Interesting growth patterns, The Villages are #1.
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Austin- Round Rock metropolitan area is the third fastest-growing metro area in the United States, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The 2014 population estimate shows 1,943,299 people live in the Central Texas counties of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson.
The Austin – Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area grew 3.0 percent in 2014 compared to 2013 and ranked behind The Villages, Fla. at 3.2 percent and Myrtle Beach at 3.2 percent in the same time frame.
The Villages, a master planned retirement community just west of Orlando, saw its population grow to 114,350 while the Myrtle Beach MSA saw its population increase to 417,668.