[OC] Post-Pandemic Population Growth Trends, by US Metro Area (2022->2024)

[u/TA-MajestyPalm]

Graphic by me, created in Excel. All data from US Census here: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html

I've created similar graphics in the past, but usually from 2020-2024. This is not the best time frame as it combines the abnormal covid years with post pandemic movement.

This time frame (2022-2024) shows the most current and ongoing population trends of the last 2 years.

I also wanted to better categorize the cities into broad cultural regions vs the arbitrary geographic census regions.

[u/asdf072]

Ugh. As someone who grew up near Orlando, this new wave of people is the absolute worst. They're trying to escape the crappy conditions of their home town, but just end up dragging it all down here.

[u/Temporary-Light9189 → u/asdf072]

That’s what I don’t understand at all, why come here at all if you’re going to try to make it like where you fled from, it’s like people can’t comprehend that they themselves also contribute to the total attitude of the city

[u/ElJanitorFrank → u/Temporary-Light9189]

This is why voting works, in a way.

You don't understand how ONE person moving somewhere makes any sense? There's a plethora of reasons they could be going, perhaps a general driving force of some kind for a large wave of migration - but the one guy who wants to move here for one reason or another isn't the sole cause of all that.

You don't understand how ONE vote makes any sense? There's a plethora of reasons they could be voting, perhaps a general driving force of some kind for a large increase of voters - but the one guy who wants to vote for one reason or another isn't the sole decider of the outcome.

[u/Temporary-Light9189 → u/ElJanitorFrank]

Yea that’s not at all what I said

[u/ElJanitorFrank → u/Temporary-Light9189]

I'm just pointing out the analogy. You don't understand why somebody would move somewhere to make it like they came from? They aren't. They're going there because they got a job, or like the climate, or have relatives there, or liked it when they went to school in the area, or was stationed there, or even moved as part of an initiative to change it to be like where they're from. Then shit changed. There isn't some grand conspiracy or group consciously doing it.

[u/Temporary-Light9189 → u/ElJanitorFrank]

What I mean is attitude, it’s not a matter of can or can’t it’s will or won’t. I was brought to Orlando for work from the north, and what I’ve noticed living here is that a lot of yankee transplants come with a bad attitude, rush, drive crazy, and take advantage of people. It’s a different style of life down here I’m not saying it’s the deep south but people aren’t as standoffish and it’s a bit slower so I guess what I’m saying is I don’t understand the choice to act like an asshole to neighbors and the people in your community when there is no need to, sure life sucks sometimes, people go through it, I know I have but I’ve never let myself take it out on others, and when I have I immediately correct it. But it’s not an excuse, it’s not can or can’t it’s will or won’t, it’s the mindset I don’t understand. EVERYBODY has the ability to chose to do the right thing.