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Maricopa, AZ

71,021 Population
42.5 square miles 1,671.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.2 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Arizona: 39.3 ±0.2

Economics

$33,778 ±$3,274 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $43,862 ±$609
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Arizona: $41,290 ±$524
$83,604 ±$7,159 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $85,700 ±$1,382
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $77,315 ±$931

8.5% ±4.8% (5,997  ±3,410) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 10.9% 544,729 (±0.5% / ±23,259)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arizona: 12.5% 905,418 (±0.5% / ±32,734)

37.7 minutes ±2.2 (867,465  ±68,212) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 26.5 51,148,672 (±0.1 / ±367,593)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Arizona: 25.5 70,317,520 (±0.1 / ±410,503)

Families

23,278 ±1,933 Number of households
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 1,922,068 ±9,012
  • Arizona: 2,907,014 ±12,227
3.1 ±0.3 (71,015  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2.6 4,981,057 (±0 / ±1,694)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.5 7,268,616

10.2% ±5.6% (1,490  ±840) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 5% 59,793 (±0.4% / ±5,034)
  • about double the rate in Arizona: 5.1% 87,133 (±0.4% / ±6,032)

Housing

25,422 ±1,969 Number of housing units
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2,103,658 ±706
  • Arizona: 3,239,474 ±370

$386,700 ±$15,715 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $457,400 ±$3,684
  • a little less than the amount in Arizona: $411,200 ±$3,380

12.2% ±5.5% (8,599  ±3,856.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 13.7% 685,954 (±0.5% / ±23,197.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 14% 1,026,747 (±0.4% / ±29,187.6)

Social

92.4% ±3.4% (37,997  ±1,709.5) High school grad or higher * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 89.5% 3,015,669 (±0.4% / ±13,897.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arizona: 89.1% 4,446,105 (±0.3% / ±16,725.9)
22.7% ±1.9% (9,328  ±822) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 34.6% 1,165,233 (±0.3% / ±8,283.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Arizona: 32.6% 1,627,462 (±0.2% / ±10,137.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.4% ±3.3% (7,405  ±2,314) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 14.2% 720,728
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arizona: 13.2% 980,927

9.3% ±2.4% (4,865  ±1,273) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 6.5% 255,483 (±0.2% / ±9,007)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 7.5% 434,487 (±0.2% / ±11,101)
4,865 Total veterans ±1,273 4,438 Male ±1,214 427 Female ±594

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