(CNN) The population of south Florida has grown considerably since the last Category 5 storm to hit the region, Hurricane Andrew, ravaged the coastal state in 1992.

Thousands of new homes came with that growth, and they now sit in Hurricane Irma's path

While Andrew led to a host of new building codes designed to make houses more resistant to dangerous storms, the sheer number of homes threatened by Irma means the volume of structures at risk -- not to mention people, if they cannot leave -- has grown substantially.

Last year, the three-county area that stretches from Miami to Palm Beach topped 6 million people for the first time, census data shows, growing by nearly half a million people since 2010.

Here's a time-lapse of the Miami area culled from satellite imagery that reveals the growth since 1992:

This time lapse video of Miami shows the region's rapid growth since the last Category 5 storm hit in 1992. Thousands of more homes now stand in Hurricane Irma's path. #hurricaneirma #news #cnn #miami A post shared by CNN Politics (@cnnpolitics) on Sep 7, 2017 at 2:25pm PDT

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