RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Largest senior population, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 82 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481106,795+12%

02Tucson, AZAZ548,37157,828+13%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,65652,876+49%

04Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00633,884+61%

05Sun City, AZAZ37,48630,576−5%

06Sun City West, AZAZ27,42521,698+84%

07Glendale, AZAZ260,57216,179+38%

08Peoria, AZAZ200,88115,652+106%

09Green Valley, AZAZ22,11412,662+33%

10Tempe, AZAZ190,57111,406+23%

11Yuma, AZAZ105,22710,749+59%

12Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,35810,695+84%

13Chandler, AZAZ278,74810,284+127%

14Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59310,213–

15Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8969,104+192%

16Prescott, AZAZ48,4209,085+32%

17Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,0598,721–

18Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6728,050+75%

19Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9247,896+103%

20Surprise, AZAZ175,3047,843+488%

21Oro Valley, AZAZ48,0856,740+437%

22Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9876,479–

23Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9074,574+91%

24Gilbert, AZAZ287,2854,118+347%

25Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4234,045+122%

26Payson, AZAZ16,6933,974+51%

27Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6253,880+133%

28Kingman, AZAZ35,8293,571+62%

29Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7533,469+74%

30Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1362,927+76%

31New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9932,846+9%

32Flagstaff, AZAZ77,2602,826+42%

33Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5592,741+5%

34Sedona, AZAZ9,6192,605+6%

35Nogales, AZAZ19,4952,260+22%

36Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2512,243+33%

37Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7092,184+48%

38Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8661,938–

39Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5811,936+42%

40Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6751,934–

41Avondale, AZAZ100,9831,898+68%

42Goodyear, AZAZ125,3591,880+434%

43Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3301,876+89%

44Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,873+1%

45Florence, AZAZ25,2221,626+114%

46Safford, AZAZ10,2791,546+15%

47Youngtown, AZAZ7,0391,518+3%

48Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3051,458−1%

49Benson, AZAZ5,5321,381+43%

50Marana, AZAZ65,5231,294+519%

51Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8321,273+44%

52Globe, AZAZ7,1911,169−2%

53Show Low, AZAZ12,4711,151+85%

54Coolidge, AZAZ19,9591,040+12%

55Catalina, AZAZ6,489990+51%

56Arizona City, AZAZ9,543970+83%

57Winslow, AZAZ8,464952+15%

58Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,727826+45%

59Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567815+116%

60New River, AZAZ18,240804–

61Williamson, AZAZ6,310759–

62Eloy, AZAZ19,967661+19%

63Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448640+117%

64San Luis, AZAZ42,030606+95%

65Buckeye, AZAZ125,445537+13%

66Somerton, AZAZ14,934521+47%

67El Mirage, AZAZ35,820504+45%

68Sahuarita, AZAZ37,694500–

69Thatcher, AZAZ5,690499+8%

70Cave Creek, AZAZ5,160497+26%

71Tolleson, AZAZ9,224488+33%

72Snowflake, AZAZ6,902475+87%

73Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277461+36%

74Page, AZAZ7,147432+23%

75Three Points, AZAZ5,254395+209%

76Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093354+68%

77Tuba City, AZAZ7,960352+64%

78Queen Creek, AZAZ89,770209+35%

79Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,566195–

80Valencia West, AZAZ14,728147−38%

81Vail, AZAZ16,315143–

82Maricopa, AZAZ78,36273–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS