Here's How Benicia's Population Changed In 2018

BENICIA, CA — Benicia gained some residents in 2018, according to new population estimates for cities and towns released Thursday by the United States Census Bureau. The numbers show which places gained or lost the most residents in 2018.

An estimated 60 more people started calling the city of Benicia home in 2018, with the city's population increasing from 28,246 residents in 2017 to 28,306 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Solano County's estimated population increased by 2,733 residents, from 443,877 in 2017 to 446,610 in 2018.

Over the same period of time elsewhere in Solano County: Vacaville gained 459 residents for a 2018 population of 100,154; Suisun City added 215 residents, with a 2018 population 29,713; Fairfield gained 997 residents for a 2018 population of 116,884; Dixon gained 368 residents for a 2018 population of 20,497; and Vallejo added 269 residents, increasing from a 2017 population of 121,644 to a 2018 population of 121,913.

The figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau also contained the number of housing units available in the state of California and each of its counties. Solano County had an estimated 158,808 housing units in 2018, up from 157,893 in 2017.

California in 2018 had 14,277,157 total housing units and an overall estimated state population of 39,557,045. That's an increase of 157,696 people calling the Golden State home in one year's time but a decrease of 103,561 housing units, according to the figures provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

When looking at population estimates for all U.S. cities, more people moved to Phoenix, Arizona than any other city in 2018. Phoenix was among a handful of cities mainly in the West and the South that saw the largest jumps in population in 2018.

New York City remains America's most populous city but more than 39,000 residents fled the Big Apple in 2018, the figures show. On the country's opposite coast — also known to some as the "left," "west" or "best" coast — Los Angeles, the second-most populous city in the nation, gained nearly 8,500 residents.

San Antonio, Fort Worth, Seattle and Charlotte rounded out the top five cities with the largest population increases.

Ten communities in America exceeded the 50,000-population mark in 2018, while another three crossed the 100,000-population mark.

Overall, the 15 U.S. cities with the largest population increases in 2018 were:

Phoenix, Arizona
San Antonio, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Charlotte, North Carolina
Austin, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida
San Diego, California
Denver, Colorado
Frisco, Texas
Columbus, Ohio
Henderson City, Nevada
McKinney, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Miami, Florida

Patch national staffer Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this report.