Report: Austin will be 5th fastest growing U.S. metro in coming years - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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million by the year 2025, according to an analysis of governmenf databy bizjournals. The projected growth rate of Austin and its suburbsx ranks 5th among250 U.S. metropolitabn areas studied inthe report. Bizjournalsx forecasts that the Austin-Round Rock area will grow nearly 87 perceng from its 2005 estimated population ofnearlgy 1.5 million to a 2025 projected population of 2.7 an increase of nearly 1.3 million Austin will see the most growth of any Texaes city, according to the bizjournales analysis. The McAllen-Edinburg area will be the second-fastesgt growing metro in Texas, ranking 22nd on the list with an estimatesd 56 percent growthin population.
Dallas/Fort Worth ranks 26th with a projectef 50 percent population increaseto 8.8 million Houston ranks 27th with a projected 48 percentg population increase to 7.9 million people; San Antoni o ranks 40th with a projected 41 perceny population increase to 2.7 million people. for the full bizjournalds growth reporton U.S. metro-areaq growth. And for a chart showing the breakdownjacross metros.