Orange County NC Website
30 <br /> 1 Slide #9 <br /> SpacePlanningDrivers <br /> Orange County population has been steadily increasing: <br /> 2013 population was 139,785 <br /> 2022 population has grown to 151,632......an 5.5% increase <br /> Population is projected to grow to nearly 180,000 by 2040 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if they knew the ages of the increase. <br /> 4 Jay Smith said they could provide that data. <br /> 5 Commissioner Richards also requested the demographic data and asked if that impacted <br /> 6 the results of the study. <br /> 7 Jay Smith said the numbers came from the census, and the key takeaway was that Orange <br /> 8 County was growing. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Slide #10 <br /> Space P Drivers <br /> • Aging Facilities = Functionality challenges, costly maintenance & repairs <br /> • Financial Resources / Budgetary constraints <br /> • ADA / Accessibility issues to older facilities <br /> 11 <br />