COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pinal County vs Pima County
PLACE A
Pinal County, Arizona
VS
PLACE B
Pima County, Arizona
Pinal County is 50% smaller than Pima County. Pinal County earns more, with a median household income $9,951 higher. Pinal County has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 6%).
PINAL COUNTYPIMA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population539,3801,074,685−50% vs Pima County
Population density101117−16
Population growth13.2%6.4%+6.7 pts
Median age40.439.8+0.6
Male51.8%49.4%+2.3 pts
Female48.2%50.6%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born9.1%11.8%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%50.5%+4.5 pts
Black5.1%3.3%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.8%36.4%−6.6 pts
Asian1.6%2.9%−1.3 pts
Other8.5%6.8%+1.7 pts
Median household income$80,266$70,315+$9,951
Per capita income$36,067$40,140−$4,073
Poverty rate11.1%14.3%−3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%36.8%−14.3 pts
Graduate degree7.5%16.0%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%5.5%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation53.9%58.0%−4.2 pts
Median home value$349,000$319,700+$29,300
Median gross rent$1,537$1,212+$325
Owner-occupied81.7%65.2%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%8.8%+3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households40.6%49.3%−8.7 pts
Average commute31.824.3+7.5
Worked from home16.9%15.4%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.5%−1.4 pts
Uninsured10.9%8.6%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025