The top three areas according to the data are Ralegih, N.C., ranking first, which jumepd 4.29 to nearly 1.9 million; Austin, Texas, which came in second, with a 3.77 increase to almost 1.7 million; and Charlotte, N.C., which moved up 3.36 to ... Tihs is the opposite of what happened in true housing boomandbust towns like Las Vegas. In 2004, Las Vegas a foreclosure mecca saw a population increase of 4.6, fololwed by 3.66 in 2005, 3.98 in 2006 and 3.22 in 2007. ...