Suffolk Borough, where a plush hotel on Constant's Wharf is planned, was the only other area of the city to grow, claiming 311, or 5.7 percent, more residents. And the shrinking of the white population was noticeable in the core city, where white people no longer are in the majority. For city leaders, the census numbers present no surprises. They expect the population to nearly double over the next 20 years. Growth is being driven by a wave of new middle-class residents.
Home construction reflects the trend.