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Coborrus County Transportation Services Finol Report — September 2015 <br />2.3 DEMOGRAPHICS <br />General Demographic Characteristics <br />The total population of Cabarrus County has more than doubled over the last four decades. <br />According to the US Census Bureau, the county had a population of 85,895 in 1980; 98,935 <br />in 1990; 131,063 in 2000; and 178,011 in 2010. The total population grew by 32.5 percent <br />between 1990 and 2000 and grew by another 35.8 percent between 2000 and 2010. This <br />population growth is largely attributable to the county's proximity to the growing Charlotte <br />metropolitan area. In addition, the North Carolina Research Campus is continuing to <br />develop in Kannapolis and is expected to bring approximately 30,000 jobs to the area over <br />the next 20 years. This will likely increase the demand for employment transportation in <br />the coming decades, but may also lead to increasing urbanization of the County, and by <br />default, additional reductions in rural transit funding for COTS. <br />In 2010, the racial composition of Cabarrus County was 75 percent white, 15 percent <br />African- American, 8 percent other (American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, etc.), and <br />2 percent of two or more races. The county included 9 percent people of Hispanic ethnic <br />background, just slightly above the state average (8.4 percent). The Hispanic population <br />was spread throughout the county, but a concentration of block groups with more than 20 <br />percent Hispanic population is located in central Cabarrus County, south of I -85. <br />In terms of economics, Cabarrus County has a higher median household income and a lower <br />percentage of people living in poverty compared to the state average. <br />Population Projections <br />Population projections for North Carolina counties through the year 2030 are available <br />from the NC Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) <br />(www.osbm.state.nc.us /ncosbm /facts and figures /socioeconomic data /population estimates. <br />shtm ). As shown in Figure 3, the population of Cabarrus County is expected to increase by <br />33 percent from 2010 to 2030. Age group population projections show that the percentage <br />of the Cabarrus County population over age 65 is expected to grow from 11 percent in 2010 <br />to over 17 percent in 2030. Projected population increases in Cabarrus County, particularly <br />the projected increase in the older adult population, would suggest an increase in demand <br />for CCTS services in the coming years. Older adults are more likely than the general public <br />to use demand - responsive transit services, due to economic, medical, or other issues that <br />limit independent travel by private motor vehicle. <br />Attachment number 1 \n <br />F -3 Page 90 <br />
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