Fastest Growing Millennial Populations in Large Metros are Orlando, Austin, And Seattle

Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows which large metros have the fastest growing Millennial populations. Growth is measured by the 5-year percentage change in population (25-34 years old) between 2012 and 2017. Headlight Data ranks population growth for the 53 largest metros (1,000,000+ people) in the U.S.

In the past five years, the U.S. Millennial population grew 7.2%. Among large metros, the highest growth is found in Orlando (19.8%), Austin (17.5%) and Seattle (17.3%). Other large metros with rapid growth are San Antonio, Denver, and Tampa.

The large metros with the lowest Millennial growth are Chicago (-0.3%), Birmingham (1.0%), and Milwaukee (1.5%).