Sprawl City

Population Growth Compared with Per Capita Sprawl in Older Areas (Florida 1970-1990)*

Urbanized Area	% Growth in Per Capita Land Consumption	% Growth in Population
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach	— 24%	102%
Gainesville	16%	82%
Jacksonville	4%	39%
Miami-Hialeah	— 13%	57%
Orlando	3%	190%
Pensacola	54%	52%
Tallahassee	49%	100%
Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater	13%	98%
W. Palm Beach-Boca Raton- Delray Beach	— 19%	176%
Average Urbanized Area**	9%	100%
Weighted average***	0%	89%

* The Census Bureau classified these as Urbanized Areas in 1970 or earlier.
** Mean of the percentages.
*** Land and population for all cities are calculated together.

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