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Phoenix

Arizona · 1,608,139 residents · 518 sq mi
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Phoenix is home to 1,608,139 people in Arizona. This skews young, with a median age of 34.5. The population is up 22% since 2000. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock. 19% of people here were born outside the United States. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.5
US median: 38.8
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,608,139
+22%since 2000
from 1,321,045 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.5
+12%since 2000
from 30.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
518 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
918K1.1M1.3M1.5M1.7M19902000201020202024Phoenix
20241.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.3%(101,538)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(111,117)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.4%(118,292)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.3%(116,993)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(117,469)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3415.6%(251,073)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.7%(220,549)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.4%(199,466)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.3%(181,118)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 747.5%(120,316)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.3%(52,497)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.1%(17,711)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$60,914
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,207 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$31,427
+58%since 2000
from $19,833 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
40.1%
+9.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.6%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services9.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration7.5%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance5.7%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$250,800
+56%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $107,000 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,100
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $622 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
55.1%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 60.7% in 2000
44.9% rent
Persons per household
2.82 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.96 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.1
−10%since 2009
from 4.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic55.8%(736,844)
Black4.8%(63,756)
Hispanic / Latino34.1%(449,972)
Asian1.9%(25,453)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic41.8%(671,751)
Black7.4%(118,527)
Hispanic / Latino41.1%(661,574)
Asian4%(63,996)
Other4.7%(75,305)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican38%(630,265)
Central American1.3%(21,153)
Puerto Rican0.8%(12,722)
Guatemalan0.6%(10,609)
Spaniard0.5%(7,529)
Salvadoran0.4%(6,794)
South American0.4%(6,565)
Cuban0.3%(5,745)
Colombian0.2%(2,875)
Dominican0.1%(1,684)
Honduran0.1%(1,186)
Nicaraguan0.1%(957)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(847)
Panamanian0%(761)
Peruvian0%(759)
Ecuadorian0%(731)
Argentine0%(564)
Chilean0%(476)
Bolivian0%(131)
Uruguayan0%(62)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.4%(22,904)
Filipino0.7%(11,084)
Chinese0.5%(8,715)
Vietnamese0.4%(6,177)
Korean0.2%(3,272)
Burmese0.2%(2,890)
Japanese0.1%(1,676)
Laotian0.1%(1,026)
Thai0.1%(859)
Pakistani0%(732)
Nepalese0%(572)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(462)
Indonesian0%(241)
Taiwanese0%(197)
Bhutanese0%(166)
Mongolian0%(149)
Hmong0%(31)
Malaysian0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,044)
Samoan0.1%(1,209)
Chamorro0.1%(1,194)
Tongan0%(242)
Fijian0%(38)
Ancestry
German10%(166,115)
Irish7.4%(123,064)
English6%(99,148)
Italian3.9%(64,819)
American2.8%(46,855)
Polish1.8%(30,084)
French1.6%(26,790)
Norwegian1.2%(20,521)
Scottish1.2%(20,003)
Subsaharan African1.2%(19,632)
Swedish1%(16,976)
Dutch0.9%(14,405)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.7%(11,390)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(9,085)
British0.5%(8,488)
Danish0.4%(7,293)
Welsh0.4%(7,004)
Hungarian0.4%(5,975)
Czech0.3%(5,625)
Romanian0.3%(5,380)
French Canadian0.3%(4,828)
Greek0.3%(4,439)
Canadian0.2%(3,898)
Portuguese0.2%(3,659)
West Indian0.2%(3,575)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,407)
Austrian0.2%(3,183)
Iraqi0.2%(2,865)
Swiss0.2%(2,853)
Serbian0.2%(2,797)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,671)
Finnish0.2%(2,600)
Ethiopian0.2%(2,600)
Iranian0.1%(2,128)
Lebanese0.1%(2,041)
Croatian0.1%(1,953)
Brazilian0.1%(1,789)
Slovak0.1%(1,710)
Armenian0.1%(1,674)
Jamaican0.1%(1,389)
Arab0.1%(1,370)
Somali0.1%(1,370)
Belgian0.1%(1,279)
Bulgarian0.1%(1,204)
Syrian0.1%(982)
Slovene0.1%(863)
Nigerian0.1%(850)
Turkish0%(808)
Egyptian0%(721)
Israeli0%(678)
Australian0%(594)
Haitian0%(457)
Kenyan0%(434)
Jordanian0%(410)
Moroccan0%(326)
Guyanese0%(275)
Latvian0%(201)
Macedonian0%(197)
Ghanaian0%(193)
Barbadian0%(67)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
82.9%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 76.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.9%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+51%since 2000
from 17.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
72.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 73.2% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−3.4 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2011
from 67.4% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
35.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 30.9% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.9%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Female
50.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Foreign born
19.3%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
14.3%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.8%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.9%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married43.7%(289,231)
Married44.3%(292,891)
Widowed2.2%(14,612)
Divorced9.7%(64,436)
Women 15+
Never married37.7%(250,165)
Married43.1%(286,310)
Widowed5.9%(39,000)
Divorced13.3%(88,443)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.3%
−8.1 ptssince 2013
from 22.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
48.7%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
9.8%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
12.2%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
25.2%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.8%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
57.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
35.5%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.5%(16,448)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)21.9%(16,030)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34%(24,883)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.7%(4,161)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.2%(1,619)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 73,226 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Phoenix, Arizona?

Phoenix, Arizona has about 1,608,139 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Phoenix, Arizona?

The typical household in Phoenix, Arizona earns about $60,914 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Phoenix, Arizona expensive?

In Phoenix, Arizona, the median home is worth about $250,800, and the typical rent is about $1,100 a month.

How educated are people in Phoenix, Arizona?

About 29.4% of adults age 25 and over in Phoenix, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Phoenix, Arizona?

About 16.2% of people in Phoenix, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Phoenix, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Phoenix, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 624,736 residents, a change of about 64 percent over that period.

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