METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Phoenix Metro

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · 2 counties · 2,238,480 residents · 14,569 sq mi

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Phoenix is a metro area of 2,238,480 people. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. The typical home is worth $83,073. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $30,303 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,238,480

−31%vs 2000

vs 3,251,876 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

154 / sq mi

−31%vs 2000

vs 223 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

32.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14,569 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245.0M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(178,896)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(170,475)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(152,154)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(151,966)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(168,614)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(413,231)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(330,392)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(218,906)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(173,465)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(167,288)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(90,760)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(22,333)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,303

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,671

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,907 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,073

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,474 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$461

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $657 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

36.2% rent

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%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.4%(1,888,762)

Black3.5%(77,934)

Hispanic / Latino16.7%(374,275)

Asian1.6%(35,885)

Other10.5%(235,899)

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%(1,322,316)

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)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.9%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 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)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

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)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(64,150)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(92,055)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(11,120)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(2,429)

US avg: 1%

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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