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Megacities, sure. But Tulsa, OK vs the surrounding non-metro counties? I'm less certain without diving into the data. The median US city size is Naperville, I
by tomrod 4y ago
Megacities, sure.
But Tulsa, OK vs the surrounding non-metro counties? I'm less certain without diving into the data.
The median US city size is Naperville, IL at 149,104 people.[0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_b...
- burkaman 4y agoStill pretty different. Compare Tulsa city to neighboring counties: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/osagecountyoklahoma,rogerscountyoklahoma,okmulgeecountyoklahoma,wagonercountyoklahoma,creekcountyoklahoma,tulsacityoklahoma/PST045222 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/osagecountyokla... Naperville is a suburb of Chicago, and without looking I can confidently tell you that it's more white than Chicago, but less white than a nearby rural area. I will look though: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chicagocityillinois,napervillecityillinois,kendallcountyillinois/PST045222 https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chicagocityilli...
- tomrod 4y agoGreat insight -- thanks!
- numtel 4y agoThat's the median city in the set of cities with population greater than 100k, not median of all cities.
- JeremyNT 4y agoAnecdotally it really seems like this should be true. Cities in mostly ethnically homogeneous states tend to still have things of value that might draw people of diverse ethnic backgrounds. I'm in Nashville Tennessee and there are far more people of Asian or middle Eastern descent here in the city than there are in the surrounding rural areas, due to the universities and the job opportunities which draw people from out of state.