(Center Square) – As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, Arizona municipalities continue to grow, with some growing at a faster pace than most others.
Phoenix added 19,053 people in the 12 months to July last year, according to U.S. Census population estimates released Thursday, more than any other city with over a million people. The only other city to grow in population on a similar scale is Houston, Texas, which added 11,223 people during the same period. Fort Worth, the only city with a population above 50,000, grew more than the Arizona capital, adding 19,170.
Annual population estimates for cities and counties reflect changes in urban populations as of July 1, 2022.
Phoenix’s growth as one of the nation’s largest cities runs counter to demographic changes elsewhere. New York City has been consistently declining in population each year. With this liberation, the Big Apple lost her 123,000 people. Los Angeles lost 15,748, while Chicago lost 32,990. All three cities have less population than in 2021. Houston’s population is 2.3 million, an increase of 11,223 from the previous year.
The Phoenix metropolitan area is estimated to have 72,841 new residents and more than 5 million people currently living there.
Two cities in Arizona are among the top in terms of growth rates for large municipalities. Queen Creek he grew 6.7% and the total population he increased to 70,734. The city of Maricopa increased her population by 6.2% to her 66,290.
IRS interstate transition data show Consider not only population changes, but also where the new residents are coming from. The latest release of data reflecting movement from 2021 shows that the majority of Arizona’s new residents came from California.
The growth has led to increased demand for housing, which has put stress on the valley and led to soaring home values. Census estimates show that Maricopa County built an additional 28,051 new homes in the 12 months to July 2022, about 1,000 fewer than in the previous year.That could be part of the reason behind the city of Phoenix fall It was ranked 110th in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the best places to live in America.
