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> Most Americans these days live in suburbs

Is this true? According to the US census 62% live in cities:

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-33....

Now it’s not 100% clear what they’re referring to by “city”, as they also mention “incorporated areas”, which could refer to suburbs, so I won’t say your wrong exactly, but it doesn’t seem accurate.

It probably will depend on how we define “city”.



The technical definition of suburb is often quite different from the colloquial definition. There are quite a few “cities” near me that most people would consider suburbs compared to the major metropolis I live by.

I would ask colloquially: how many Americans live in low density single family home zoned areas that require the usage of a car for commuting and access to various services? That’s my colloquial definition.




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