The city of Phoenix, Arizona has a population of 1,445,632 people and an area
of 450 square miles. What is the population density of Phoenix? Write a short
paragraph describing how you arrived at the solution, and how the new
information about Phoenix could be used to solve a policy problem, such as
concerns over transportation or disease spread.
What is the population density of Phoenix? 1 sentence
The population density of Phoenix, Arizona is 3,212 people per square mile.
To calculate the population density, I divided the population of Phoenix by its total area in square miles. This information could be used to address policy problems such as transportation planning by determining the demand for public transportation services in specific areas with higher population density, or addressing concerns over disease spread by identifying areas with high population density and implementing targeted public health interventions.