COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS
Pima County
Arizona · 666,880 residents · 9,188.683 sq mi
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Pima County has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $25,401. Population has fallen 21% since 2000, a loss of 176,866 residents. Median home value is $76,500.
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
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.1M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57.4%(49,248)
5 to 96.9%(46,293)
10 to 146.7%(44,971)
15 to 197.2%(47,958)
20 to 248.2%(54,378)
25 to 3417.2%(114,913)
35 to 4414.9%(99,108)
45 to 549.5%(63,088)
55 to 648.3%(55,666)
65 to 748.3%(55,167)
75 to 844.3%(28,413)
85 and over1.2%(7,677)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$25,401
−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $36,758 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$76,500
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $102,600 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
80.5%
−2.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 83.4% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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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Frequently asked
How many people live in Pima County, Arizona?
Pima County, Arizona has about 666,880 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Pima County, Arizona?
The typical household in Pima County, Arizona earns about $25,401 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 $76,500, and the typical rent is about $390 a month.
How educated are people in Pima County, Arizona?
About 23.3% 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 17.2% of people in Pima County, Arizona live below the federal poverty line.
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