ago, with a Columbia University study differing with the City’s projected population numbers as to when the city will hit 9,000,000 residents (Columbia says by 2040; the city, by 2030). The Wall Street Journal article about it (June 10, here) focused on housing.

I just want to focus on that number: nine million people. Or, as the lottery guy might say: NINE MILLLLLLLLLLL – YON PEOPLE.

Among the nuggets from the New York City website about the current (estimated) population of 8,336,697:

• New York City has more people than 39 of the 50 U.S. states

• About 1 in every 38 people living in the United States resides in New York City

• New York City has grown by over 1 million people since 1990

On that last factoid, The Wiki has the city population by decade beginning in 1900 (after the consolidated city of 1898), with the percent change from the prior decade:

Obviously, that’s explosive growth until 1950, then a 3 decade plateau, then a resumption of (more moderate) growth. Whether it takes until 2030 or until 2040 to hit 9,000,000, that will still be a lower rate of growth than the first half of the last century.

© Sandy Mattingly 2013