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City of Little Canada 2-9 Land Use Plan <br /> <br />Forecast of Population, Households and Employment <br />The table below shows past and forecast numbers for local population, households and jobs. <br />The sources are the decennial U.S. Census, the ongoing American Community Survey and the <br />Metropolitan Council. <br />The American Community Survey asks basic demographic questions of a relatively small sample <br />of households in years between the ten-year census counts. Their population estimate for <br />2018 was approximately 200 people higher than the year 2040 forecast by the Metropolitan <br />Council. However, the number of households forecast for year 2020 was nearly identical by the <br />two sources. <br />Therefore, the City proposes to adjust the demographic forecast for years 2020, 2030 and 2040 <br />as follow: <br /> Growth in households occurring sooner than forecast by the Metropolitan Council, <br />reflecting the high 2018 population estimate from the American Community Survey <br /> A slightly higher average household size <br /> By 2040, an equal number of households and people as forecast by the Metropolitan <br />Council. <br />These differences are negligible on a regional scale and should be easily accommodated by <br />regional and county infrastructure for sewers and highways. <br />These forecasts will be evaluated during each future round of comprehensive planning. <br />Table 2-2: Forecasts of Population, Households and Employment <br /> Metropolitan Council <br />Forecasts <br />City of Little Canada <br />Forecasts <br />2000 2010 2018 2020 2030 2040 2020 2030 2040 <br />Population 9,771 9,773 10,523 9,900 10,300 10,300 10,137 10,535 10,300 <br />Households 4,375 4,393 4,623 4,600 4,870 4,900 4,650 4,900 4,900 <br />Employment 5,960 5,467 7,000 7,600 8,100 7,000 7,600 8,100 <br />Average <br />Household Size 2.23 2.22 2.21 2.15 2.11 2.1 2.18 2.15 2.11 <br />Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Metropolitan Council. <br />2018 figures were estimated by the US Census Bureau from a small sample. <br /> <br />Note that the estimated population has increased by 7.7 percent and the number of <br />households by 5.2 percent since 2010, according to the American Community Survey, a service <br />of the US Census Bureau. <br />Note also that the employment count in 2010 was made during a steep economic recession.