Nebraska adds 10,000 in 2006

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:21 am

http://journalstar.com/articles/2006/12 ... 268413.txt

An estimated 1,768,331 people lived in Nebraska on July 1, according to 2006 state population estimates released today by the Census Bureau.

Nebraska grew by 10,168 people from a year earlier, marking a .5 percent growth rate.

The Cornhusker state remains the 38th most populous state in the union, with 50,000 fewer people than West Virginia and 300,000 more than Idaho.
Only 0.6 percent of the nation’s residents are lucky enough to call themselves Nebraskans.

TitosBuritoBarn · Post by **TitosBuritoBarn** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:37 am

yes!!! state population estimates! This is my.....fourth...yes fourth Christmas. First is metro estimates, second is real Chrismas, and third is the Auto Show of the Midlands.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:47 am

Looks like Nebraska will pass West Virginia some time early next decade and will enjoy #37 status again for a little while until Idaho makes it past the Cornhusker State. After that, it'll be a very long time before any ranking shifts happen for Nebraska again.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:49 pm

I wonder how many of that 10,000 was Omaha alone.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:07 pm

I'd say probably 6,000 (within the metro).

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:18 pm

edsas, how do you figure Idaho could ever pass Nebraska???

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:50 pm

Because Idaho at last count was the 5th fastest growing state in the nation (as a percentage of it's population)... this is one of these interior west states where Californians are escaping to. Boise alone grew by 46% in the 90's.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:20 am

Ha! Well, they've got 300,000 to make up. I don't care how fast they're growing, that doesn't happen over night.

Finn · Post by **Finn** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:43 am

I'm not sure Nebraska will pass up West Virginia next decade. The DC area will include a couple of West Virginia counties by then! There is also a lot of growth along I-81.

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:08 am

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:edsas, how do you figure Idaho could ever pass Nebraska???

Idaho is sitting at about where Utah was 15 years ago. It won't take long.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:19 am

True, it will take Idaho a couple of decades to pass us... even Boise will likely pass us by well within our lifetimes. Unfortunately, whether we care to admit it or not... the vast majority of our metro's growth is coming from within the state... while Boise's (and Idaho's) is coming from out of state migration. It's funny... the 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of the east and it's westward migration... Omaha almost symbolizes the end of the westward tract of growth to me... we benefited, but didn't quite tap it to our full potential. Now, the last decade and this century seems to be seeing almost an eastward growth from the west coast... Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Boise. Hopefully at some point... east and west will 'meet' right here in Omaha.

Post by **Omaha Cowboy** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:37 am

Stargazer wrote:even Boise will likely pass us by well within our lifetimes.

The jury's out on that one though..There are mucho mitigating factors that could effect that possibility one way or another..Certainly if the current growth trend of both metros continue to hold over the course of the next 20 to 30 years, it could happen..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

GaryFL · Post by **GaryFL** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:44 pm

Finn wrote:The DC area will include a couple of West Virginia counties by then!

Actually, it does now. One West Virginia county is part of the Census-defined Washington DC metro area.

Definitions here: http://www.census.gov/population/estima ... /List1.txt

edsas · Post by **edsas** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:20 pm

Well, those DC suburbanites better start moving faster. :yes:

WV is currently 60,000 larger than NE. NE added 50,000 between 2000 and 2005, WV added 8,000 (after turning around steady population loss). If these trends continue, NE will have 24,000 more people than WV in 2015. 8)