> rather share a rented apartment, than own something out of the way. Or is it simply the standard demographic problem of "the vast majority of population is i

> rather share a rented apartment, than own something out of the way. Or is it simply the standard demographic problem of "the vast majority of population is in the cities so the vast majority of <pick any characteristic> is mostly in the cities"? In addition, if you are poor, owning a car is relatively expensive. Not owning a car is an option in some US cities; it's simply a non-starter anywhere suburban or worse. However, as the article points out, Houston has apparently done better than most simply because it has lots and lots of housing supply. Of course, the downside of that is that Houston is also the poster child for sprawl having not one, not two, not three but effectively four beltways around the city perimiters.