metro areaWhile the main urban core saw below-average growth, somefringe areas such as eastern Pennsylvania and Ocean Co., N.J., a retirement county, saw larger gains. metro areaWhile the main urban core saw below- average growth, some fringe areas such as eastern Pennsylvania and Ocean Co., N.J., a retirement county, saw larger gains. metro areaWhile the main urban core saw below- average growth, some fringe areas such as eastern Pennsylvania and Ocean Co., N.J., a retirement county, saw larger gains. Ocean Co.+0.8%They have fueled double-digit population growth in some old staples for retirees, such as Naples, Fla., and other places far from the Sunbelt, including Jackson, Wyo., and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Rural population growth in 2017 remained flat.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 22, 2018 04:02 UTC