For starters, the actual city in Kansas that's the fastest growing isn't the surprise but I got a big kick out of the picture Bloomberg chose for the article:
Yes, supposedly that's to represent Leawood, Kansas. I'm still laughing inside. It's as though they're saying "Well, the sun went down and it's Kansas so they rolled up the sidewalks."
Here's the stats:
Fastest-growing city in Kansas: Leawood
Number of households: 13,038
Change YOY: 0.59 percent
Change since 2000: 32.26 percent
Average household income: $188,156
Why: Leawood—home to one of the state's wealthiest zip codes, 66211—has attracted many upper-middle to high-income families from surrounding cities, according to leawood.org. New developments in the area include single-family subdivisions, shopping centers, and office buildings. The city has a population of nearly 32,000 and expects to reach about 40,000 within the next 10 to 15 years, according to the Leawood Chamber of Commerce.
Change YOY: 0.59 percent
Change since 2000: 32.26 percent
Average household income: $188,156
Why: Leawood—home to one of the state's wealthiest zip codes, 66211—has attracted many upper-middle to high-income families from surrounding cities, according to leawood.org. New developments in the area include single-family subdivisions, shopping centers, and office buildings. The city has a population of nearly 32,000 and expects to reach about 40,000 within the next 10 to 15 years, according to the Leawood Chamber of Commerce.
And Missouri?
Fastest-growing city in Missouri: Ballwin
Number of households: 14,840
Change YOY: 2.46 percent
Change since 2000: 7.19 percent
Average household income: $101,937
Why: Census data shows that Ballwin, a suburb of St. Louis, lost population over the last decade. When accounting for sprawl into surrounding areas, however, Gadberry Group found that the greater Ballwin area actually grew. The area is served by the highly rated Rockwood and Parkway School districts. The city states that it promotes commercial development and as of March, the unemployment rate in Ballwin had fallen to 6.4 percent, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.
Change YOY: 2.46 percent
Change since 2000: 7.19 percent
Average household income: $101,937
Why: Census data shows that Ballwin, a suburb of St. Louis, lost population over the last decade. When accounting for sprawl into surrounding areas, however, Gadberry Group found that the greater Ballwin area actually grew. The area is served by the highly rated Rockwood and Parkway School districts. The city states that it promotes commercial development and as of March, the unemployment rate in Ballwin had fallen to 6.4 percent, according to the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center.
And if that last picture was funny, check out the one they chose for Ballwin:
Yesiree, that's pretty flattering, isn't it? I have to think the Ballwin folks are thrilled with the mention and attention but not so much on this pic.
Do you suppose that's supposed to represent their downtown?
Have a great weekend, y'all.
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