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Maricopa County — Informal (2024-08-19)

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Maricopa County – 
Economic and Policy Update
August 2024
Jim Rounds
Rounds Consulting Group

What we will cover…
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Brief update on budget situations.
•
Brief update on select macroeconomic issues.
•
Brief housing update.

Reminder: Budget Comparisons
• Over 10 years the MC GF budget grew by an average of just over 5%.
• The state’s GF budget grew 7%.
• If the state utilized MC’s conservative approach to budgeting, AZ’s budget would 
be over $2B less and there would be no fiscal deficit.
• MC was also the lone government entity that formally planned for the one-time 
revenues coming from the heightened federal stimulus spending.
• This proved to be fiscally beneficial in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Reminder: Budgeted FTE’s
*Recommended 
Budget
Staff to Pop Ratio
3.52
3.47
3.45
3.37
3.39
3.41
3.41
3.40
3.30
3.22
3.19
3.18
3.13
3.18
3.17
3.11
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025*
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
 5,000,000
 4,500,000
 4,000,000
 3,500,000
 3,000,000
 2,500,000
 2,000,000
 1,500,000
 1,000,000
 500,000
 -
 13,471  13,348  13,387  13,277
 13,572
 13,896
 14,157  14,339  14,151  14,077  14,131  14,323  14,348
 14,827
 15,076  15,062
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State 
Budget 
Situation
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U.S. Employment Percent Change
Annually, 2000 – 2024*
Source: Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
-2.0%
-4.0%
-6.0%
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Recession Period
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Goal = 100k - 200k/mo
July = 114k
*Year-to-Date through July 2024

National debt: Borrowing from the future?
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$10 Trillion!!!!

Consumer Price Index
All Items CPI, Non-Seasonally Adjusted; YoY Percent Growth, 2010 - 2024*
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Recession Period
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*Through June 2024
Remember, 0% means prices aren’t going up or 
down, not that they are going down.
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Jan-14
Jan-15
Jan-16
Jan-17
Jan-18
Jan-19
Jan-20
Jan-21
Jan-22
Jan-23
Jan-24
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
-1.0%
CPI

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Producer Price Index – The Forgotten Costs

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Labor Costs - Construction

Why does this matter?
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There’s been money in all revenue bases that was artificially 
propped up.
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High costs aren’t going away.
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“Golden Handcuffs” on homes.

Golden Handcuffs Math
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• $500k home w/3% mortgage = $2,100/mo.
• $600k home w/6% mortgage = $3,300/mo.
• Adding 20% to your desired home value now costs 50% more in 
terms of monthly payment.
• Why would anybody move? This is a PROBLEM!

U.S. and Arizona Home Median Sales Price
Seasonally Adjusted; Monthly, April 2012-2024* 
Source: Zillow
Recession Period
*Through June 2024
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Apr-12
Jul-12
Oct-12
Jan-13
Apr-13
Jul-13
Oct-13
Jan-14
Apr-14
Jul-14
Oct-14
Jan-15
Apr-15
Jul-15
Oct-15
Jan-16
Apr-16
Jul-16
Oct-16
Jan-17
Apr-17
Jul-17
Oct-17
Jan-18
Apr-18
Jul-18
Oct-18
Jan-19
Apr-19
Jul-19
Oct-19
Jan-20
Apr-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Apr-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Jan-22
Apr-22
Jul-22
Oct-22
Jan-23
Apr-23
Jul-23
Oct-23
Jan-24
Apr-24
$ -
$ 50,000
$ 100,000
$ 150,000
$ 200,000
$ 250,000
$ 300,000
$ 350,000
$ 400,000
$ 450,000
$ 500,000
United States
Arizona

2004 Q1
2004 Q3
2005 Q1
2005 Q3
2006 Q1
2006 Q3
2007 Q1
2007 Q3
2008 Q1
2008 Q3
2009 Q1
2009 Q3
2010 Q1
2010 Q3
2011 Q1
2011 Q3
2012 Q1
2012 Q3
2013 Q1
2013 Q3
2014 Q1
2014 Q3
2015 Q1
2015 Q3
2016 Q1
2016 Q3
2017 Q1
2017 Q3
2018 Q1
2018 Q3
2019 Q1
2019 Q3
2020 Q1
2020 Q3
2021 Q1
2021 Q3
2022 Q1
2022 Q3
2023 Q1
2023 Q3
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
100.0%
Phoenix MSA
Tucson MSA
Flagstaff MSA
Housing Affordability – Phoenix, Tucson & Flagstaff
Share of Homes Sold Affordable to Families Earning the Median Income; Quarterly, 2004 - 2023* 
Source: NAHB Housing Opportunity Index
*Through the available data up to Q4 2023. HOI has now been replaced by the Cost of Housing Index.
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Annual Household Expenditures
Arizona Average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Category
2005 % of Annual 
Expenditures
2010 % of Annual 
Expenditures
2022 % of Annual  
Expenditures
Housing
30.0%
33.6%
34.3%
Transportation
21.5%
16.3%
23.0%
Food
13.1%
13.4%
10.5%
Healthcare
5.9%
6.1%
7.7%
Entertainment
4.8%
6.3%
3.8%
Apparel
3.8%
4.9%
2.4%
Education
1.5%
0.6%
1.4%
Other
19.4%
18.8%
16.9%

Annual Household Expenditures
For Households Making Less Than $50K
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Category
2005 % of Annual 
Expenditures
2010 % of Annual 
Expenditures
2022 % of Annual  
Expenditures
Housing
41.4%
42.8%
44.3%
Transportation
20.6%
18.4%
18.7%
Food
15.7%
16.3%
16.3%
Healthcare
8.6%
9.0%
10.9%
Entertainment
5.4%
5.4%
4.5%
Apparel
4.6%
4.1%
2.2%
Education
1.7%
2.0%
1.4%
Other
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%

Current housing issues aren’t just 
social/welfare problems…
…they are economic development 
problems!
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- Tax Rates
- Econ Development Programs
- Workforce (quality/avail/cost)
- Transportation Infrastructure
- Marketing
- Responsible Regulations
- Balanced Budget
- Reliable/Cost Effective Energy
- Water
- Housing Affordability
- Economic Diversity
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Policy Choices:
What Matters in Growing the Economy?

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Going Forward - Different Types of Leadership
It will vary by task…

Questions?
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