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6 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Public Engagement Plan SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN <br /> 2 TARGET POPULATIONS AND <br /> PROJECT AREA DEMOGRAPHICS <br /> TARGET POPULATIONS <br /> Target populations include Orange County residents and transit riders, as well as populations and <br /> communities represented through the project CTT. Additional target populations the project aims to <br /> reach include: <br /> ■ Colleges <br /> ■ High school students <br /> ■ Residents with disabilities <br /> ■ Healthcare community <br /> ■ Affordable housing and retirement communities <br /> ■ Environmental Justice Communities of Concern <br /> The primary audience for the Orange County SRTP will be current and potential transit riders. Transit <br /> riders tend to disproportionately include historically disadvantaged populations, including individuals <br /> with low incomes, racial minorities, individuals with disabilities and non-native English-speaking <br /> individuals. <br /> OUTREACH AREA DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE <br /> The project outreach area is Orange County. According to the US Census American Community <br /> Survey 5-Year Estimates (2016-2020), Orange County is home to 146,354 residents. The average <br /> annualized growth from 2006 to 2020 in Orange County was 1.2 percent. This is higher than the <br /> State of North Carolina (NC), which had a 1.1 percent annual growth rate. <br /> A total of 75.2 percent of Orange County's population is White, compared to 67.6 percent in NC. <br /> African Americans make up 11.2 percent of Orange County population, compared to 21.4 percent in <br /> NC. Asian populations make up 0.5 percent of Orange County, compared to 3 percent in NC. <br /> Hispanic or Latino populations make up 8.5 percent of Orange County, compared to 9.5 percent in <br /> NC (See Table 1 - Race/Ethnicity Comparisons). In total, minority populations within the project <br /> area make up 30.6 percent of the total Orange County population, compared to 37.4 percent in NC. <br /> Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates 2-1 <br />