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Originally Posted by allh
No I completely agree, my prediction to myself in 2019 was Salt Lake's population will hit 300k+ by 2030. Could be a little high and optimistic, but two events I believe will shape this are the NBA All-Star game in 2023 and the Winter Olympics in 2030 if Utah gets the bid. These will help bring in tourism and show what the city is like.
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You think we'll add 100k residents in 10 years? Not going to happen.
That said, continued multifamily development should definitely lead to a higher population. I expect, as long as the residential boom continues, population could easily be 225k by 2030.
Of course, if the west side of the city ever sees residential development, Salt Lake's population could skyrocket quickly.
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Originally Posted by wrendog
I mean, isnt there like 7000 housing units being built right now? Say an average of 2.5 people per unit and that's 17500 right there and that's just what's happening right now.
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You can't calculate growth that way though. It doesn't account for children moving out of their parents' houses, or other people just moving out of the city, or the fact that some of the people moving into those apartments will already live in Salt Lake City. Some of them are also replacing other single-family housing units, and those people are unlikely to move into the new apartments. Also, families are probably increasingly moving out of the city, so if say a 5-person family moves out of a house, it's unlikely the new owners of the house will be a family of 5.