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Maricopa County, AZ

4,585,871 Population
9,202 square miles 498.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Arizona: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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52%White6%Black1%Native5%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+31%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$44,999 ±$654 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $41,290 ±$524
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,048 ±$1,502 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $77,315 ±$931
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±0.5% (490,641  ±21,734) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 12.5% 905,418 (±0.5% / ±32,734)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty14%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.3 minutes ±0.3 (48,296,752  ±824,713) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 25.7 73,541,830 (±0.2 / ±972,021)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,753,589 ±8,505 Number of households
  • Arizona: 2,907,014 ±12,227
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (4,510,740  ±2,332) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,268,616
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples59%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female32%
Now marriedMale50%Female48%
DivorcedMale9%Female13%
WidowedMale2%Female7%
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4.6% ±0.4% (50,916  ±4,348) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 5.1% 87,133 (±0.4% / ±6,032)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-195%†20-249%†25-299%†30-356%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

1,913,863 ±926 Number of housing units
  • Arizona: 3,239,474 ±370
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied65%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit70%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$468,700 ±$3,665 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $411,200 ±$3,380
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.6% ±0.5% (619,665  ±22,511.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 14% 1,026,747 (±0.4% / ±29,187.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.9% ±0.9% (2,827,134  ±29,342.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 89.4% 4,603,089 (±0.7% / ±37,471.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
37% ±0.6% (1,162,220  ±17,240) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 33.5% 1,726,116 (±0.4% / ±21,546.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%No degree22%High school31%Some college23%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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26.1% (1,131,899  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 25.9% 1,826,507 (±0.4% / ±26,441.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only74%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only74%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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14.7% (675,912  ±17,323) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 13.2% 980,927
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.3% (223,420  ±8,750) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arizona: 7.5% 434,487 (±0.2% / ±11,101)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

907†WWII8,659†Korea79,567Vietnam52,114Gulf (1990s)57,470Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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223,420 Total veterans ±8,750 200,249 Male ±7,795 23,171 Female ±2,779

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Maricopa County, AZ <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US04013-maricopa-county-az/>