2013-EV-Profile FINAL.Pdf

PRIMARY SPONSOR THE EAST VALLEY OF GREATER PHOENIX, ARIZONA WORKING TOGETHER FOR OUR COMMUNITY Aviation Aerospace Business Services Defense Education Entertainment Entrepreneurship Healthcare Innovation Life Sciences Retail Technology Tourism 20 13 EAST VALLEY LOCATION TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE The East Valley of Greater Phoenix is comprised of six principal cities and towns, as well as 11 The East Valley is located just a quick flight or short AIR PHX Mesa Gateway: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is an important part additional surrounding communities. Altogether, this area is one of the most dynamic regions in road trip from the major business and population centers of the Western United States, yet it’s far of the East Valley community and economy. Gateway hosts more than 40 the country. The East Valley is home to a rapidly expanding population, expected to reach over companies; serves 38 cities with non-stop service via Allegiant, Frontier, enough away to boast a lower cost of living and and Spirit Airlines as well as continuing service to many more destinations; 1.6 million residents by the year 2020. superior quality of life. and contributes $685 million annually to the Arizona economy. Bellingham Pasco Missoula Great Falls Minot Grand Forks FORT MCDOWELL Eugene Bozeman Bismarck Duluth YAVAPAI NATION Billings Fargo MILEAGE St. Cloud Medford Idaho Falls Rapid City Appleton Rochester Grand Casper Sioux Falls Rapids Rockford Cedar Rapids Chicago (O’Hare) Ogden Moline-Quad Cities South Bend Oakland Grand Island I-17 N Destination Miles Flight Time -San Francisco Peoria Denver Montrose Colorado Springs Las Vegas -Telluride Wichita FOUNTAIN HILLS Albuquerque 405 1hr, 6min Springfield-Branson Bentonville-Northwest Arkansas Phoenix-Mesa Dallas 1,054 2hr, 15min Gateway Airport SALT RIVER PIMAMARICOPA HIGHWAY 87 Dallas (DFW) Denver 837 1hr, 45min Honolulu LOOP 101 INDIAN COMMUNITY Oahu Allegiant non-stop destination Allegiant seasonal flight destination San Antonio 983 2hr, 4min Hawaii Frontier non-stop destination Spirit Airlines non-stop destination Las Vegas 317 1hr Frontier and Spirit flight destination PHOENIX Los Angeles 389 1hr, 30 min *Courtesy of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport I-10 W LOOP 202 Salt Lake City 673 1hr, 38min PHX Sky Harbor: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the 9th San Diego 354 50min busiest airport in the United States and 24th busiest in the world, in San Francisco 769 1hr, 38min terms of air passengers each year. With an average 1,500 flights per day, US 60 and a daily economic impact that surpasses $90 million for the Phoenix GOLD Seattle 1,122 2hr, 25min metro area, Sky Harbor is on track to serve nearly 40 million passengers CANYON GUADALUPE APACHE JUNCTION during 2012. Their latest undertaking, the PHX Sky Train, is an automated train that will transport travelers between light rail, parking areas and terminals – slated to open in early 2013. AHWATUKEE CLIMATE HIGHWAYS The East Valley boasts an extensive highway transportation system: State Route 202 is a 55 mile beltway that encircles the East Valley; U.S Chandler QUEEN CREEK Average High Average Low Route 60 runs east-west through the East Valley region; and State Route 101 which lies on the East Valley’s western edge and provides access to SUN LAKES GILA RIVER Winter 68° 42° Scottsdale and northern destinations. The East Valley is also close to major THIS UNPRECEDENTED INDIAN COMMUNITY interstate routes including Interstate 10 (east-west U.S. access), Interstate 8 GROWTH HAS RESULTED IN: Spring 85° 55° (access to Southern California), and Interstate 19 (access to Mexico). I-10 E FLORENCE Summer 104° 74° ■ Younger, higher income residents NOTE: MAP NOT TO SCALE PUBLIC TRANSIT ■ Greater educational attainment Fall 88° 58° Average OPPORTUNITIES ■ Highly skilled and talented workforce PERCENT OF POPULATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO A PUBLIC TRANSIT STOP Rainfall 9.23 inches ■ Over 65,000 business related establishments 89% Elevation ft. ■ Science and research-based companies 1,230 above main sea level 53% 50% ■ New infrastructure and transportation networks Source: Western Region Climate Center 43% 26% In recent years, the East Valley has seen increased CHANDLER GILBERT MESA SCOTTSDALE TEMPE collaboration between civic, political, business Source: Valley Metro and education leaders resulting in a robust and Public transportation in the East Valley is served by Valley Metro regional vital economy that positions our region to be a transit service and offers bus and light rail routes, as well as car and van competitor in the global marketplace. pool programs. The light rail network serves Tempe, and a 3.1 mile rail extension into Mesa is expected to begin operating in 2016. Bus service The East Valley has a solid base of science and has also expanded throughout the East Valley in recent years, including new routes in Chandler and East Mesa. Additionally, Valley Metro LINK is technology companies. These and other businesses a state-of-the-art bus service that operates in Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert help create the foundations for a high quality of life. that lets customers enjoy rail-like comfort, speed and reliability. 2 EAST VALLEY PARTNERSHIP • EVP-AZ.ORG • 480.834.8335 480.834.8335 • EVP-AZ.ORG • EAST VALLEY PARTNERSHIP 3 EAST VALLEY EDUCATION POPULATION GROWTH Percentage of the population age 25+ who have 2000 2012 2020 Education in the East Valley is a key economic driver and determinant 1,684,510 of a region’s quality of life. Education is a priority for East Valley earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. 1,324,922 8,779,567 residents and they are served by world-class institutions, key 7,370,993 937,638 3,290,001 industry partnerships and a strong culture of learning. E AS Y 5,130,632 2,599,504 T VALLE 33% 2,581,506 1,969,975 2,937,591 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 1,563,282 3,140,069 3,459,858 2,813,833 1,145,905 33% 968,858 1,185,036 EV HIGHER EDUCATION EV AZ CO NV CA UT 25% 28% East Valley (AZ) Arizona Metro Denver Las Vegas Metro San Diego Salt Lake City Source: US Census Bureau 2012 BY 2018, 61% OF ALL JOBS IN ARIZONA (1.9 million jobs) will require some postsecondary training beyond high school.* Institutions in the East Valley are poised to provide the education and training needed to DEMOGRAPHICS meet the demand for a highly-skilled workforce. Following are current EAST VALLEY ARIZONA UNITED STATES student populations for major East Valley institutions during 2012. *According to Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Source: US Census Bureau 2012 A move to the East Valley brings an abundance of housing alternatives and the incredible values. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION EAST VALLEY ENROLLMENT AVERAGE ACT SCORES PUBLIC Arizona State University, Tempe Campus EAST VALLEY 22.3 102 $232,350 GRADUATE ................................................................................................ 10,810 COST OF LIVING INDEX MEDIAN SALES PRICE FOR EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME UNDERGRADUATE ............................................................................... 49,356 CITY COMPOSITE SCORE Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus ARIZONA 19.7 San Jose, CA 172 GRADUATE ..........................................................................................................767 Orange County, CA 152 U.S. $183,700 UNDERGRADUATE ............................................................................... 10,397 UNITED STATES 21.1 Los Angeles, CA 147 PRIVATE Santa Fe, NM 118 Arizona $182,100 AT Still University ................................................................................................. 2,064 Note: ACT composite scores average the four subject area University of Advancing Technology ......................................................... test scores. Scaled scores are between 1 and 36, and use a Denver, CO 110 847 metric that takes different test administrations into account. University of Phoenix ........................................................................................ 7,384 Las Vegas, NV 109 Metro Phoenix $176,600 Western International University ............................................................ 1,787 AVERAGE SAT SCORES Salt Lake City, UT 103 Ottawa University ................................................................................................ 1,127 Austin, TX 102 East Valley Apache Junction • Chandler • Fountain Hills Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University .....................................................286 Phoenix, AZ 102 $232,350 Gilbert • Mesa • Queen Creek • Scottsdale • Tempe COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1,584 Note: US Average = 100.0. The Cost of Living Index is $0 $50K $100K $150K $200K Maricopa Community College District designed to provide the best possible means to compare cost of living differences among urban areas based on the price Chandler-Gilbert Community College .............................................. 14,653 1,541 of consumer goods and services appropriate for professional Source: bestplaces.net; U.S. Census Bureau Mesa Community College ...................................................................... 25,024 and managerial households in the top income quintile. 1,498 Rio Salado Community College ........................................................... 24,844 Source: bestplaces.net Scottsdale Community College ........................................................... 10,895 Central Arizona College EAST ARIZONA UNITED VALLEY STATES AGE BREAKDOWN Superstition Mountain Campus, EAST VALLEY RESIDENTS Maricopa and SanTan Centers

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