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