Chandler is home to 280,136 people in Arizona. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 103,555 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 35% more than in Arizona as a whole. There are 4,268 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,095, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 106%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Chandler
What changed most since 1990
Population90,524 → 280,136(+209%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$215,526 → $507,800(+136%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share2.2% → 11.7%(+9.5 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Chandler's population equals 6.1% of Maricopa County's. Its number of households without a car equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.3%(4,033)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.1%(3,999)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(3,393)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(422)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(114)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 13,307 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Chandler, decade by decade
Chandler population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
90,524
$91,500
$215,526
26.2%
46.8
2000
176,581
$106,414
$246,106
32.5%
60.2
2010
236,123
$101,815
$400,354
39.4%
70.2
2020
275,987
$103,988
$393,307
44.6%
80.6
2024
280,136
$108,095
$507,800
47.7%
79.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
