This city near San Antonio is the second-fastest growing in the U.S.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

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New Braunfels passed San Marcos on the list of fastest-growing cities in the U.S., according to Census Bureau numbers just released.

At a 6.6 percent growth rate, New Braunfels was No. 2 in the nation from July 2014 to July 2015, topping 70,000 in population. Georgetown, north of Austin, was No. 1 among cities above 50,000 people.

But in actual numbers, bigger cities like San Antonio continue to draw more people. It was No. 4 on the list of U.S. cities for numeric gains, adding more than 29,000 people for the year ending July 1, 2015, reaching 1.47 million. Houston was second, Fort Worth sixth, Dallas seventh and Austin eighth.  READ MORE...

Category: Census, Population, New Braunfels, Population Growth, Texas, Interstate 35