METRO AREA
Phoenix Metro
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · 2 counties · 5,228,938 residents (2025 est.) · 14,569 sq mi
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Phoenix is home to 5,028,754 people. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,776,878 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $443,119, having more than tripled since 2000. Households earn $88,457 at the median, near the US median. About 35% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,457, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 104%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Phoenix
What changed most since 1990
- Population2,238,480 → 5,028,754 (+125%)US over the same years: +35%
- Median home value (2024 dollars)$199,380 → $443,119 (+122%)US over the same years: +67%
- White share76.4% → 52.7% (−23.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in Arizona
- 1st in household income$88,457
- 3rd in share with a bachelor's degree35.4%
- 2nd in home value$443,119
- 2nd in diversity score77.0
Section 01
Population & growth
5,028,754
+55%since 2000
from 3,251,876 in 2000
5,228,938 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
14,569 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20245.0M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(281,416)
5 to 96.1%(305,956)
10 to 146.6%(331,464)
15 to 196.7%(334,976)
20 to 246.5%(328,900)
25 to 3414.5%(730,273)
35 to 4413.4%(671,745)
45 to 5412.2%(613,005)
55 to 6411.7%(587,169)
65 to 749.6%(483,130)
75 to 845.4%(270,965)
85 and over1.8%(89,755)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$88,457
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $44,833 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
57.6%
+22.9 ptssince 2009
from 34.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
Other services10.2%
Retail trade8%
Wholesale trade7.9%
Public administration7.6%
Finance & insurance6%
Professional, scientific, technical5.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
Education & health services0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
Construction0.5%
Manufacturing0.2%
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Section 03
Housing
$443,119
+104%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $119,474 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
5.0
+15%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic65.8%(2,140,171)
Black3.5%(113,179)
Hispanic / Latino25.1%(817,012)
Asian2%(65,563)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic52.7%(2,650,883)
Black5.4%(271,351)
Hispanic / Latino31.1%(1,562,230)
Asian4.2%(210,900)
Other6.6%(333,390)
77
+11%since 2009
from 69 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
40
−7%since 2020
from 42 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
Mexican26.3%(1,322,316)
Central American1.1%(56,759)
Puerto Rican0.7%(37,011)
South American0.6%(30,232)
Spaniard0.5%(24,689)
Guatemalan0.5%(22,669)
Cuban0.4%(19,511)
Salvadoran0.4%(18,718)
Colombian0.2%(10,290)
Peruvian0.1%(6,467)
Dominican0.1%(6,238)
Honduran0.1%(5,810)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,199)
Argentine0.1%(3,479)
Ecuadorian0.1%(3,248)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,832)
Panamanian0.1%(2,737)
Costa Rican0%(2,362)
Chilean0%(2,088)
Bolivian0%(776)
Uruguayan0%(286)
Paraguayan0%(216)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(61,713)
Filipino0.8%(37,796)
Chinese0.7%(35,230)
Vietnamese0.5%(26,456)
Korean0.3%(15,006)
Japanese0.2%(8,504)
Burmese0.1%(3,216)
Cambodian0.1%(2,734)
Taiwanese0.1%(2,634)
Thai0.1%(2,615)
Pakistani0.1%(2,605)
Bangladeshi0%(1,965)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(1,913)
Laotian0%(1,654)
Nepalese0%(1,581)
Indonesian0%(1,196)
Sri Lankan0%(517)
Hmong0%(370)
Malaysian0%(137)
Singaporean0%(121)
Mongolian0%(103)
Bhutanese0%(46)
Okinawan0%(23)
Uzbek0%(13)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(11,171)
Samoan0.1%(4,557)
Chamorro0.1%(3,945)
Tongan0%(2,027)
Fijian0%(483)
Guamanian0%(451)
Marshallese0%(301)
Chuukese0%(139)
Ancestry
German12.5%(631,060)
English9.8%(493,087)
Irish8.8%(443,588)
Italian4.4%(220,488)
American4.2%(209,311)
Polish2.2%(110,797)
French1.7%(86,954)
Scottish1.7%(84,783)
Norwegian1.6%(82,809)
Swedish1.3%(66,165)
Subsaharan African1%(48,803)
Dutch0.9%(45,080)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.6%(31,537)
Russian0.6%(31,106)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(29,805)
Danish0.5%(27,034)
Welsh0.5%(25,438)
British0.5%(22,977)
Greek0.4%(17,808)
Czech0.4%(17,794)
Hungarian0.4%(17,726)
French Canadian0.3%(16,984)
Canadian0.3%(13,941)
West Indian0.3%(13,660)
Portuguese0.3%(13,150)
Swiss0.2%(12,413)
Ukrainian0.2%(11,147)
Romanian0.2%(10,968)
Finnish0.2%(10,540)
Austrian0.2%(9,365)
Lebanese0.2%(8,395)
Lithuanian0.2%(7,719)
Nigerian0.1%(7,396)
Iranian0.1%(7,268)
Croatian0.1%(6,960)
Jamaican0.1%(6,436)
Slovak0.1%(6,323)
Iraqi0.1%(5,974)
Serbian0.1%(5,344)
Belgian0.1%(4,183)
Armenian0.1%(3,862)
Ethiopian0.1%(3,571)
Egyptian0.1%(3,200)
Brazilian0.1%(3,148)
Turkish0.1%(2,846)
Slovene0.1%(2,686)
Syrian0.1%(2,613)
Haitian0%(2,122)
Somali0%(1,808)
Jordanian0%(1,802)
Bulgarian0%(1,786)
Palestinian0%(1,741)
Israeli0%(1,659)
Australian0%(1,650)
Kenyan0%(1,384)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,315)
Ghanaian0%(1,266)
Latvian0%(1,111)
Moroccan0%(925)
Macedonian0%(700)
Barbadian0%(605)
Guyanese0%(601)
Cape Verdean0%(271)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
89.7%
+7.7 ptssince 2000
from 82.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.1%(778,305)
Married49.8%(1,017,590)
Widowed2.4%(49,786)
Divorced9.6%(195,863)
Women 15+
Never married31.6%(653,594)
Married48.1%(995,844)
Widowed7.3%(151,428)
Divorced12.9%(267,508)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
12.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 12.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 65.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 34.7% 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)26.1%(70,207)
Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(64,150)
Vietnam era34.2%(92,055)
Korean War4.1%(11,120)
World War II0.9%(2,429)
Share of the 268,982 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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Over time
Phoenix, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,238,480 | $72,730 | $199,380 | 21.4% | 48.0 |
| 2000 | 3,251,876 | $81,670 | $217,641 | 25.1% | 62.6 |
| 2010 | 4,192,887 | $78,716 | $333,625 | 28.0% | 70.5 |
| 2020 | 4,845,832 | $81,448 | $329,445 | 32.3% | 76.6 |
| 2024 | 5,028,754 | $88,457 | $443,119 | 35.4% | 77.0 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
PhoenixCENTRAL1,665,481MesaCENTRAL513,656GilbertCENTRAL287,285ChandlerCENTRAL278,748Glendale260,572ScottsdaleCENTRAL243,006Peoria200,881TempeCENTRAL190,571Surprise175,304Buckeye125,445Goodyear125,359San Tan Valley109,189Avondale100,983Queen Creek89,770Maricopa78,362Casa GrandeCENTRAL69,753Apache Junction45,672Sun City37,486El Mirage35,820Sun City West27,425Florence25,222Fountain Hills23,625Anthem22,584Eloy19,967Coolidge19,959New River18,240Sun Lakes13,924Gold Canyon13,107Saddlebrooke13,085Paradise Valley12,251
The 30 most populous of 83 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
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2 component counties
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has about 5,028,754 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
The typical household in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ earns about $88,457 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ expensive?
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, the median home is worth about $443,119, and the typical rent is about $1,692 a month.
How educated are people in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
About 35.4% of adults age 25 and over in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?
About 11.0% of people in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ live below the federal poverty line.
Has Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ grown since 1990?
Yes, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,790,274 residents, a change of about 125 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024