U.S. Census Bureau Estimates Are Released For Valley Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2009 city population estimates.
The numbers are based on the 2000 Census data, and updated by using records; mainly births, deaths and domestic and international migration documents.
Cities in the east valley saw the most growth.
Indio, Coachella and La Quinta all saw numbers nearly double. Palm Desert, Cathedral City and Desert Hot Springs also had some big gains.
Here are the population numbers for the cities in the Coachella Valley, according to the U.S. Census Bureau:
Palm Desert: (2000 Census) 41,155, (est 2009) 51,878
Palm Springs: (2000 Census )42,807, (est 2009) 48,184
Cathedral City: (2000 Census) 42,647, (est 2009) 52,436
Indio: (2000 Census) 49,116, (est 2009) 85,067
Indian Wells: (2000 Census) 3,816, (2009 estimate) 5,200
Coachella: (2000 Census) 22,724, (2009 est) 40,158
Desert Hot Springs: (2000 Census) 16,582, (2009 estimate) 24,344
As the numbers show, the city of Coachella saw some amazing growth over the last 9 years. It saw its population jump by 87 percent.
The Mayor of Coachella Eduardo Garcia told News Channel 3, he knows careful planning is necessary for his city to sustain itself and provide necessary services. He’s also aware the east valley will continue to grow because it provides housing for a good portion of the desert’s work force.
“It’s the affordability, geographic location and as you know the majority of the work force lives where affordability is,” said Garcia. “That’s really what I think has attributed to the growth pattern the last 10 years and we’ll continue to see the next 10 years.”
According to Bob Marra, the President of Wheeler’s Market Intelligence, some projections have the valley population reaching anywhere from 750,000 to 1-million people by the year 2035.
