Population growth in area outpaces national rate

The rate of population growth in the Washington region, particularly in Northern Virginia, will continue to outpace the national rate, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The U.S. population is expected to grow about 1 percent in 2007 to about 300,800,000 people, according to estimates released Thursday by the Census Bureau. That is up from approximately 297,000,000 in 2006.