population

America has always been a country on the move. Across the ocean, across the continent, and, for decades after the frontier officially closed, Americans have moved away from (and often…

RALEIGH — Nine of North Carolina’s 30 largest cities increased government revenues by at least 20 percent more than inflation and population growth rates from 2002 to 2007. Thirty-three counties…

RALEIGH — Asheville‘s city government revenue grew 23 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an…

RALEIGH — Charlotte‘s city government revenue grew 18 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an…

RALEIGH — Local governments across North Carolina tended to grow faster than inflation plus population growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. But Fayetteville‘s major 2005 annexation skews its…

RALEIGH — Pitt County’s government revenue grew 20 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an…

RALEIGH — While some local governments kept their growth rates in line with inflation and population growth from 2002 to 2007, others raised far more money from taxpayers in that…

RALEIGH — Craven County’s government revenue grew 21 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed an…

RALEIGH — Rocky Mount‘s city government revenue grew 20 percent faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. A family of four would have needed…

RALEIGH — City government revenue in each of the Triad’s three largest cities grew faster than population and inflation growth would have predicted from 2002 to 2007. The growth rates…