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R <br /> 052 <br /> DURHAM, CHAPEL HILL , CARRBORO URBAN AREA (DCHC) <br /> THOROUGHFARE PLANNING AREA POPULATION ESTIMATES <br /> Avg . Annual Avg . Annual <br /> Growth Growth <br /> GEOG. AREA 1985 2000 1985-2000 2010 1985-2010 <br /> DISTRICT 12 1 ,595 2, 515 3 .08% 3,402 3.08% <br /> DISTRICT 13 3,623 6,683 4. 17% 8,511 3 .48% <br /> DISTRICT 14 36,036 59,496 3 .40% 66, 133 2. 46% <br /> DISTRICT 15 12, 493 26,235 5 .07% 30,506 3 .64% <br /> DISTRICT 16 4,098 9,010 5.39% 9,958 3.62% <br /> DISTRICT 17 1 ,529 6, 135 9 .70% 7,961 6 .82% <br /> DURHAM CO. 153,087 286,480 4 .27% 363,340 3 .52% <br /> ORANGE CO. 59,374 110,074 4.20% 126,471 3.07% <br /> CHATHAM CO. 5,361 11 ,093 4.97% 14,498 4.06% <br /> WAKE CO. 2,282 12, 167 11 .80% 19,269 8.91 % <br /> DCHC 220, 104 419,814 4 .40% 523,578 3.53% <br /> The only area of significant employment in the Orange <br /> County portion of the DCHC is zone 305 in District 13 . This <br /> zone focuses on the US 70, 1 -85 interchange and lies adjacent <br /> to the Durham County line. The area is currently designated <br /> as a Commercial - Industrial Transition Node in the Land Use <br /> Plan and substantial acreage is already zoned commercial . <br /> Durham city limits are also coterminous with the county line <br /> and the Durham (City ) Comprehensive Plan calls for the area <br /> to be annexed by 2005 . Employment estimates for zone 305 by <br /> the year 2010 were predicted to equal those currently <br /> existing in the adjacent Durham zone of 304. Estimates of <br /> employment for the categories of industrial , <br /> retail /wholesale, and service are as follows: <br /> DISTRICT 13, ZONE 305 <br /> Avg. Annual Avg. Annual <br /> Growth Growth <br /> 1985 2000 1985-2000 2010 1985-2010 <br /> Industrial 73 146 4 .73% 365 6.65% <br /> Retail /Wholesale 18 36 4.73% 90 6.65% <br /> Service 9 18 4.73% 45 6.65% <br /> Total 100 200 500 <br />