The 2020 Census numbers are in! Over the last ten years, the Town of Marana has shown significant growth, leading as the fastest-growing city in Southern Arizona.
With the Town’s population now in excess of 50,000 people, the Town of Marana is now designated as an “Entitlement Community”. This affords the Town additional eligibility for certain State and Federal grant monies, and also contributes to the Town receiving larger portions of state-shared revenues, which are traditionally used for services like road maintenance as well as asset management.
One of the most important ways that this population growth benefits Marana is how we receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Marana is now able to directly receive CDBG funding from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), rather than receiving these funds as a sub-recipient of Pima County. This means the Town will be eligible for a more substantial amount of funding from HUD, which will be used for Community Development-type projects, including affordable housing programs for low income individuals and families, among other programs.
Marana will also be eligible for more State and Federal grants for infrastructure improvements, such as the Town’s Pavement Preservation program and other community assets.
See below for a comparison of 2020 Census results with 2010 Census data.
PIMA COUNTY DATA:
Pima County saw an increase in population of 63,170 people, nearly 17,000 of which were in Marana alone.
Percent Housing Unit Change from 2010 – 2020 = 6.6% (29,223 units)
Occupation Rate from 2010 – 2020 = 88.1% in 2010, 90.8% in 2020 (2.7% increase in occupation rate).
Vacancy Rate from 2010 – 2020 = 11.9% in 2010, 9.1% in 2020.
Population & Housing | Marana
Percent Population Change from 2010 – 2020 = 48.5% (16,947 people)
Percent Housing Unit Change from 2010 – 2020 = 46.1% (6,795 units)
Occupation Rate from 2010 – 2020 = 88.8% in 2010, 91.3% in 2020 (2.5% increase in occupation rate).
Vacancy Rate from 2010 – 2020 = 11.2% in 2010, 8.6% in 2020.
Race & Ethnicity | Marana
AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF MARANA, SOME GROUPS INCREASED WHILE OTHERS DECREASED
2010
2020
Hispanic or Latino: 22% to 25%
White Alone: 69% to 63%
Black or African American: 2% to 3%
American Indian and Alaskan Native Alone: 1% to 1%
Asian Alone or Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone: 4% to 4%
Some Other Race Alone or Two or More Races: 2% to 5%
PERCENT INCREASE OF EACH RACE AND ETHNICITY AS AN INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
Hispanic or Latino: 68.8%
White Alone: 36.1%
Black or African American: 62.2%
American Indian & Alaskan Native Alone: 23.4%
Asian Alone or Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone: 60.1%
Some Other Race Alone or Two or More Races: 202.3%
