COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chandler vs Tempe
PLACE A
Chandler, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Tempe, Arizona
Chandler is 98% smaller than Tempe. Tempe earns more, with a median household income $30,090 higher. Chandler has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 12%).
CHANDLERTEMPEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,081190,571−98% vs Tempe
Population density6734,767−4,094
Population growth19.8%11.7%+8.1 pts
Median age47.030.0+17.0
Male43.9%52.8%−8.8 pts
Female56.1%47.2%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born6.1%14.4%−8.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%51.0%+27.6 pts
Black5.8%6.9%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%23.1%−12.9 pts
Asian0.6%9.7%−9.1 pts
Other4.8%9.3%−4.6 pts
Median household income$49,573$79,663−$30,090
Per capita income$33,511$44,493−$10,982
Poverty rate14.0%15.8%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%50.0%−25.5 pts
Graduate degree10.3%21.0%−10.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%5.5%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation53.3%72.0%−18.7 pts
Median home value$246,300$455,400−$209,100
Median gross rent$895$1,743−$848
Owner-occupied67.2%42.3%+24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.1%9.2%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households66.4%49.8%+16.5 pts
Average commute25.020.9+4.1
Worked from home14.6%21.2%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured9.1%9.9%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025