-->Population change by age segment, 2010-->2016
Break out of Colorado and Utah population growth deceleration vs. remainder of Mountain West.
Under 65yr/old vs. Over 65yr/old Population Growth
Charts below show the change in over vs. under 65yr/old population plus total change, by state from 2010-->2016. All Western states are among the upper 30 states demographically with growing under and over 65yr/old populations...except for New Mexico which is among the 10 worst states.
Mid 10 states...on average, these states added 0.4 under 65yr/olds per added 65+yr/old.
Pacific job growth, at the state level, decelerates marginally.
-->Population vs. Employment...broken down by primary city(s) vs. remainder of state.
-San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego vs. California (x-SF/LA/SD)
Population - California cities represent the bulk of population growth.
Population - PDX/Seattle represent bulk of population growth.
-Denver / Salt Lake City vs. Colorado / Utah (x-DEN/SLC)
Population - DEN/SLC exhibit balanced population growth, statewide (x-DEN/SLC) growing slightly older.
Employment - Growth in employment nearly doubles in SLC/DEN in most recent cycle, falls 55% statewide (excluding SLC/DEN).
Population - PHX has nearly all of states population growth, except for a split of the growth in 65+yr/olds.
Pacific region vs. PDX, SEA, LA, SF residential price index...All four cities had different rates of appreciation during housing bubble #1, however based on indexing from 1991, all four show the same appreciation now.
-->Housing Creation