Define "overcrowding."
If the cities were packed to almost overcrowding this is how many they can hold
Also don't complain that one city had 900,000+ in the 1950's and it's barely over 600k now, this is based on 2000 census housing info, one city may have had much housing demolished since then or it was overcrowded in the 1950's. This is how much they can hold before overcrowding. Not all large cities are listed.
1-New York-8,861,509
2-Los Angeles-3,749,747
3-Chicago-3,399,207
4-Houston-2,294,046
5-Philadelphia-2,069,718
6-Phoenix-1,628,525
7-San Diego-1,497,701
8-Dallas-1,407,532
9-San Antonio-1,403,314
10-Detroit-1,196,955
11-Indianapolis-1,119,160
12-Louisville-1,046,690 *
13-Columbus-1,038,738
14-Jacksonville-1,025,783
15-San Jose-989,459
16-San Francisco-948,721
17-Baltimore-884,273
18-Memphis-879,998
19-Austin-863,750
20-Seattle-820,870
21-Milwaukee-787,460
22-Charlotte-778,986
23-Nashville-776,935
24-Denver-773,023
25-Washington-756,502
26-Portland-751,562
27-Boston-741,777
28-Oklahoma City-710,578
other cities-
Cleveland-662,462
Fort Worth-654,191
El Paso-653,087
Albuquerque-643,925
Tuscon- 630,151
New Orleans-626,300
Las Vegas-620,701
Atlanta-542,329
Pittsburgh-487,720
Long Beach-473,940
Cincinnati-470,281
St Louis-460,810
Toledo-456,398
Buffalo-438,824
Miami-360,877
*includes the entire county
1-New York-8,861,509
2-Los Angeles-3,749,747
3-Chicago-3,399,207
4-Houston-2,294,046
5-Philadelphia-2,069,718
6-Phoenix-1,628,525
7-San Diego-1,497,701
8-Dallas-1,407,532
9-San Antonio-1,403,314
10-Detroit-1,196,955
11-Indianapolis-1,119,160
12-Louisville-1,046,690 *
13-Columbus-1,038,738
14-Jacksonville-1,025,783
15-San Jose-989,459
16-San Francisco-948,721
17-Baltimore-884,273
18-Memphis-879,998
19-Austin-863,750
20-Seattle-820,870
21-Milwaukee-787,460
22-Charlotte-778,986
23-Nashville-776,935
24-Denver-773,023
25-Washington-756,502
26-Portland-751,562
27-Boston-741,777
28-Oklahoma City-710,578
other cities-
Cleveland-662,462
Fort Worth-654,191
El Paso-653,087
Albuquerque-643,925
Tuscon- 630,151
New Orleans-626,300
Las Vegas-620,701
Atlanta-542,329
Pittsburgh-487,720
Long Beach-473,940
Cincinnati-470,281
St Louis-460,810
Toledo-456,398
Buffalo-438,824
Miami-360,877
*includes the entire county
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2000, thats 7 years ago. Lol we just had a thread on how LA proper just reached 4 million.
I don't get it...overcrowded how? Both SF and SJ can fit a few hundred thousand more each...
I think this is simply if all available housing units currently were filled to capacity...
Probably would have helped if he'd explained that. It's really a silly hypothetical, and 'overcrowing' is definitely not the word to use.
I swear some of you need to take a reading course.
This is what I said "This is how much they can hold before overcrowding."
No where did I say that these numbers represented overcrowding. These are the numbers when the city is on the verge.
Yes I know there was a thread about LA-4 million, like I said this is based off of housing from the 2000 census.
This was just to give you an idea how many more these cities could comfortably hold. It's just food for thought.
This is what I said "This is how much they can hold before overcrowding."
No where did I say that these numbers represented overcrowding. These are the numbers when the city is on the verge.
Yes I know there was a thread about LA-4 million, like I said this is based off of housing from the 2000 census.
This was just to give you an idea how many more these cities could comfortably hold. It's just food for thought.
Lol. Look how much more people Louisville can hold compared to Miami!
Does that mean that Miami is already overcrowded since thats pretty much its population now?
well considering that Louisville is 11 times larger than Miami in land area (385 sq. miles vs 35 sq. miles) that's not really impressive and Miami has already surpassed the figure posted above.
are you serius buffalo,oklahoma city have more people than miami. wow thats amazing oh well miami is only 36 square miles. miami has the 4th largest school system, is the 7th largest metro area, and is the 5th largest urban area. and in top of all that it has 2 national parks.
Notice the little star; Louisville's numbers hold all of Jefferson County. I would assume Indy's and Nashville's numbers include large portions of their counties as well.
no buddy this list is all wrong miami could fit like 300,000 more were did u get this list from it doesn't make sence.:nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:Also don't complain that one city had 900,000+ in the 1950's and it's barely over 600k now, this is based on 2000 census housing info, one city may have had much housing demolished since then or it was overcrowded in the 1950's. This is how much they can hold before overcrowding. Not all large cities are listed.
1-New York-8,861,509
2-Los Angeles-3,749,747
3-Chicago-3,399,207
4-Houston-2,294,046
5-Philadelphia-2,069,718
6-Phoenix-1,628,525
7-San Diego-1,497,701
8-Dallas-1,407,532
9-San Antonio-1,403,314
10-Detroit-1,196,955
11-Indianapolis-1,119,160
12-Louisville-1,046,690 *
13-Columbus-1,038,738
14-Jacksonville-1,025,783
15-San Jose-989,459
16-San Francisco-948,721
17-Baltimore-884,273
18-Memphis-879,998
19-Austin-863,750
20-Seattle-820,870
21-Milwaukee-787,460
22-Charlotte-778,986
23-Nashville-776,935
24-Denver-773,023
25-Washington-756,502
26-Portland-751,562
27-Boston-741,777
28-Oklahoma City-710,578
other cities-
Cleveland-662,462
Fort Worth-654,191
El Paso-653,087
Albuquerque-643,925
Tuscon- 630,151
New Orleans-626,300
Las Vegas-620,701
Atlanta-542,329
Pittsburgh-487,720
Long Beach-473,940
Cincinnati-470,281
St Louis-460,810
Toledo-456,398
Buffalo-438,824
Miami-360,877
*includes the entire county
Actually you all could stop giving him a hard time about how what he said is wrong, he stated in the first post that the data was from 2000. So obviously the data isn't going to be concurrent.
I didn't get this list anywhere. I calculated how much each house based on bedrooms could hold. Miami, like The Bronx, is on the verge of over overcrowding. More housing needs to be built.no buddy this list is all wrong miami could fit like 300,000 more were did u get this list from it doesn't make sence.:nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:
Yeah I guess they can add 300,000 more with all those highrise condos they've built.
yeaI didn't get this list anywhere. I calculated how much each house based on bedrooms could hold. Miami, like The Bronx, is on the verge of over overcrowding. More housing needs to be built.
Yeah I guess they can add 300,000 more with all those highrise condos they've built.
mike, just curious but did you use all forms of housing in your analysis?I didn't get this list anywhere. I calculated how much each house based on bedrooms could hold. Miami, like The Bronx, is on the verge of over overcrowding. More housing needs to be built.
Yeah I guess they can add 300,000 more with all those highrise condos they've built.
Eric-Notice the little star; Louisville's numbers hold all of Jefferson County. I would assume Indy's and Nashville's numbers include large portions of their counties as well.
I am just guessing, but in terms of Indy, even though we have a city-county government, there are actually "excluded cities" within the County that are not "Indianapolis."
yes owner and renter.mike, just curious but did you use all forms of housing in your analysis?
Same goes for Louisville, Nashville, Jacksonville, etc...all include cities within the county that retain city councils.Eric-
I am just guessing, but in terms of Indy, even though we have a city-county government, there are actually "excluded cities" within the County that are not "Indianapolis."
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