May 20 2008

Census Estimates Released, Big Growth in Wake County

Published by Jodi Bakst at 2:10 pm under Chapel Hilll NC Real Estate

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. This jump made it the seventh fastest growing county in the nation for 2007. Over the past seven years, Wake added 205,124 residents, putting it on pace to become North Carolina’s largest county very soon. See the table below for other Triangle county growth figures.  

County 2007 Population Percent Increase (’00-’07)
Durham 256,500 14.9
Orange 124,313 7.6
Chatham 61,455 24.6
Johnston 157,437 29.2
Wake 832,970 32.7
Triangle 1,400,000 34
     

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