The U.S. Census Bureau released its official Census 2010 population. The County's population rose to 900,993 as of April 1, 2010, up from 627,879 on April 1, 2000. This represents a gain of 43.5%, or 273,114 residents.
Population Growth
The following chart shows population growth since 1960 and projected growth out to 2017:
Source of Population Projection (NC State Demographer, October 2012)
| 1960 |
169,082 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 1970 |
228,453 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 1980 |
301,327 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 1990 |
423,380 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 2000 |
627,846 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 2006 |
792,940 |
US Census- July 1 |
| 2007 |
831,746 |
US Census - July 1 |
| 2008 |
866,068 |
US Census - July 1 |
| 2009 |
897,214 |
US Census - July 1 |
| 2010 |
900,993 |
US Census - April 1 |
| 2011 |
929,780 |
US Census - July 1 Estimate |
| 2012 |
945,780 |
Projection- NC State Demographer |
| 2013 |
964,481 |
Projection- NC State Demographer |
| 2014 |
983,754 |
Projection- NC State Demographer |
| 2015 |
1,003,024 |
Projection- NC State Demographer |
| 2016 |
1,022,298 |
Projection- NC State Demographer |
| 2017 |
1,041,571 |
Projection - NC State Demographer |