What do cities like Omaha, Madison and Minneapolis all have in common? Aside from being metros with affordable cost of living , they’re also the biggest boomtowns within their respective Midwestern states.
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To find every state’s biggest boomtown, including those in the Midwest, GOBankingRates analyzed data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey in the years 2014, 2017, 2021 and 2022. Key factors sourced include the total population, owner-occupied housing, occupied housing units and per-capita income.
Can you guess each of the biggest Midwestern boomtowns ?
Plainfield, Illinois
- Change in population since 2014: 4,300 (9.6%)
- Population: 44,941
- Change in per-capita income: 32.6%
- Per-capita income: $53,441
- Change in occupied housing units: 1,946 (14.0%)
- Change in owner-occupied housing units: 2,220 (17.8%)