U.S. Trends in Urban Expansion

1. U.S. Trends in Urban Expansion
Elena Irwin
Ohio State University
Prepared for Plenary Session 2: “Urban Sprawl, A Remaining Challenge,” OECD
GREEN GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2016
November 9-10, 2016

2. New Single Family Residential Housing by Decade, 1950-2014
Data source: Corelogic
Data source:
Corelogic

3. Reference Map for Urban Sprawl Analysis
New Single Family Housing Outside Urban Areas in Large US Metros (> 1 Million), 1996-2014

4. Count of New Single Family Housing in Large U.S. Metros
by Distance from Urbanized Area Boundary
Data sources:
U.S. Census,
Corelogic
Time period
% Total New
Housing
Outside
Urban Area
or Urban
Cluster
1996-2000 21%
2001-2005 46%
2006-2009 55%
2010-2014 58%
2000 Urban Area and Urban
Cluster boundaries held
constant over all time periods

5. Proportion of New Single Family Housing in Large U.S. Metros
by Distance from Urbanized Area Boundary
Data sources:
U.S. Census,
Corelogic
Time period
% Total New
Housing
Outside
Urban Area
or Urban
Cluster
1996-2000 21%
2001-2005 46%
2006-2009 55%
2010-2014 58%
2000 Urban Area and Urban
Cluster boundaries held
constant over all time periods