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Regional briefing: Hampton Roads jobs, population and housing trends and what they mean for Poquoson
Summary
The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission presented benchmarks showing modest regional population growth, 2025 job contractions tied to federal civilian workforce cuts, and mixed housing signals; presenters said Poquoson saw stronger population and construction growth in 2024 relative to regional averages.
The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission presented a regional benchmarking briefing to the Poquoson City Council ahead of the city’s budget retreat.
Nikki Johnson, HRPDC regional economist, summarized the “Little Book of Big Data,” a pocket version of the commission’s annual benchmarking study. She said Hampton Roads’s population grew at an average annual rate of about 0.2% from 2020 to 2024 and that net international migration has become a larger contributor…
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