So, one can guess that they are primarily in southeast/east downtown and probably Glenwood South?
And the data isnât capturing when a non-white resident relocates from one part of Raleigh (gentrifying) to a less expensive part, which very well could be Garner or Knightdale?
Right. It could be thought of as a look into whether these neighborhoods with a high white inflow are replacing/displacing the existing residents or if theyâre moving in alongside them.
Charlotte is interesting, theyâre one of the very few with growth on both sides of the ledger in these neighborhoods.
Well, one might presume by just what you posted yesterday that non-white population has actually shrunk in these tracts in total.
When this merger happens, this is federal call its automatic, local has no say correct? thatâs what Iâm hoping.
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The Census released a county growth graphic today and I hear that county estimates are likely to drop today after 10AM. Itâs no surprise that the Triangle counties show growth across the board with Johnston and Franklin showing the highest growth rates. Iâm going to guess that Wake will have been projected to add about 20,000 for the year ending last July.
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This is what Wake projected the population to be as of January 2023.
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The 333 Durham residents cracks me up every time.
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The estimates are out now. Wake is up 22,664 from an adjusted 2021 number of 1,152,357 to 1,175,021 as of July, 2022. Wakeâs absolute growth remains healthy and at the top of county growth in NC. Mecklenburg is up 19,586 in 2022, and the gap between Meck and Wake continues to grow. At 1,145,392 in Mecklenburg, Wake is up on Meck by nearly 30K now.
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Lol. Currently building a new apartment complex and a townhome complex up there so it will probably top 500 in the next year or two.
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Just added up Wake, Franklin, and Johnston to get to the MSA estimate, and itâs now sitting at 1,484,338. By next estimate, we most assuredly will have topped 1.5M.
Durhamâs MSA now seems to be sitting at 664,310.
The Triangleâs CSA, if I added correctly, now sits at 2,190,786. Next yearâs estimate will easily eclipse 2.2M.
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I know Iâm beating a dead horse here, but man the Raleigh-Durham MSAs need to be combined. Would change a lot of perception of the metro. I imagine 99% of people wouldnât know the combined MSA would be bigger than the Nashville MSA (which stretches 7500 sq miles).
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Trust me that I COMPLETELY agree with you. The Triangle is larger (population) than greater Nashville and is growing faster over less land area, but who would know that given how the Triangle is chopped up and statistically diminished?
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Why not also get Wilson back from Rocky Mountâs MSA and Harnett back from Fayettevilleâs MSA? Why is Rocky Mount even its own MSA to begin with?
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For me, the ones that seem to make the most sense to add are Harnett and Lee counties to the south. Combined they would add over 200,000 to the CSA.
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Regarding the combined Raleigh-Durham MSA:
This might be a silly question but is there anything we as a group could do e.g. sign a petition, email somebody etc. to put some pressure on this topic or is just patience at this point?
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The big get would be Alamance, which is its own MSA but is part of the Triad CSA. But commuting patterns have shifted to the point I believe the Triangle is now the main destination for Alamance commuters.
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We have a guy in my office who commutes to Wade Park from Graham, and a lady who sits beside me that commutes from Hillsborough. I am kinda partial to my 7 mile commute, even if my house costs a little more to be in Raleigh.
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I know Fayetteville gets its own MSA but it would be a nice get to have part of the Raleigh-Durham one. I saw on wikipedia their CSA is over 800k.
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That feels like a stretch, given that almost their entire economy is built around Fort Bragg, with minimal interconnected commuting with the Triangle.