The top lines from the newspapers project Virginia passing New Jersey and Michigan in population, but the local numbers are more interesting.
NOVA counties are going to see some major increases. I have listed the counties in the 36th District here in blue. Here's some comparisons:
Jurisdiction
| 2015 Population | 2040 Projected Population | Total Increase | Percentage Increase |
Total Delegates
|
Total Senators
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fairfax County
|
1,129,330
|
1,347,487
|
218,157
|
19.3%
|
13.2
|
5.2
|
Prince William County
|
443,463
|
682,111
|
238,648
|
53.8%
|
6.7
|
2.7
|
Stafford County
|
134,251
|
208,845
|
74,594
|
55.5%
|
2.0
|
0.8
|
Loudoun County
|
374,451
|
684,911
|
310,460
|
82.9%
|
6.7
|
2.7
|
Arlington County
|
234,678
|
313,352
|
78,674
|
33.5%
|
3.1
|
1.2
|
City of Alexandria
|
159,571
|
215,119
|
55,548
|
34.8%
|
2.1
|
0.8
|
City of Fairfax
|
23,193
|
25,286
|
2,093
|
9.0%
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
City of Falls Church
|
14,183
|
20,577
|
6,394
|
45.0%
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
Fauquier County
|
67,898
|
84,873
|
16,975
|
25.0%
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
TOTAL
|
2,581,018
|
3,582,561
|
1,001,583
|
38.8%
|
35.0
|
13.9
|
Population will continue to shift to Northern Virginia - 35% of Virginia's population will be in Northern Virginia compared with 29.6% in 2010.