Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

5,186,958 Population
14,568.7 square miles 356 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

38.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,168 ±$639 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$90,133 ±$1,235 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.3% ±0.5% (523,232  ±24,193) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.6 minutes ±0.3 (58,209,660  ±932,852) 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

1,967,378 ±9,732 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (5,094,066  ±828) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±0.4% (57,749  ±4,923) 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

2,149,005 ±432 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$470,600 ±$2,742 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.9% ±0.5% (712,259  ±27,347.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90% ±0.9% (3,224,379  ±31,816.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37% ±0.6% (1,323,841  ±19,587.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.6% ±0.5% (1,256,523  ±23,289.6) 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)

14.4% (748,922  ±18,551) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±0.2% (263,680  ±7,444) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
263,680 Total veterans ±7,444 235,453 Male ±7,548 28,227 Female ±2,919

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.