Here We Grow Again

Maricopa County will soon be the nation's third largest county behind Los Angeles and Chicago's Cook counties.

Census estimates to be released today rank Maricopa County No. 1 nationally in population gains for both the year ending July, 2005, and since the 2000 census.

The estimated population of Maricopa County as of July, 2005 was 3,635,528. That is equivalent to the entire state's population in 1990!

Maricopa county added 563,193 new residents since the 2000 census. 136,941 people are moving to Maricopa County each year, about 375 every day! More...

Where - are all of these people going? We are not building new homes at a rate of 375 a day. So where are they all going? There has to be a substantial number of people moving out every day too that just wasn't included in this report... comments? Is the Valley Of The Sun growing too fast in your opinion?