Planners bracing for influx of residents
Some 40,000 international tourists, a new mall and 5,000 more homes are in the pipeline for the Interstate 75- University Parkway area, yet there is no immediate plan for roadwork to improve the already burdened interchange. STAFF PHOTO / THOMAS BENDER
Published: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 3:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 3:07 p.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - The population of Sarasota County could grow by 72 percent and Manatee County's could grow by 67 percent over a 40-year span, according to research presented Monday to a regional transportation panel.
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MORE PEOPLE AND JOBS
On Monday, a Sarasota-Manatee transportation planning board compared 2010 census data with population and work force projections for 2040.
For Manatee County, including all of Longboat Key, the numbers cited are:
2010 population — 318,500
2040 population — 469,100
Increase — 150,000
Growth rate — 2 percent
2010 employment — 153,000
2040 employment — 229,600
Increase in jobs — 76,600
Job growth rate — 3 percent
For Sarasota County, excluding all of Longboat Key, the numbers cited are:
2010 population — 373,700
2040 population — 518,100
Increase — 144,400
Growth rate — 2 percent
2010 employment — 213,000
2040 employment 267,900
Increase in jobs — 54,900
Job growth rate — 1 percent
SOURCE: Sarasota Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization
For Manatee County, including all of Longboat Key, the numbers cited are:
2010 population — 318,500
2040 population — 469,100
Increase — 150,000
Growth rate — 2 percent
2010 employment — 153,000
2040 employment — 229,600
Increase in jobs — 76,600
Job growth rate — 3 percent
For Sarasota County, excluding all of Longboat Key, the numbers cited are:
2010 population — 373,700
2040 population — 518,100
Increase — 144,400
Growth rate — 2 percent
2010 employment — 213,000
2040 employment 267,900
Increase in jobs — 54,900
Job growth rate — 1 percent
SOURCE: Sarasota Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization
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