COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pima County

Arizona · 666,880 residents · 9,189 sq mi

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With 666,880 people, Pima County is a county in Arizona. There are 176,866 fewer people here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 17.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $76,500. The median household earns $25,401, about 16% below the national median. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

666,880

−21%vs 2000

vs 843,746 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9,189 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(49,248)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(46,293)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(44,971)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(47,958)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(54,378)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(114,913)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(99,108)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(63,088)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(55,666)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(55,167)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(28,413)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(7,677)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,401

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,758 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,177

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,785 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.2%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,500

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $102,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$390

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $544 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

39.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(518,720)

Black2.9%(24,047)

Hispanic / Latino29.3%(247,578)

Asian2%(16,595)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.9%(526,404)

Black3.1%(20,856)

Hispanic / Latino24.2%(161,053)

Asian1.8%(12,149)

Other16.1%(107,471)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

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)

Costa Rican0%(254)

Bolivian0%(164)

Uruguayan0%(20)

Paraguayan0%(6)

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)

Bangladeshi0%(193)

Sri Lankan0%(112)

Indonesian0%(106)

Malaysian0%(85)

Burmese0%(74)

Bhutanese0%(38)

Mongolian0%(23)

Uzbek0%(18)

Singaporean0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(1,961)

Samoan0.1%(765)

Chamorro0.1%(595)

Marshallese0%(320)

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

Subsaharan African0.7%(7,717)

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)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(491)

Turkish0%(478)

Iraqi0%(447)

Somali0%(431)

Australian0%(404)

Slovene0%(383)

Latvian0%(314)

Kenyan0%(277)

Jordanian0%(265)

Palestinian0%(233)

Macedonian0%(124)

Bulgarian0%(112)

Moroccan0%(93)

Ghanaian0%(85)

Guyanese0%(82)

Cape Verdean0%(20)

Barbadian0%(18)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

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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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.6%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 42.7% 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)28.5%(22,635)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(19,362)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(28,757)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(3,902)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(576)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 79,558 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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