Apr 03 2008
New Census Data Show Significant Growth In Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
The Census Bureau released its annual population growth estimates last Thursday for counties nationwide. Wake County led the Triangle in 2007 adding 38,841 people. Orange County, the home of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, while still growing, had the slowest overall growth. The jump in Wake County made it the seventh fastest growing county in the nation for 2007. Over the past seven years, Wake County added 832,970 residents, putting it on pace to become North Carolina’s largest county very soon compared with Orange County which added 124,313 . See the list below for other Triangle county growth figures.
Population Growth Between 2000-2007 (Percent)
Durham 256,500 14.9
Orange 124,313 7.6
Chatham 61,455 24.6
Johnston 157,437 29.2
Wake 832,970 34
The total population for the Triangle is 1,400,000, which represents a 34% growth since 2000.