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BACKGROUND AND INVENTORY CHAPTER 1
<br />4. Socioeconomic Trends
<br />Table 1-7:
<br />Socioeconomic aspects, including population,
<br />Historic and Projected Population
<br />employment, and income, are evaluated for EUG’s market
<br />YearPopulation
<br />service area, and compared to national data, to reveal
<br />Historic
<br />local trends. EUG’s market service area includes Lane,
<br />1997 597,721
<br />Benton, Douglas, and Linn Counties. Socioeconomic data
<br />1998 601,954
<br />comes from Woods & Poole, a census information
<br />1999 603,858
<br />company.
<br />2000 605,090
<br />2001 606,426
<br />4.1 Population
<br />2002 612,143
<br />2003 617,663
<br />Table 1-7
<br /> shows EUG’s market service area population,
<br />2004 620,258
<br />both historic and projected. This population has increased
<br />2005 626,936
<br />from 597,721 in 1997 to 634,421 in 2006, a 0.66%
<br />2006 634,421
<br />compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The nation’s
<br />Projection
<br />population over this time increased at a 1.18% CAGR.
<br />2011 664,400
<br />The population is projected to increase to 664,400 in
<br />2016 695,914
<br />2011, to 695,914 in 2016, and to 763,553 in 2026,
<br />2026 763,553
<br />representing a 0.93% CAGR.
<br />CAGR 1997-2006 0.66%
<br />CAGR 2006-2026 0.93%
<br />4.2 Employment
<br />Source: Woods & Poole
<br />Table 1-8:
<br />Table 1-8
<br /> shows EUG’s market service area employment,
<br />Historic and Projected Employment
<br />both historic and projected. This employment has
<br />YearEmployment
<br />increased from 335,832 in 1997 to 357,002 in 2006, a
<br />0.68% CAGR. The employment is projected to increase
<br />Historic
<br />1997 335,832
<br />to 380,893 in 2011, to 404,663 in 2016, and to 451,897 in
<br />1998 340,039
<br />2026, representing a 1.19% CAGR. Since 1997, the
<br />1999 342,455
<br />unemployment rate in the State of Oregon has been one
<br />2000 346,349
<br />point to two points higher than the national rate.
<br />2001 342,555
<br />2002 343,518
<br />2003 342,543
<br />2004 347,377
<br />2005 352,195
<br />2006 357,002
<br />Projection
<br />2011 380,893
<br />2016 404,663
<br />2026 451,897
<br />CAGR 1997-2006 0.68%
<br />CAGR 2006-2026 1.19%
<br />Source: Woods & Poole
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