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Surprise, AZ

158,282 Population
110.5 square miles 1,432.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.7 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 39.3 ±0.2

Economics

$38,146 ±$2,795 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $43,862 ±$609
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Arizona: $41,290 ±$524
$89,560 ±$6,807 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $85,700 ±$1,382
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $77,315 ±$931

10.8% ±2.9% (16,870  ±4,583) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 10.9% 544,729 (±0.5% / ±23,259)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 12.5% 905,418 (±0.5% / ±32,734)

30.5 minutes ±0.8 (1,601,645  ±69,852) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 26.6 51,692,232 (±0.1 / ±356,322)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Arizona: 25.6 71,059,330 (±0.1 / ±410,968)

Families

59,045 ±3,283 Number of households
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 1,922,068 ±9,012
  • Arizona: 2,907,014 ±12,227
2.7 ±0.2 (156,255  ±108) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2.6 4,981,057 (±0 / ±1,694)
  • a little higher than the figure in Arizona: 2.5 † 7,268,616 (±,191.1 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±2.8% (1,691  ±934) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 5% 59,793 (±0.4% / ±5,034)
  • about the same as the rate in Arizona: 5.1% 87,133 (±0.4% / ±6,032)

Housing

65,665 ±3,576 Number of housing units
  • the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 2,103,658 ±706
  • Arizona: 3,239,474 ±370

$443,500 ±$10,925 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: $457,400 ±$3,684
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Arizona: $411,200 ±$3,380

14.7% ±3.8% (22,923  ±6,009.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 13.7% 685,954 (±0.5% / ±23,197.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arizona: 14% 1,026,747 (±0.4% / ±29,187.6)

Social

94.3% ±4.6% (108,317  ±6,753.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 89.8% 3,133,395 (±0.9% / ±30,872.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arizona: 89.4% 4,603,089 (±0.7% / ±37,471.7)
29.7% ±3% (34,111  ±3,691.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 35.5% 1,238,689 (±0.5% / ±18,283.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arizona: 33.5% 1,726,116 (±0.4% / ±21,546.2)

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

6.6% ±1.4% (10,383  ±2,192) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 14.2% † 720,728 (±1,557.6% / ±17,746)
  • about half the rate in Arizona: 13.2% † 980,927 (±,986.8% / ±22,875)

9.8% ±1.8% (12,548  ±2,280) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area: 6.5% 255,483 (±0.2% / ±9,007)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Arizona: 7.5% 434,487 (±0.2% / ±11,101)
12,548 Total veterans ±2,280 11,084 Male ±2,213 1,464 Female ±699

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