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City of Arden Hills - Comprehensive Plan - DRAFT <br />2. COMMUNITY PROFILE <br />In order to plan for the future of Arden Hills, it is important to understand where the <br />City has been, where the City is now, and how the City is likely to change. <br />Understanding the history of Arden Hills and the trends that affect the City can <br />provides a basis from which to make better decisions. While the past is not a perfect fDeleted. Annon9n <br />indicator of future changes, it does give perspective on the status of the community <br />and suggests where Arden Hills may be heading. <br />Since 1990, population has increased by nearly five percent, the median household <br />income has increased, more residents have a higher education, and the number of <br />jobs in the City has increased. Arden Hills is a stable community and many <br />residents are choosing to remain in Arden Hills as long as possible. However, high <br />property values and the relative lack of turnover in the housing stock have made it <br />difficult for some younger households to move into the City. Between 1990 and <br />2000, the,25-34 age group decreased by 32 percent in Arden Hills compared to just <br />twelve percent in the metropolitan area. The number of families with children <br />increased by ten percent in the metropolitan area but decreased by seventeen <br />percent in Arden Hills. <br />This chapter provides demographic and economic information about Arden Hills and <br />some of the changes the community has seen in the last ten, twenty, and thirty <br />years. While there is the tendency to only look within the City borders, Arden Hills is <br />part of a larger metropolitan area of seven counties with,184 municipalities and three <br />townships. Therefore, a comparison of Arden Hills' demographic information to <br />adjacent municipalities, Ramsey County, and the metropolitan area is provided <br />where appropriate. The comparison helps provide context for this Plan, and helps <br />explain the role that Arden Hills plays in the larger metropolitan community. <br />Deleted: age <br />Deleted: The remainderoft <br />Deletl e0: atldRional ' <br />Deleted: that <br />Dele� ted: include <br />The Metropolitan Council has prepared population, household, and employment Deletes: Data from the Metropolitan .l <br />forecasts for gill counties, cities, and townships in the metropolitan area. The Council and the Unnes States Census <br />Bureau provides the basis for mast of <br />forecasts were based on anticipated future land uses vacant land that is the comparisons in this Chapter, <br />developable. and a number of otherfactors The forecasts released in September Deleted_he <br />2005 for Arden Hills were as follows: —" <br />Metropolitan Council Population, Household, and Employment Forecasts <br />September 2005 Forecasts <br />1990 <br />2000 <br />2010 2020 2030 <br />Population <br />9,199 <br />9,652 <br />11,200 13,500 22,500 <br />Households <br />2,904 <br />2,959 <br />3,800 4,600 8,000 <br />Employment <br />10,9291 <br />12,429 <br />15,200 17,100 20,000 <br />DRAFT <br />5/1/2008 <br />j Formatted: Centered <br />Fomtatted: Font: (Default) Arial <br />Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 10 <br />Ft <br />rmatted: Font: (Default) Arial, 10 <br />pt <br />