Tucson is home to 547,073 people in Arizona. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 34.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Arizona median by roughly 29%. Density works out to 2,259 people per square mile. People stay put here: 80% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,073, below the US median
Tucson's population equals 52% of Pima County's. Its number of households without a car equals 74% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 39% 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)33.7%(11,504)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(8,474)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.7%(10,477)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(1,315)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(261)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 34,116 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
Tucson, decade by decade
Tucson 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
405,390
$52,197
$160,085
20.7%
63.6
2000
486,699
$56,437
$166,135
22.9%
71.9
2010
520,116
$53,263
$246,283
25.1%
75.0
2020
542,629
$54,817
$201,077
28.2%
78.2
2024
547,073
$57,073
$266,200
31.1%
77.9
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.
