A A Email Print Share  What Areas Benefit From Urban Education
Professionals?  An urban area is characterized by higher
population density and vast human resources compared to areas
surrounding it. The term urbanized area denotes an urban area of
50,000 or more people. Urban areas under 50,000 people are
called urban clusters. The largest urban areas in the United
States are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and
Philadelphia. Pittsburgh ranks at # 22.