Latest North Carolina Population Estimates (July 1, 2018)

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Pfalz

I find it interesting that the census estimates show rapid declaration of growth for Wake and Mecklenburg in the 2010's. I've lived in Charlotte all my life and I feel like the growth has accelerated this decade.

Despite the obsession to focus on the urban development in our cities, the reality is that the majority of development in our metros remains suburban. This means that the boundaries of development continue to push out into the woods and fields, and that means into border counties.
While this occurs around both Charlotte and Raleigh, both Mecklenburg and Wake County are seeing a larger share of their development happening in their cores and first ring suburban areas as re-development in a much denser mode, and that development is very visible in the public realm.

[HP91]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Despite the obsession to focus on the urban development in our cities, the reality is that the majority of development in our metros remains suburban. This means that the boundaries of development continue to push out into the woods and fields, and that means into border counties.
While this occurs around both Charlotte and Raleigh, both Mecklenburg and Wake County are seeing a larger share of their development happening in their cores and first ring suburban areas as re-development in a much denser mode, and that development is very visible in the public realm.

Very true...the amount of houses being built in many of the largest metros have slowed. Apartment construction has gone from suburban to urban so they are much more visible. Location has become the most important factor in apartment construction since the whole non steel framing was introduced...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-look-the-same

Plus you cant just add people by annexing anymore, which was part of the percentage growth in the decades before this last decade. In many cases the cities were already built, but they just werent part of the city. Now the boundaries dont move as easily.

[ZeusAV]

Originally Posted by rnc2mbfl

Despite the obsession to focus on the urban development in our cities, the reality is that the majority of development in our metros remains suburban. This means that the boundaries of development continue to push out into the woods and fields, and that means into border counties.
While this occurs around both Charlotte and Raleigh, both Mecklenburg and Wake County are seeing a larger share of their development happening in their cores and first ring suburban areas as re-development in a much denser mode, and that development is very visible in the public realm.

Indeed. I pointed this out in another thread. On these forums many seem to be obsessed with which place is the densest, the most urban, most walkable, etc. but the fact of the matter is that the majority of people moving to these cities prefer suburban style development and that's what the vast majority of the development occurring is. I work in Land Development and despite all the large apartment complexes being built around Charlotte, they are dwarfed by the singe-family residential developments being built in the suburbs surrounding the city. So much that there are engineering firms who only design single-family residential developments and making great money.

[Tarheelhombre]

And that is not sustainable. A lot of what are called “preferences” is simply people resigning themselves to the fact that what is best is sadly unaffordable or unattainable.