COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Maricopa County

Arizona · 3,072,149 residents · 9,202 sq mi

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Maricopa County is a county of 3,072,149 people in Arizona. Growth has run 45% since 1990, or 950,048 more people. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $45,358 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $122,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 33.0

US median: 35.2

Average education

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,072,149

+45%since 1990

from 2,122,101 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

+3%since 1990

from 32.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

9,202 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244.6M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(241,974)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.8%(238,222)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(222,056)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(214,672)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.3%(224,444)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.9%(488,329)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(475,907)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.9%(366,464)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.8%(241,102)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.1%(188,816)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.2%(130,036)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.3%(40,127)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,358

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,797 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,251

+49%since 1990

from $14,970 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.7%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 12.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$122,000

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $84,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$666

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $466 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

67.5%

+4.2 ptssince 1990

from 63.3% in 1990

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.9%(1,801,570)

Black3.5%(74,295)

Hispanic / Latino16%(340,117)

Asian1.7%(35,208)

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.2%(2,034,530)

Black3.5%(108,521)

Hispanic / Latino24.8%(763,341)

Asian2.1%(64,562)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican26.3%(1,201,081)

Central American1.2%(53,085)

Puerto Rican0.7%(33,945)

South American0.6%(27,963)

Spaniard0.5%(22,202)

Guatemalan0.5%(22,044)

Cuban0.4%(18,465)

Salvadoran0.4%(17,512)

Colombian0.2%(9,678)

Dominican0.1%(6,075)

Peruvian0.1%(5,895)

Honduran0.1%(5,477)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(3,319)

Nicaraguan0.1%(2,949)

Ecuadorian0.1%(2,716)

Panamanian0.1%(2,700)

Venezuelan0.1%(2,656)

Costa Rican0%(2,147)

Chilean0%(1,970)

Bolivian0%(677)

Uruguayan0%(286)

Paraguayan0%(216)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.3%(61,192)

Chinese0.8%(34,838)

Filipino0.8%(34,647)

Vietnamese0.6%(25,540)

Korean0.3%(13,703)

Japanese0.2%(8,128)

Burmese0.1%(3,009)

Taiwanese0.1%(2,568)

Cambodian0.1%(2,563)

Pakistani0.1%(2,548)

Thai0.1%(2,479)

Bangladeshi0%(1,850)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0%(1,711)

Nepalese0%(1,581)

Laotian0%(1,573)

Indonesian0%(1,095)

Sri Lankan0%(517)

Hmong0%(370)

Malaysian0%(137)

Singaporean0%(112)

Mongolian0%(80)

Bhutanese0%(46)

Okinawan0%(23)

Uzbek0%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(10,498)

Samoan0.1%(4,092)

Chamorro0.1%(3,245)

Tongan0%(1,454)

Guamanian0%(451)

Marshallese0%(301)

Fijian0%(290)

Chuukese0%(139)

Ancestry

German12.4%(565,401)

English9.8%(447,238)

Irish8.8%(400,177)

Italian4.4%(202,689)

American4.2%(191,992)

Polish2.2%(102,267)

French1.7%(78,124)

Scottish1.7%(76,148)

Norwegian1.6%(74,125)

Swedish1.3%(60,244)

Subsaharan African1%(45,973)

Dutch0.9%(40,965)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.7%(30,744)

Russian0.6%(29,251)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(26,736)

Danish0.5%(23,741)

Welsh0.5%(23,068)

British0.5%(21,529)

Czech0.4%(17,042)

Greek0.4%(16,768)

Hungarian0.4%(16,165)

French Canadian0.3%(15,172)

West Indian0.3%(12,329)

Canadian0.3%(12,312)

Portuguese0.3%(12,280)

Swiss0.2%(11,211)

Romanian0.2%(10,634)

Ukrainian0.2%(10,341)

Finnish0.2%(9,835)

Austrian0.2%(8,857)

Lebanese0.2%(8,075)

Lithuanian0.2%(7,346)

Nigerian0.2%(7,022)

Iranian0.1%(6,769)

Croatian0.1%(6,569)

Iraqi0.1%(5,964)

Slovak0.1%(5,958)

Jamaican0.1%(5,455)

Serbian0.1%(5,252)

Belgian0.1%(4,011)

Armenian0.1%(3,714)

Ethiopian0.1%(3,545)

Egyptian0.1%(3,069)

Brazilian0.1%(2,978)

Turkish0.1%(2,770)

Syrian0.1%(2,464)

Slovene0%(2,081)

Haitian0%(1,986)

Somali0%(1,808)

Jordanian0%(1,741)

Palestinian0%(1,741)

Bulgarian0%(1,729)

Israeli0%(1,607)

Australian0%(1,549)

Kenyan0%(1,266)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,244)

Latvian0%(1,010)

Moroccan0%(925)

Ghanaian0%(893)

Macedonian0%(665)

Barbadian0%(605)

Guyanese0%(601)

Cape Verdean0%(260)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.9%

+3.8 ptssince 1990

from 22.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

82.5%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 81.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.7%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 7.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

−22%since 1990

from 22.5 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married30.7%(360,103)

Married57.7%(677,210)

Widowed2.3%(26,457)

Divorced9.4%(110,049)

Women 15+

Never married23%(274,426)

Married55.8%(666,947)

Widowed8.8%(105,108)

Divorced12.4%(148,486)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)26.4%(61,695)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(56,254)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.4%(77,996)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(9,824)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(2,308)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 233,313 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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