Washington – It is unclear whether the houses or the people who live there come first in Pinal County. What is clear is that both continue to grow at the fastest rates in the state and in some cases the nation.

Pinal County homes increased an estimated 3.5% from July 2021 to July 2022, the fastest growth in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Data disclosure last week.

“At one point in Pinal County, Casa Grande was a very sleepy town, but now it’s all awake. said.

Pinal County’s numbers are just the latest census data showing that certain communities in the Valley continue to experience rapid growth.

bureau reported this spring Maricopa County will record the largest population growth in the country from 2021 to 2022, maintaining the top spot for the second year in a row.

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Phoenix recorded the second-largest increase in population in the nation last year, adding 19,053 residents, just 117 less than Fort Worth, which had the highest number of residents for the year, according to a report this month. .

In terms of growth rates, two cities in the Valley made it into the top 20 last year. Located in parts of Pinal County, Queen Creek and Maricopa City were her seventh and her 12th fastest growing large cities in the United States respectively. Queen Creek had 6.7% growth and Maricopacity had her 6.2% growth.

Not surprisingly, Maricopa County added the most homes last year, adding 28,051 homes, well ahead of Pinal’s 6,347 additions. However, new homes in Maricopa County grew only 1.5%, the fourth fastest pace in the state.

The total number of homes in Pinal County increased to 185,650 as of last summer, according to the Census Bureau.

“They (the Pinal county) have increased their capacity to build housing. Given the numbers, they’re working hard to get it back,” Gibbs said.

Brent Billingsley, Pinal County’s director of community development, said affordable housing has attracted more residents to the county over the past three years. He said the single-family home penetration rate is accelerating because the county is “balancing demand and price.”

According to real estate website Redfin, the median selling price of a home is Maricopa’s house April 2023 county price was $455,000 and AA median price was $365,000 Located in Pinal County.

Mr. Billingsley and Mr. Gibbs also noted the expansion of corporate operations in the county and the resulting jobs, such as Lucid Motors in Casa Grande and the Nicola Corporation manufacturing facility in Coolidge.

Pinal County has two of the fastest growing cities in the nation in 2021-2022, according to Census data, and a housing boom to match. The 3.5% increase in housing units was the fastest in the state. (photograph courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

Gibbs said a Koehler factory opened in Casa Grande in August, and a Procter & Gamble manufacturing facility in Coolidge is set to open by 2025, with more companies expected in the next few years. pointed out.

Pinal County Superintendent Mike Goodman said it’s no coincidence that the county is attracting jobs and residents.

“In Pinal County, we have a model of live, work and play,” Goodman said. “The reality is that people live here but work and play in other areas, so over the past five or six years we have kept people here to work and play. We have focused on keeping

Billingsley said he expects Apache Junction, part of northern Pinal County, to emerge on next year’s list of fastest-growing cities. Over the past few years, single-family permits averaged about 10 per month, but the city’s permits have tripled over the past year, he said. He also said Coolidge and Red Rock are growing.

“Last year, I would say that its impact has spread throughout the county. It’s not just about Santa Valley or Casa Grande anymore,” Billingsley said.