Increase Downtown Population

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The number of people living in San Antonio's downtown has remained relatively stagnant over the last decade despite a marked increase in the number of housing units. COVID-19 increased movement to suburbs and rural areas. As such, the big question mark is how center cities will recover.

Brookings Institute noted the growth of the average downtown since 2000, which grew significantly faster than both the remaining parts of metro areas and their home counties, breaking decades of the opposite trend.