Tag Archives: North Carolina
Demographic Facts You Need to Know, NC vs. US
It’s hard to understand and process new information if we don’t have sufficient context and grounding in basic facts. A lot of what we do at Carolina Demography is help people understand the demographic facts at hand. The facts of … Continue reading
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Tagged demographic facts, labor force, life expectancy, North Carolina, population, poverty, race, United States
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Population Growth in the Carolinas: Projected vs. Observed Trends
North and South Carolina have grown significantly faster than the nation since 2000, and their growth is projected to continue. This population growth has not occurred evenly across the counties, however, and the coming decade will likely show sharpening distinctions … Continue reading
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Tagged county, North Carolina, population estimates, population growth, population loss, population projections, South Carolina
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Visualizing Neighborhood Change, 2000 to 2010
Dynamics of population change at sub-county levels are key to understanding the local impacts of broader demographic shifts. Unfortunately, sub-county geographies, such as census tracts, change substantially from decade to decade, posing a barrier to direct comparison over time. To … Continue reading
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Tagged census, census tracts, neighborhoods, North Carolina, population change, race and ethnicity, urbanization
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5 things you need to know about the 2013 county population estimates
In the three years following the 2010 Census, North Carolina’s population grew by nearly 313,000 residents. With today’s release of the 2013 county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, we can now examine where in the state this growth … Continue reading
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Tagged Census Bureau, migration, North Carolina, population estimates, urbanization
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Peak construction: When did NC housing stock grow the most?
Due to decade-to-decade changes in municipal boundaries and Census tabulation boundaries, examining housing change over time at the sub-county level can be very difficult. To overcome these challenges, Carolina Demography used 2010 Census and 2006-2011 American Community Survey data to … Continue reading
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Tagged census tracts, development, housing stock, metropolitan growth, North Carolina, peak construction, urbanization
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