Development in the Phoenix area is moving west!  Since 1998, more than 50% of the Valley’s building permits have been in the West Valley with the Southwest Valley leading the development boom. Goodyear is setting the pace among West Valley cities.  Goodyear is the fifth fastest growing city in the Phoenix metro area between 2000 and 2005, averaging 16% growth per year for the past seven years.

With a mere 2,747 residents in 1980 and 6,258 in 1990, Goodyear’s population has exploded to more than 56,000 people in 2007.  By 2020, it is expected to surge to 162,623 and then more than double to 334,652 by 2030. 

Goodyear has a diverse population with more than 81 percent of heads of households being college-educated and 49 percent having college degrees.  

As of the 2000 Census, the median income of our residents was $57,492 – one of the highest in the state and higher than that of the metro area’s four largest cities:  Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale and Scottsdale.  

As of 2007, the estimated median household income is $72,200.