According to the 2010 census, the population of the United States is projected to have an 8.9 percent increase in the next decade. Builder Online reports that “The 10 metro areas expected to see the biggest jumps in population between 2010 and 2020 are mostly in states that experienced increases of between 15 percent and 25 percent in the last decade: North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Georgia, Idaho and Colorado.”
Grand Junction’s growth, which rose over 25 % in the last decade, can be accredited to the oil and gas industry. For more information on the 2010 Census please visit 2010.census.gov.
