POPULATION PROJECTIONS
PRC produces long-run projections of the population of the state of Oregon, its counties, and the population in each of Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) areas. These projections are used to inform decisions on when and how to expand UGBs to accommodate expected growth (ORS 195).
In addition to the core activities above, PRC also offers:
Training.
The faculty of PRC support PSU’s graduate certificate program in demography, as well as annual workshops, site visits, consulting, and speaking engagements.
Special projects and enumerations.
PRC faculty engage in a variety of activities including local population censuses or surveys, geocoding or GIS analysis, and research on health, environment, migration, family, and other important and policy-relevant subjects that benefit from demographic data or methods.