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Pima County

Arizona · 1,074,685 residents (2025 est.) · 9,188.683 sq mi
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Pima County has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $70,315. Population has grown 26% since 2000. Median home value has roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $319,700. It sits in the top 10% of US counties for household income.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

1,060,490
+26%since 2000
from 843,746 in 2000
1990 – 2025
115 / sq mi
+7%since 2009
from 108 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
39.8
+11%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9

PEP 2025 EST:1,074,685 residents (Census Bureau Vintage 2025, released March 2026)

Population, 19902024
628K746K864K982K1.1M1990201020202024Pima County
20241.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(51,682)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(58,512)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(59,503)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(70,496)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.5%(90,288)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(138,360)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.6%(123,440)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(113,505)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.9%(125,712)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(128,045)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.1%(75,804)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(25,143)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$70,315
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,758 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
$40,140
+103%since 2000
from $19,785 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.1%
+19.4 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
14.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2000
from 14.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
0.468
+2%since 2010
from 0.458 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services5.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.4%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

$319,700
+71%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $102,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
$1,212
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $544 in 2000
US average: $1,442
65.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 64.3% in 2000
34.8% rent
8.8%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
21.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
49.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
4.5
+6%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Pima County on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic61.5%(518,720)
Black2.9%(24,047)
Hispanic / Latino29.3%(247,578)
Asian2%(16,595)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic50.5%(535,175)
Black3.3%(35,505)
Hispanic / Latino36.4%(386,110)
Asian2.9%(31,152)
Other6.8%(72,548)
76
+8%since 2009
from 70 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
37
−8%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican32%(339,179)
Puerto Rican0.9%(9,820)
Spaniard0.7%(6,910)
South American0.6%(6,375)
Central American0.6%(6,233)
Cuban0.3%(2,839)
Colombian0.2%(2,003)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,886)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,732)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,258)
Peruvian0.1%(1,066)
Honduran0.1%(921)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(879)
Chilean0.1%(701)
Ecuadorian0.1%(636)
Dominican0.1%(596)
Panamanian0%(529)
Argentine0%(478)
Bolivian0%(164)
Uruguayan0%(20)
Asian origin
Chinese0.7%(7,753)
Filipino0.6%(6,207)
Asian Indian0.5%(4,911)
Vietnamese0.3%(3,482)
Korean0.3%(3,117)
Japanese0.2%(1,843)
Pakistani0.1%(1,048)
Thai0.1%(838)
Taiwanese0%(433)
Kazakh0%(328)
Laotian0%(275)
Nepalese0%(222)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(212)
Sri Lankan0%(112)
Indonesian0%(106)
Malaysian0%(85)
Burmese0%(74)
Bhutanese0%(38)
Mongolian0%(23)
Uzbek0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,961)
Samoan0.1%(765)
Chamorro0.1%(595)
Fijian0%(222)
Tongan0%(39)
Guamanian0%(32)
Ancestry
German13.1%(138,930)
English10.7%(113,133)
Irish9.2%(97,949)
Italian4.1%(42,991)
American3.3%(35,499)
Polish2.3%(24,291)
Scottish2.1%(21,938)
French2%(21,431)
Norwegian1.5%(15,796)
Swedish1.3%(13,808)
Dutch1%(10,625)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(9,449)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.7%(7,229)
Welsh0.7%(7,122)
British0.6%(6,382)
Arab0.5%(5,189)
Hungarian0.4%(4,589)
Czech0.4%(4,116)
Greek0.4%(4,106)
French Canadian0.4%(3,974)
Danish0.4%(3,872)
Ukrainian0.3%(3,502)
West Indian0.3%(3,211)
Swiss0.3%(3,042)
Portuguese0.3%(2,920)
Canadian0.2%(2,542)
Austrian0.2%(2,294)
Finnish0.2%(2,141)
Lithuanian0.2%(2,136)
Lebanese0.2%(1,638)
Croatian0.1%(1,305)
Iranian0.1%(1,292)
Jamaican0.1%(1,284)
Slovak0.1%(1,260)
Belgian0.1%(1,169)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,026)
Brazilian0.1%(999)
Romanian0.1%(915)
Armenian0.1%(908)
Haitian0.1%(730)
Nigerian0.1%(624)
Egyptian0.1%(579)
Syrian0.1%(572)
Israeli0%(520)
Serbian0%(491)
Turkish0%(478)
Iraqi0%(447)
Somali0%(431)
Australian0%(404)
Slovene0%(383)
Latvian0%(314)
Kenyan0%(277)
Jordanian0%(265)
Macedonian0%(124)
Bulgarian0%(112)
Moroccan0%(93)
Ghanaian0%(85)
Guyanese0%(82)
Barbadian0%(18)
RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population
Section 05

Education

36.8%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 26.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 83.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
16.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.3 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
69.3%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 75.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
9.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
1.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
15.4%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
1.8%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
0.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
7.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

5.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
58.0%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 60.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
13.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
42.4%
−21.3 ptssince 2009
from 63.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

49.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
50.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
11.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
9.4%
−38.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
15.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 13.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
8.6%
−76.6 ptssince 2013
from 85.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
91.9%
+11.3 ptssince 2017
from 80.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
74.3%
+2.9 ptssince 2016
from 71.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
20.8%
−2.8 ptssince 2016
from 23.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(171,322)
Married47.1%(205,989)
Widowed2.9%(12,792)
Divorced10.8%(47,244)
Women 15+
Never married31.9%(144,525)
Married45.5%(206,102)
Widowed8.5%(38,513)
Divorced14.2%(64,306)
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Pima County, Arizona?

Pima County, Arizona has about 1,060,490 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Pima County, Arizona?

The typical household in Pima County, Arizona earns about $70,315 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Pima County, Arizona expensive?

In Pima County, Arizona, the median home is worth about $319,700, and the typical rent is about $1,212 a month.

How educated are people in Pima County, Arizona?

About 36.8% of adults age 25 and over in Pima County, Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Pima County, Arizona?

About 14.3% of people in Pima County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Pima County, Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Pima County, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 393,610 residents, a change of about 59 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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