Fastest Growing Cities Are in the West Insurance Articles & Advice Real Estate News Get A Home Loan Find a Local Lender Mortgage Rates Mortgage Calculator Calculate monthly payments Loan Amount: $ Interest Rate: 4 4 1/8 4 1/4 4 3/8 4 1/2 4 5/8 4 3/4 4 7/8 5 5 1/8 5 1/4 5 3/8 5 1/2 5 5/8 5 3/4 5 7/8 6 6 1/8 6 1/4 6 3/8 6 1/2 6 5/8 6 3/4 6 7/8 7 7 1/8 7 1/4 7 3/8 7 1/2 7 5/8 7 3/4 7 7/8 8 8 1/8 8 1/4 8 3/8 8 1/2 8 5/8 8 3/4 8 7/8 9 9 1/8 9 1/4 9 3/8 9 1/2 9 5/8 9 3/4 9 7/8 10 10 1/8 10 1/4 10 3/8 10 1/2 10 5/8 10 3/4 10 7/8 % Term of Loan: 5 years 10 years 15 years 30 years Powered By Home Affordability Calculate purchasing power Gross Income: $ Frequency: Yearly Monthly Weekly Hourly Monthly Debt: $ Downpayment: $ Interest Rate: 4 4 1/8 4 1/4 4 3/8 4 1/2 4 5/8 4 3/4 4 7/8 5 5 1/8 5 1/4 5 3/8 5 1/2 5 5/8 5 3/4 5 7/8 6 6 1/8 6 1/4 6 3/8 6 1/2 6 5/8 6 3/4 6 7/8 7 7 1/8 7 1/4 7 3/8 7 1/2 7 5/8 7 3/4 7 7/8 8 8 1/8 8 1/4 8 3/8 8 1/2 8 5/8 8 3/4 8 7/8 9 9 1/8 9 1/4 9 3/8 9 1/2 9 5/8 9 3/4 9 7/8 10 10 1/8 10 1/4 10 3/8 10 1/2 10 5/8 10 3/4 10 7/8 % Powered By Refinance Calculator Rent vs Buy Calc More Calculators Search the Web Top Searches: Financial Planning Debt Consolidation Bankruptcy Car Insurance Plasma TV Mutual Funds Stock Investing Tax Preparation Enter search terms: Sponsor Links Buy a Link Here America's Fastest Growing Cities are in the West Arizona, Nevada and California dominate the list Where's the fastest growing areas in the United States? In the west, pardner. Large suburban cities in the west, led by Gilbert, Ariz., dominated the list of America's fastest-growing cities, according to population estimates released by the U. S. Census Bureau. Between April 1, 2000, and July 1, 2002, the most recent dates available, Gilbert was the fastest-growing of 242 cities with populations of 100,000 or more. In addition to the estimates for large cities, the Census Bureau also released tabulations for the first time since Census 2000 for all of America's 19,451 incorporated places, as well as its minor civil divisions. Cities with populations of 10,000 or more were ranked within their states. Gilbert, south of Phoenix, grew by 23 percent, to a total of 135,005 residents. Once the hay shipping capital, this fast-growing city now considers itself a young, affluent community, an urban center, and a suburb with a planning area of 76 square miles in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Rounding out the top five fastest-growing large cities were North Las Vegas (18 percent) and Henderson (17 percent) in Nevada, and Chandler (14 percent) and Peoria (13 percent) in Arizona. Gilbert, Chandler and Peoria are in Maricopa County, Ariz., and all three cities were among the 10 fastest-growing from 1990 to 2000. North Las Vegas and Henderson are in Clark County, Nev., and also were among the top five fastest-growing places in the 1990s. While cities in Arizona, Nevada and California dominated the list of fastest-growing places, Joliet, Ill., ranked 10th with an 11.4 percent rate of growth. The estimates show no change in the rankings of the 10 largest cities since Census 2000. Of the 10 largest cities, Phoenix (3.8 percent) and San Antonio (3.7 percent) grew the fastest from 2000 to 2002, followed by San Diego (3 percent), Houston (2.9 percent) and Los Angeles (2.8 percent). The estimates are based on Census 2000. They were updated using administrative records. Incorporated places include cities, towns, villages and boroughs in most states. Most minor civil divisions for which the Census Bureau produces population estimates are towns and townships in the Northeastern and some Midwestern states. 10 Fastest-Growing Cities (100,000 or More Population) from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002 Rank Place July 1, 2002 April 1, 2000 Numerical Change Percentage Change 1 Gilbert, Ariz. 135,005 109,920 25,085 22.8 2 North Las Vegas, Nev. 135,902 115,488 20,414 17.7 3 Henderson, Nev. 206,153 175,750 30,403 17.3 4 Chandler, Ariz. 202,016 176,652 25,364 14.4 5 Peoria, Ariz. 123,239 108,685 14,554 13.4 6 Irvine, Calif. 162,122 143,072 19,050 13.3 7 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 143,711 127,743 15,968 12.5 8 Chula Vista, Calif. 193,919 173,566 20,353 11.7 9 Fontana, Calif. 143,607 128,938 14,669 11.4 10 Joliet, Ill. 118,423 106,334 12,089 11.4 10 Largest U.S. Cities as of July 1, 2002 Rank Place July 1, 2002 April 1, 2000 Numerical Change Percentage Change 1 New York, N.Y. 8,084,316 8,008,278 76,038 0.9 2 Los Angeles , Calif. 3,798,981 3,694,742 104,239 2.8 3 Chicago, Ill. 2,886,251 2,896,047 -9,796 -0.3 4 Houston, Texas 2,009,834 1,953,633 56,201 2.9 5 Philadelphia , Pa. 1,492,231 1,517,550 -25,319 -1.7 6 Phoenix, Ariz. 1,371,960 1,321,190 50,770 3.8 7 San Diego, Calif. 1,259,532 1,223,416 36,116 3.0 8 Dallas, Texas 1,211,467 1,188,589 22,878 1.9 9 San Antonio, Texas 1,194,222 1,151,268 42,954 3.7 10 Detroit, Mich. 925,051 951,270 -26,219 -2.8 Source: U.S. Census Bureau