[QUOTE=Lowell;436386]688,701 with about 10K loss or about 1.5% loss year over year gives the appearance of slowing losses. 2013 - 2014 figures might surprise us by showing population loss as flat, fueled by an improving economy and city image.[/QUOTE]
Quote Originally Posted by believe14 View Post
That's an optimistic way to look at it. In my opinion, the slowdown is likely from families that remain have the most limited resources, and thus no mobility to make a move, even if they wanted to.
That's the way I see it. The ones that can afford to leave have already left. Most that remain are stuck.



Regarding the sprawl debate, I see it this way. Sprawl is about construction, not population. If one new house is built in a formerly agricultural or rural area, sprawl exists.