Via City of Buckeye
By Jeremy Duda | Axios
In a metro area synonymous with explosive growth in recent decades, Buckeye stands out as the Valley’s biggest boomtown.
The big picture: Over the past quarter-century, Buckeye, once a sleepy farming town on the outskirts of metro Phoenix, has become one of the fastest-growing citiesnot only in Arizona but in the United States.
By the numbers: From 1940 to 2000, Buckeye’s population grew from 1,305 to 6,537.
- The early 2000s housing boom inflated the population to nearly 51,000 in 2010 and more than 91,000 in 2020.
- Today, Buckeye has about 120,000 residents, Mayor Eric Orsborn tells Axios.
