Demographia

Canada & Western USA Urban Areas: Core & Suburban Density Analysis

UNITED STATES: URBAN AREAS OVER 500,000 IN 13 WESTERN STATES          
Rank Urban Area Core: Most Dense 10% Land Area Balance: 90% Land Area Rank Ratio: Core/Balance Density Rank Overall Urban Area Density Rank % in Core Rank
1 San Francisco 22,749 4,283 3 5.31 2 6,130 2 37.1% 2
2 Los Angeles 21,052 5,514 1 3.82 4 7,068 1 29.8% 4
3 Honolulu 18,068 3,173 9 5.69 1 4,662 4 38.8% 1
4 San Jose 14,962 4,910 2 3.05 7 5,915 3 25.3% 7
5 San Diego 11,790 2,489 13 4.74 3 3,419 12 34.5% 3
6 Las Vegas 11,294 3,850 4 2.93 10 4,594 5 24.6% 10
7 San Bernardino-Riverside 9,159 2,794 12 3.28 6 3,431 11 26.7% 6
8 Denver 9,054 3,414 6 2.65 14 3,978 7 22.8% 14
9 Fresno 8,966 3,432 5 2.61 15 3,986 6 22.5% 15
10 Phoenix 8,936 3,137 10 2.85 11 3,717 10 24.0% 11
11 Sacramento 8,926 3,203 8 2.79 13 3,775 9 23.6% 13
12 Salt Lake City 8,360 3,342 7 2.50 16 3,844 8 21.7% 16
13 Seattle 8,009 2,269 14 3.53 5 2,843 14 28.2% 5
14 Portland 7,932 2,832 11 2.80 12 3,342 13 23.7% 12
15 Albuquerque 6,567 2,237 15 2.94 9 2,670 15 24.6% 9
16 Tucson 6,562 2,211 16 2.97 8 2,646 16 24.8% 8
  Average 11,399 3,318   3.44   4,126   27.0%  
Density: Population per Square Mile                
Mission Viejo, CA and Concord, CA not included              
Source: 2000 US Census                  
                     
CANADA: URBAN AREAS OVER 500,000                
Rank Urban Area Core: Most Dense 10% Land Area Balance: 90% Land Area Rank Ratio: Core/Balance Density Rank Overall Urban Area Density Rank % in Core Rank
1 Toronto 22,676 5,074 1 4.47 5 6,834 1 33.2% 5
2 Montreal 20,789 3,008 4 6.91 1 4,786 2 43.4% 1
3 Vancouver 16,065 2,922 5 5.50 4 4,236 5 37.9% 4
4 Hamilton 13,341 3,422 3 3.90 8 4,414 3 30.2% 8
5 Winnipeg 11,628 2,758 6 4.22 7 3,645 6 31.9% 7
6 Calgary 10,369 2,452 7 4.23 6 3,244 7 32.0% 6
7 Quebec 10,005 1,623 9 6.16 2 2,461 8 40.6% 2
8 Edmonton 9,135 1,634 8 5.59 3 2,384 9 38.3% 3
9 Ottawa 6,825 4,109 2 1.66 9 4,381 4 15.6% 9
  Average 13,426 3,000   4.47   4,043   33.7%  
Density: Population per Square Mile                
Source: 2001 Census of Canada                  
                     
CANADA AND WESTERN UNITED STATES COMPARISON            
  Urban Areas Core: Most Dense 10% Land Area Balance: 90% Land Area Rank Ratio: Core/Balance Density Rank Overall Urban Area Density Rank % in Core Rank
  Western USA 11,399 3,318   3.44   4,126   27.0%  
  Canada 13,426 3,000   4.47   4,043   33.7%  
  Canada/Western USA 17.8% -9.6%   30.3%   -2.0%   24.6%  
  All urban areas with more than 500,000 residents in Canada and the 13 western states except Concord, CA and Mission Viejo, CA
                     
PORTLAND AND WESTERN USA/CANADA COMPARISON            
  Urban Areas Core: Most Dense 10% Land Area Balance: 90% Land Area Rank Ratio: Core/Balance Density Rank Overall Urban Area Density Rank % in Core Rank
  Western USA 11,630 3,351   3.47   4,179   27.3%  
  Canada 13,426 3,000   4.47   4,043   33.7%  
  Portland 7,932 2,832   2.80   3,342   23.7%  
  Portland/Western USA -31.8% -15.5%   -19.3%   -20.0%   -12.9%  
  Portland/Canada -40.9% -5.6%   -37.4%   -17.3%   -29.5%  
                     
PORTLAND AND PHOENIX COMPARISON                
  Urban Areas Core: Most Dense 10% Land Area Balance: 90% Land Area Rank Ratio: Core/Balance Density Rank Overall Urban Area Density Rank % in Core Rank
  Portland 7,932 2,832 11 2.80 12 3,342 13 23.7% 12
  Phoenix 8,936 3,137 10 2.85 11 3,717 10 24.0% 11
  Portland/Phoenix -11.2%