2008 NCTCOG Population Estimates (Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano: metro, cities, counties)

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The North Central Texas Council of Governments released its 2008 Population Estimates for Metroplex counties and cities yesterday. The NCTCOG estimates are usually released in late March but were delayed this year for further review.

Here are some of the highlights:
North Central Texas has added 131,000 persons during 2007 for a January 1, 2008 total population of 6,538,850. This marks the twelfth consecutive year to add over 100,000 persons. A decrease in growth during 2007 can be explained by a slow down in new single-family completions.

Over 40 percent of the region's growth in 2007 was located in five cities. Dallas (1,300,350) led the region by adding 19,850 new residents. Fort Worth followed, adding 16,000 new residents, bringing the city's total population to 702,850 persons. McKinney (118,200) added 6,200 persons. Frisco pushed its total population to 97,600 by adding 5,500 residents. Plano (260,900) rounded out the top five in absolute growth by adding 5,200 persons.

Cities with the highest population growth rates for 2007-2008 (Sorted by County)
Collin: Lavon (25.81%), Princeton (12.75%), Fairview (12.42%), Melissa (11.43%), Anna (9.86%), Frisco (5.97%), McKinney (5.54%)
Dallas: Sunnyvale (8.86%), Grand Prairie (3.16%), Sachse (2.27%), Irving (2.21%), Cedar Hill (2.16%), Lancaster (2.14%)
Denton: Shady Shores (9.09%), Roanoke (7.89%), Krum (7.04%), Aubrey (6.38%), Argyle (4.84%), Little Elm (3.90%)
Ellis: Midlothian (5.82%) , Ferris (4.44%), Red Oak (3.89%)
Johnson: Venus (7.84%), Burleson (5.06%), Cleburne (3.77%), Joshua (3.13%)
Kaufman: Forney (8.30%), Talty (3.33%)
Parker: Hudson Oaks (5.88%), Weatherford (3.80%), Aledo (2.00%)
Rockwall: Fate (14.29%), Royse City (8.60%), Heath (4.72%)
Tarrant: Crowley (4.44%), Mansfield (3.70%), Grapevine (3.51%), Azle (3.30%), North Richland Hills (2.65%), Benbrook (2.63%)
Wise: Rhome (3.45%)