Hawkins Co. flexed its growth muscles in 2021, according to Census data released this week. Its estimated population was 1% higher than its 2020 census total. That was the highest growth rate among the three local counties with population gains…. Read More ›
Conventional wisdom holds the Tri-Cities got a population boost compliments of all those one-way U-Hauls that ended up here. There’s no doubt the region gained new residents. But an annual Census study on components of population change shows the local… Read More ›
The Tri-Cities took another baby step toward population growth in 2019, according to the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates. But, as in past years, while the Tri-Cities took baby steps its neighbors were striding. And, when you drill down to the… Read More ›
Demographics – especially the natural population status – is something on the mind of most government and civic leaders. The reason is simple. The U.S. population is rapidly aging and here in NE Tenn. the growth rate is faster than… Read More ›