The study area for the Seymour Johnson JLUS covers a large area of eastern
North Carolina and is primarily focused on land uses surrounding
Seymour Johnson AFB and the Dare County Range. The study area
encompasses several communities in North Carolina, including seven
counties—Beaufort, Bertie, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, and Wayne,
and two cities—Goldsboro and Washington. An overview of the JLUS study
area communities is provided to understand the types of activities and land
uses that are occurring outside the installations. growth rate during this time period. Hyde and Washington County, along
with the cities of Goldsboro and Washington experienced declines in
population by 2010. While the City of Goldsboro experienced the largest
decline of 8.45 percent, Wayne County experienced a growth rate of
8.22 percent, which is comparable to the decline of the city indicating that
the people were migrating out of the city into the county. Hyde County and
the City of Washington experienced a minimal decline in population of less
than one percent.
2.1 Table 1.
Study Area Growth Trends
The following provides a profile of the Study Area’s trends concerning
population change, economic development, housing stock, and
transportation infrastructure, all of which establish the regional context for
growth potential in the region.
The population data is based on information obtained from the US Census
Bureau and shows the change in population within the Study Area. Table 1
provides a comparison of the changes in population in the region between
2000 and 2010, the percent change over the decade, and projections for the
next two decades.
Population levels overall fluctuated throughout the Study Area between
2000 and 2010. Dare County experienced the highest population growth
rate among all the jurisdictions in the Study Area; however, the county
growth rate was still less than the overall state’s growth rate during this
same timeframe. Wayne, Beaufort, Bertie, and Tyrrell counties experienced
moderate growth, ranging about two to three times less than the state’s
Population Change 2000-2010; Growth Trends through
2030
2000 2010 Percent
Change
2000-
2010 North Carolina 8,049,313 9,535,483 18.46% 10,558,749 11,558,205
Wayne County 113,329 122,623 8.22% 128,950 137,115
Beaufort
County 44,958 47,759 6.23% 47,784 47,783
Bertie County 19,773 21,282 7.63% 20,198 19,544
Dare County 29,967 33,920 13.19% 37,548 39,317
Hyde County 5,826 5,810 -0.27% 6,112 6,544
Tyrrell County 4,149 4,407 6.22% 3,947 3,686
13,723 13,228 -3.61% 12,365 11,710
Jurisdiction
Washington
County
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