The growing popularity of urban housing

Increasing portion of home buyers searching for urban style living

• America remains a largely suburban nation. In the 50 largest (and most urbanized) metropolitan areas in the United States, suburbs account for 79 percent of the population and 75 percent of adults aged 25 to 35.
• Suburban growth has driven recent metropolitan growth. From 2000 to 2015, suburban areas accounted for 91 percent of the population growth and 84 percent of the household growth in the top 50 U.S. metro areas.
• Most Americans work in suburbs, although job growth has been more balanced recently. As of 2014, 67.5 percent of the employment in the 50 largest metro areas was in the suburbs.
• American suburbs as a whole are racially and ethnically diverse. 76 percent of the minority population in the top 50 metro areas lives in the suburbs.