Growth predicted for Alabama's Eastern Shore

The metro area encompassing east and south Baldwin County could be among the fastest-growing spots in the nation in the years ahead, with the population booming to 232,985 by 2025, according to projections published this month by Bizjournals.

That’s an increase of 43.7 percent, one of the stronger rates among 250 areas ranked by Bizjournals, the online division of American City Business Journals, which has 41 publications.

The Mobile metro area, meanwhile, was listed among the slow growers, climbing in population by just 2.24 percent.

“Projections are just projections, of course,” said Daphne Councilman Ron Scott. “But it’s true that this area has a lot going for it in the long haul. People have been trying to come the to Eastern Shore forever, and that’s not going to change soon.”

G. Scott Thomas of Bizjournals, the reporter who compiled the data, said his population forecasts were made using U.S. Census Bureau data and estimates reported from 2000 to 2008. For the full story see Bizjournals predicts Eastern Shore growth – al.com.