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Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ Urban Area

4,121,103 Population
1,110.5 square miles 3,711 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,131 ±$805 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,624 ±$1,465 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.6% ±0.5% (429,594  ±20,928) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.7 minutes ±0.3 (45,459,288  ±844,900) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,612,205 ±11,037 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (4,057,316  ±20,408) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.4% (45,934  ±3,936) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,761,030 ±8,117 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$480,400 ±$3,671 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.4% ±0.6% (587,851  ±23,615.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±0.9% (2,584,493  ±28,051.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.8% ±0.6% (1,137,565  ±17,802.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

24.8% ±0.8% (967,816  ±32,783.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

14.6% ±0.4% (603,056  ±18,149) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.2% ±0.2% (201,299  ±7,560) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
201,299 Total veterans ±7,560 181,733 Male ±6,965 19,566 Female ±2,871

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