Merced and Clovis cracked the list of 10 fastest-growing cities in California, according to May data from the state Department of Finance.
Merced grew at a 2.37% clip in 2019 and now has 88,120 residents. The city ranks sixth in the state in growth percentage.
Clovis is the state’s 10th fastest-growing city at 2.2% overall, and No. 6 among cities with fewer than 300,000 people. Clovis added 2,566 residents in 2019 as its population climbed to 119,175.
The 10 fastest growing cities in California for 2019. (GV Wire/Alexis DeSha)
Robust Growth in Sacramento
Beaumont, which is at 2,612 feet at the summit of the San Gorgonio Pass in Riverside County, is the state’s fastest-growing city. It added 1,845 residents in 2019 for a growth rate of 3.7%.
Three Sacramento suburbs — Folsom, Rocklin, and Roseville — made the Top 10. And, Sacramento itself grew 1.1% to 510,931 residents and remained California’s sixth-biggest city.
Fresno’s Population Officially 545,769
Fresno has a population of 545,769 after the latest update. The state’s fifth-largest city added 3,742 residents in 2019 and grew by .069%.
California’s 10 largest cities as of Jan. 1, 2020. (GV Wire/Alexis DeSha)
Well, don’t allow the Fresno State naacp find out that Clovis is a place where people actually want to live and raise their children. I mean, that just cannot be true.
Danell Black would be horrified. She wants to burn down Clovis. She and “Batman”.