After analyzing the impact of new housing developments, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' projected enrollment losses will not be as steep as previously estimated, Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar says.
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Photo: Members of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools' board of education. Photo courtesy of CHCCS
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2025 county population estimates. In this blog post, Lisa Carlson examines the data to see where the population growth is happening and what is driving it. #unc #research #demography #nc #population
https://carolinademography.cpc.unc.edu/2026/04/07/us-census-2025-county-pop-estimates/
The Carolina Population Center and the Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health invite you to join us on for the 2026 J. Richard Udry Distinguished Lecture, "Hallmarks of Aging from Geroscience, Medical Science, and Social Science" by Eileen Criminns, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The lecture will be held on from 3:30-5:00 p.m. on April 9 in the Toy Lounge (238 Dey Hall). #cpc #ccpah #socialscience #gerontology
Thanks to WCTI News12 and Tyler Hardin for inviting our director Nathan Dollar to talk about the new congressional maps that will be used in the November elections. He also spoke about the importance of accurate, unbiased data when making policy. "We all need objective and timely data to make informed decisions," Dollar said. #unc #data #demography #elections
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The Carolina Center for Population Aging and Health (CCPAH) and the USC | UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health (CBPH) will host "Weathinar: Hazards, Exposures and Health" on Friday, Feb. 27 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST. This event will feature research presentations and discussion around the effects of extreme weather. Register now at https://unc.zoom.us/meeting/register/YF2f2QbuTVih1PUGcu3hQg#/registration
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In recognition, our Programs Manager Amy Pulliam examines data that suggest North Carolina is among the top states in the country where human trafficking is prevalent in her most recent blog post. #nc #data #demography #humantraffickingprevention http://carolinademography.cpc.unc.edu/2025/11/13/nc-veterans-2024-snapshot/
The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area saw the largest increase in education attainment in the nation according to new U.S. Census data. "It's a function of talented, educated people moving in and also homegrown talent development," said Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar. #nc #census #data #population #growth
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"We've had substantial population growth, mostly due to [domestic] in-migration, not just since the pandemic, but since the 90s, even though there were some peaks and valleys," Carolina Demography Director Nathan Dollar told Axios. "But we can't assume that we're going to continue to experience that level of growth into 2030 and beyond." #nc #population #growth #migration
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Our Director Nathan Dollar was invited to speak at the @centralcarolinacc Legislative Breakfast last week about demographic changes in Chatham, Harnett, and Lee Counties. He's pictured here with the Vice President of Advancement and Operations at CCCC Meghan Brown (left) and the President of CCCC Dr. Lisa Chapman. Big thanks to the @belkendowment for supporting this work! #nc #data #demography
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