< Previous16000 N. Civic Center Plaza Surprise, AZ 85374 surpriseaz.gov PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID PHOENIX, AZ PERMIT NO. 1 RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Thank you to everyone who completed the 2020 Census! Your response gives us a better picture of who we are as a community and will also determine federal funding at the state and local levels to pay for new roads, schools, emergency services & more! Plus, it helps with redistricting for equal voter representation. 143,148 POPULATION (21.8% increase over 2010) 58,831 TOTAL HOUSING UNITS: (11.9% increase over 2010) Largest City in Maricopa County Percentage of Population Age 18+ 76.5% 1,295.2 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE: The data released by the Census Bureau is used to draw congressional, state leg- islative and local districts. Locally, in Sur- prise, this means that the data will help to determine new boundaries for each of the city’s six districts to ensure equal representation. Each district is repre- sented by district councilmember, with the Mayor representing the city overall. Tentatively, the city will begin the formal redistricting process in January 2023 and will be seeking input from the community. Stay tuned! UPDATE ON REDISTRICTING 9th 7,151,502 POPULATION (11.9% increase from 2010) 61.5% (The probability that two people chosen at random will be from different racial and ethnic groups.) Percentage of Population age 18+ 77.5% 1,608,139 POPULATION Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the country. 4,420,568 POPULATION Maricopa County added more residents than any other county in the country between 2010 and 2020 46.7% MINORITY POPULATION (The minority population grew at a rate almost twice as fast (30.8%) as the total population (15.8%) from 2010 to 2020) CENSUS DATA has arrived! County Data City Data State Data CHECK OUT ALL OF THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU DATA AT CENSUS.GOV. DIVERSITY INDEXNext >