Table 1
JLUS Project Area Population Trends Between 2000 and 2017
Jurisdiction
Arizona
Pinal County
Town of
Florence
City of Eloy
Town of
Marana
Town of Queen
Creek
Population Percentage
Change,
Change,
2000 ‐
2000 ‐
2017
2017
Population,
2000 Population,
2010 Estimated
Population,
2017 5,130,632
179,727
17,054 6,392,017
375,770
25,536 6,809,946
405,537
26,066* 1,679,314
225,810
9,012 33%
126%
53%
10,375
13,556 16,631
34,961 17,412*
41,720 7,037
28,164 68%
208%
4,316 26,361 33,298 28,982 572%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000; U.S. Census Bureau, 2010, and U.S. Census Bureau 2017 Population
Estimates Program; City of Eloy
*Estimated population includes prison inmates
Future Population Projections
The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity prepares population projections for
communities within the state. Table 2 shows the population projections for the JLUS
communities. All of the JLUS partner communities are projected to increase in
population by at least 150 percent from 2010 to 2050. These rates of change are greater
than the state, which indicates heavy population growth in the JLUS Project Area.
As projections, these population numbers are not exact, but are estimated to help cities
and counties to develop land use priorities to minimize impacts from future growth and
manage new development.
Table 2
Population Projections by JLUS Community from 2010 to 2050
Population Projections
Community
Arizona
Pinal County
City of Eloy
2010
Census
2020
2025
2030
2035
2040
2045
2050
6,401,569 7,346,787 7,944,753 8,535,913 9,128,899 9,706,815 10,265,015 10,820,872
376,369 463,463 527,859
16,657
21,966
31,969
604,769 696,738
44,282
57,357
Population Percentage
Change
Change
2010‐2050 2010‐2050
4,419,303 69%
800,707 913,286 1,035,522 659,153 175%
73,471 93,588 115,581 98,924 594%
Town of
25,536 29,970 33,337
36,665 42,220 48,150
53,349
58,644
41,987
252%
Florence
Town of
35,051 49,588 57,937
66,496 75,570
83,857
92,917
100,881
65,830
188%
Marana
Town of
26,448 43,200 55,900
59,200 62,400 64,100
65,000
66,000
39,552
150%
Queen Creek
Source: 2010 population numbers are from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2010; Queen Creek and Eloy population projections developed by
Maricopa Association of Governments, 2016; all other communities developed by Arizona Department of Administration, Office of
Employment and Population Statistics, 2015
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
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