YOU THINK TRAFFIC IS BAD TODAY?

My son the traffic engineer was attending a conference in Aggieland and forwarded me the following statistics:

Texas’ 10 fastest growing counties by 2050 (Percent)

1. Hays County; 2010 population – 157,107; 2050 population – 824,070; Change – 666,963; Percent change – 424.50%
2. Collin County; 2010 population – 782,341; 2050 population – 3,801,840; Change – 3,019,499; Percent change – 386.00%
3. Fort Bend County; 2010 population – 585,375; 2050 population – 2,738,553; Change – 2,153,178; Percent change – 367.80%
4. Williamson County; 2010 population – 422,679; 2050 population – 1,976,958; Change – 1,554,279; Percent change – 367.70%
5. Denton County; 2010 population – 662,614; 2050 population – 3,031,597; Change – 2,368,983; Percent change – 357.50%
6. Montgomery County; 2010 population – 455,746; 2050 population – 2,061,972; Change – 1,606,226; Percent change – 352.40%
7. Rockwall County; 2010 population – 78,337; 2050 population – 333,656; Change – 255,319; Percent change – 325.90%
8. Kaufman County; 2010 population – 103,350; 2050 population – 438,487; Change – 335,137; Percent change – 324.30%
9. Parker County; 2010 population – 116,927; 2050 population – 453,381; Change – 336,454; Percent change – 287.70%
10. Bastrop County; 2010 population – 74,171; 2050 population – 272,723; Change – 198,552; Percent change – 267.70%

Texas 10 fastest growing counties by 2050 (Absolute)

1. Harris County; 2010 population – 4,092,459; 2050 population – 7,527,827; Change – 3,435,368; Percent change – 83.90%
2. Collin County; 2010 population – 782,341; 2050 population – 3,801,840; Change – 3,019,499; Percent change – 386.00%
3. Denton County; 2010 population – 662,614; 2050 population – 3,031,597; Change – 2,368,983; Percent change – 357.50%
4. Fort Bend County; 2010 population – 585,375; 2050 population – 2,738,553; Change – 2,153,178; Percent change – 367.80%
5. Tarrant County; 2010 population – 1,809,034; 2050 population – 3,497,034; Change – 1,688,000; Percent change – 93.30%
6. Montgomery County; 2010 population – 455,746; 2050 population – 2,061,972; Change – 1,606,226; Percent change – 352.40%
7. Williamson County; 2010 population – 422,679; 2050 population – 1,976,958; Change – 1,554,279; Percent change – 367.70%
8. Bexar County; 2010 population – 1,714,773; 2050 population – 3,179,649; Change – 1,464,876; Percent change – 85.40%
9. Dallas County; 2010 population – 2,368,139; 2050 population – 3,528,964; Change – 1,160,825; Percent change – 49.00%
10. Hidalgo County; 2010 population – 774,769; 2050 population – 1,779,370; Change – 1,004,601; Percent change – 129.70%

You can locate all kinds of good information at the Texas State Data Center