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Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

5,070,110 Population
14,568.7 square miles 348 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.2 Median age
  • 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%Native4%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+31%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$43,862 ±$609 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$85,700 ±$1,382 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.9% ±0.5% (544,729  ±23,259) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.7 minutes ±0.3 (53,605,284  ±892,106) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,922,068 ±9,012 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (4,981,057  ±1,694) Persons per household
  • 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
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale38%Female32%
Now marriedMale50%Female48%
DivorcedMale9%Female13%
WidowedMale2%Female7%
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5% ±0.4% (59,793  ±5,034) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than 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%†30-357%†35-392%†40-442%†45-50
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Housing

2,103,658 ±706 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied67%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$457,400 ±$3,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.7% ±0.5% (685,954  ±23,197.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.8% ±0.9% (3,133,395  ±30,872.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.5% ±0.5% (1,238,689  ±18,283.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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 degree23%High school32%Some college22%Bachelor's14%Post-grad
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25.5% ±0.5% (1,219,777  ±23,351.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 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 only75%
  • 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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14.2% (720,728  ±17,746) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±0.2% (255,483  ±9,007) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,267†WWII9,430†Korea92,897Vietnam58,311Gulf (1990s)65,151Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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255,483 Total veterans ±9,007 228,854 Male ±7,978 26,629 Female ±3,341

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US38060-phoenix-mesa-chandler-az-metro-area/>