1. Will Demographic Data Impact Our Transit Needs
Terri Manning
Central Piedmont Community College

2. Growth of the Region Since 1990
66.2%
55.7%
49.4%
63.7%
MSA is estimated to grow from 1.6 million to 2.3 million by 2030.

3. County Growth by Age Group

4. Percent of County Growth by Age Group

5. How Generational Births Will Impact Retirements Nationally
(Boomers 84M)
(Millennials 81M)
(Xers 41M)

6. Age of American Workforce (144,634,000 workers 3rd Quarter 2006)

7. Job Outlook Data (16 county region)
Regional Projections By Major Job Type
2005
2010
2015
New
Jobs
Replacement
Management occupations
88,564
99,135
105,478
16,914
16,328
Business and financial operations occupations
56,277
63,805
68,621
12,343
9,439
Computer and mathematical science occupations
26,574
30,761
34,138
7,564
3,392
Architecture and engineering occupations
16,502
17,102
17,670
1,168
3,679
Life, physical, and social science occupations
8,666
9,585
10,177
1,510
2,065
Community and social services occupations
13,022
15,437
17,018
3,996
2,359
Legal occupations
6,526
7,349
7,901
1,375
734
Education, training, and library occupations
62,514
69,718
74,448
11,934
12,126
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
18,804
20,361
21,485
2,681
3,477

8. A Few Specific High Need Areas
High Need Occupations
2005
2015
New Jobs
Replace
Jobs
Top executives
25,020
29,183
4,162
4,625
Chief executives
5,989
6,827
838
1,113
Business and financial operations occupations
56,277
68,621
12,343
9,439
Business operations specialists
26,728
33,344
6,616
4,537
Computer and mathematical science occupations
26,574
34,138
7,564
3,392
Computer specialists
25,778
33,215
7,437
3,192
Community and social services occupations
13,022
17,018
3,996
2,359
Preschool and kindergarten teachers
7,449
9,744
2,295
842
Elementary school teachers
10,016
11,341
1,324
2,133

9. A Few Specific High Need Areas
High Need Occupations
2005
2015
New Jobs
Replace
Jobs
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
4,261
5,584
1,323
924
Home health aides
5,323
9,279
3,956
676
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
10,790
13,808
3,018
1,402
Dental assistants
2,028
3,060
1,032
551
Medical assistants
2,575
4,024
1,449
463
Physicians and surgeons
5,611
6,755
1,144
743
Registered nurses
18,085
23,535
5,450
3,703
Security guards
8,128
9,896
1,768
1,807
Child care workers
10,170
13,108
2,937
2,685

10. What the Younger Generations Want
Life balance
Active social life
Active uptown
Access to recreational facilities
Diverse living spaces
Safe environments
Access (physical), access (electronic), access (social)

11. Influencing Factors Environmentally educated
Ease of public transportation
Safe public transportation
Generational split
Affluent versus non-affluent
Tech savvy versus no tech experience
In-migration from cities with good mass transit

12. Issues With Retirees They won’t retire Plan to do something else
Need the income
Will need to save due to fuel costs
Will use public transportation if safe