PHOENIX — Despite concerns about rampant apartment construction in Scottsdale, the city’s growth is flat, according to new estimates by the Arizona Commerce Authority.
Of the more than 97,000 people who decided to make Arizona their home in the year ending July 1, nearly one out of every eight landed in Phoenix. That brought the city’s population to more than 1.7 million, according to the Arizona Commerce Authority.
It represented a year-over-year growth rate for Phoenix of less than 0.7% — much slower than the 1.3% average for the entire state.
