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Phoenix, AZ

1,660,272 Population
517.7 square miles 3,207.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arizona: 38 ±0.2

Economics

$29,310 ±$632 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $32,438 ±$406
  • a little less than the amount in Arizona: $30,530 ±$318
$57,957 ±$1,430 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $64,427 ±$887
  • about the same as the amount in Arizona: $59,246 ±$732

15.6% ±0.9% (255,923  ±14,964) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 12.2% 583,806 (±0.4% / ±19,689)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arizona: 14% 983,499 (±0.4% / ±28,300)

25.7 minutes ±0.4 (19,821,180  ±434,952) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 26.7 56,118,555 (±0.2 / ±671,490)
  • about the same as the figure in Arizona: 25.8 76,216,710 (±0.2 / ±729,431)

Families

574,645 ±7,444 Number of households
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 1,730,400 ±8,772
  • Arizona: 2,614,298 ±11,305
2.9 ±0 (1,641,339  ±2,962) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 2.8 4,776,230 (±0 / ±4,926)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.7 7,012,204 (±0)

5.8% ±0.7% (24,966  ±3,024) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 5.9% 67,997 (±0.4% / ±4,866)
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 5.7% 92,780 (±0.4% / ±5,929)

Housing

627,844 ±7,620 Number of housing units
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 1,940,167 ±1,804
  • Arizona: 3,035,902 ±406

$249,100 ±$3,840 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: $267,000 ±$2,209
  • a little higher than the amount in Arizona: $241,100 ±$1,921

15.5% ±0.8% (253,801  ±13,340.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 16.6% 795,175 (±0.5% / ±24,729.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 17% 1,202,437 (±0.4% / ±30,170.5)

Social

83.1% ±1.3% (891,931  ±16,117.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 88% 2,867,356 (±0.8% / ±26,567.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Arizona: 87.5% 4,234,370 (±0.7% / ±31,758.1)
28.9% ±0.8% (310,210  ±8,866.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 31.9% 1,040,388 (±0.5% / ±15,468.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Arizona: 29.7% 1,438,493 (±0.4% / ±18,983.3)

38% ±1% (585,908  ±16,020.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 26.9% 1,225,752 (±0.4% / ±20,140.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Arizona: 27.5% 1,855,347 (±0.4% / ±24,498.1)

19.5% ±0.6% (322,969  ±9,633) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 14.3% 695,508 (±0.3% / ±14,526)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Arizona: 13.4% 960,275 (±0.3% / ±17,694)

5.7% ±0.4% (70,103  ±4,337) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area: 7.9% 293,858 (±0.2% / ±7,699)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arizona: 9% 496,239 (±0.2% / ±9,859)
70,103 Total veterans ±4,337 62,267 Male ±4,059 7,836 Female ±1,324

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