Smaller Cities Growing

A recent National League of Cities' report looks at demographic trends in smaller cities, or those with 50,000 people or less. Here are some of its findings:

* Small cities grew considerably faster (18.5%) than large and medium-sized cities during the 1990s.

* Regional disparities in growth patterns are evident for small cities as well, with small cities in the West and Midwest growing at a fast rate, and considerably faster than their regions as a whole.

* Small cities in metropolitan areas are growing at faster rates than small cities outside of metropolitan areas.

* Overall, the White population is still the most prevalent race in small cities (except in the South), although influxes of Hispanic, Black, and Asian populations are gradually changing the face of many small cities and towns.

Go here to download the report.