Up 400-899% (5-9 Times as Big)
In the 2010 U.S. Census, these cities were at least five times as big as they were in 1950: California: Bakersfield (+899%), Fresno (+440%), San Jose (+893%) Colorado: Colorado Springs (+816%) Idaho: Boise (+498%) Kentucky: Lexington (+433%) Nevada: Reno (+593%) New Mexico: Albuquerque (+464%) North Carolina: Charlotte (+446%), Raleigh (+515%) Texas: Austin (+497%) |  Austin and Texas State Capitol (Photo by Daniel Meyer) |