I was looking at some ZIPs and census blocks for an area I was refreshing some work on and noticed that instead of vigorous pop growth, the 2023-2028 growth was now much slower or just a hair negative.
The reason for studying this area was the growth--this area has been growing rapidly for years, and to my knowledge still is.
I have read the ESRI Demographics notes saying be prepared for big swings as they base on the 2020 census now, but I am still very surprised! Has anybody else seen something like this? My area of interest is in the NW sector of the Phoenix metro. Not sure what to say to my bosses about this now?
Any ideas?
