How many people actually move to Charlotte each year? (Gastonia: statistics, estimates)

[wagonwheel]

Anyone know the real story? I've heard 80,000 per yr. but where are these statistics coming from?

[dbansal]

Originally Posted by wagonwheel

Anyone know the real story? I've heard 80,000 per yr. but where are these statistics coming from?

According to the Census Bureau 66,724 people moved to the Charlotte metro area last year...

[NCDave]

Here are the census population estimates for Mecklenburg County:

July 1, 2007 867,067
July 1, 2006 835,328
July 1, 2005 802,400
July 1, 2004 775,538
July 1, 2003 755,977
July 1, 2002 738,106
July 1, 2001 721,163
July 1, 2000 700,794
Census (April 1, 2000) 695,454

That comes to an increase of about 166,273 or 24% since 2000 or about 23,853 a year.

Here are the extimates for Charlotte. This reflects annexations as well as natural growth.

July 1, 2006 630,478
July 1, 2005 616,075
July 1, 2004 602,285
July 1, 2003 592,703
July 1, 2002 584,138
July 1, 2001 575,956
July 1, 2000 564,738
Census (April 1, 2000) 540,828

Population Estimates - U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php - broken link)

Edited to add estimates for the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Anson County, Cabarrus County, Gaston County, Mecklenburg County, and Union County, NC; and York County, SC

July 1, 2007 1,651,568
July 1, 2006 1,584,844
July 1, 2005 1,522,192
July 1, 2004 1,473,397
July 1, 2003 1,438,156
July 1, 2002 1,407,381
July 1, 2001 1,375,437
July 1, 2000 1,340,227
Census (April 1, 2000) 1,330,448