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STATE · ADMITTED 1912 · 2020 ACS

Arizona

7,151,502 residents · 15 counties · 467 cities · 113,594 sq mi · 1,765 census tracts
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Arizona is a state of 7,151,502 people. 2,020,870 more people live here than in 2000. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $242,000. Median household income is $61,529, close to the national figure.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
7,151,502
+39%since 2000
from 5,130,632 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
38.9
+14%since 2000
from 34.2 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
113,594 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
3.3M4.4M5.5M6.6M7.8M19902000201020202024Arizona
20247.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.5%(392,370)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(443,878)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(485,297)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.8%(485,891)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(477,713)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(936,487)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.1%(864,601)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.6%(832,775)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.5%(893,318)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.1%(790,736)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.8%(413,812)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.9%(134,624)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$61,529
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,558 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,340
+60%since 2000
from $20,275 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
40.8%
+9.7 ptssince 2009
from 31.0% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7%
US avg: 10%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$242,000
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,400 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,097
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $619 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
65.3%
−2.7 ptssince 2000
from 68.0% in 2000
34.7% rent
Persons per household
2.65 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.76 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.9
−9%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.8%(3,274,258)
Black2.9%(149,941)
Hispanic / Latino25.3%(1,295,617)
Asian1.7%(89,315)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic53.4%(3,816,547)
Black4.4%(317,161)
Hispanic / Latino30.7%(2,192,253)
Asian3.5%(248,837)
Other6.8%(489,088)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican27.6%(1,982,168)
Central American0.8%(54,337)
Puerto Rican0.7%(51,533)
Spaniard0.5%(33,342)
South American0.4%(29,325)
Guatemalan0.3%(19,392)
Salvadoran0.3%(18,953)
Cuban0.2%(17,140)
Colombian0.1%(9,070)
Peruvian0.1%(5,866)
Honduran0.1%(5,513)
Dominican0.1%(5,050)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,166)
Ecuadorian0%(3,433)
Venezuelan0%(3,293)
Panamanian0%(3,200)
Chilean0%(3,136)
Argentine0%(2,934)
Costa Rican0%(2,529)
Bolivian0%(706)
Paraguayan0%(317)
Uruguayan0%(317)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(63,701)
Filipino0.6%(44,711)
Chinese0.6%(43,791)
Vietnamese0.4%(27,422)
Korean0.2%(15,356)
Japanese0.1%(10,152)
Burmese0.1%(3,717)
Thai0.1%(3,607)
Pakistani0%(3,156)
Bangladeshi0%(2,801)
Cambodian0%(2,782)
Laotian0%(2,399)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(1,760)
Taiwanese0%(1,590)
Indonesian0%(1,186)
Bhutanese0%(602)
Sri Lankan0%(585)
Malaysian0%(337)
Mongolian0%(153)
Hmong0%(139)
Okinawan0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(12,350)
Chamorro0.1%(4,978)
Samoan0.1%(3,711)
Marshallese0%(1,803)
Tongan0%(1,212)
Fijian0%(580)
Ancestry
German12.7%(913,671)
Irish8.6%(617,231)
English8.5%(608,928)
Italian4.1%(297,383)
American3.7%(266,593)
Polish2.2%(155,175)
French2.1%(148,929)
Scottish1.7%(121,027)
Norwegian1.7%(119,159)
Swedish1.3%(95,995)
Dutch1.1%(80,124)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(55,674)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.7%(49,930)
Subsaharan African0.7%(49,914)
Russian0.7%(48,467)
Welsh0.6%(45,241)
Danish0.6%(43,055)
French Canadian0.4%(31,647)
Hungarian0.4%(28,384)
Czech0.4%(27,016)
Greek0.3%(23,769)
Canadian0.3%(23,350)
Swiss0.3%(17,958)
Portuguese0.2%(16,180)
Finnish0.2%(15,258)
Ukrainian0.2%(14,872)
West Indian0.2%(14,329)
Romanian0.2%(13,705)
Austrian0.2%(13,554)
Lithuanian0.2%(11,501)
Slovak0.1%(8,811)
Lebanese0.1%(8,772)
Iranian0.1%(8,708)
Croatian0.1%(8,382)
Iraqi0.1%(7,560)
Belgian0.1%(6,813)
Serbian0.1%(6,223)
Armenian0.1%(5,660)
Jamaican0.1%(5,526)
Ethiopian0.1%(5,044)
Arab0.1%(4,411)
Brazilian0.1%(3,931)
Nigerian0.1%(3,817)
Syrian0.1%(3,734)
Slovene0.1%(3,706)
Somali0%(3,062)
Israeli0%(3,048)
Haitian0%(2,881)
Egyptian0%(2,867)
Turkish0%(2,758)
Australian0%(2,605)
Bulgarian0%(2,525)
Palestinian0%(2,249)
Latvian0%(1,537)
Kenyan0%(1,470)
Jordanian0%(1,388)
Moroccan0%(1,315)
Ghanaian0%(1,023)
Macedonian0%(959)
Guyanese0%(509)
Barbadian0%(425)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.3%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 23.5% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
87.9%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.5%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.4% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.8 min
+53%since 2000
from 16.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 75.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 8.9% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
60.1%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 61.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
50.3%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
13.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 14.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
10.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.3%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.0%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.5%(1,132,423)
Married49.6%(1,497,428)
Widowed2.8%(83,233)
Divorced10.1%(305,577)
Women 15+
Never married30.8%(940,868)
Married48.1%(1,470,313)
Widowed8%(245,702)
Divorced13.1%(401,046)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
50.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
21.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
63.3%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
38.5%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.9%(97,617)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(101,489)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era37.5%(184,354)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War8%(39,295)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.4%(11,775)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 491,239 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Phoenix1,665,481
2.Tucson548,371
3.Mesa513,656
4.Gilbert287,285
5.Chandler278,748
6.Glendale260,572
7.Scottsdale243,006
8.Peoria200,881
9.Tempe190,571
10.Surprise175,304
11.Buckeye125,445
12.Goodyear125,359
13.San Tan Valley109,189
14.Yuma105,227
15.Avondale100,983
16.Queen Creek89,770
17.Maricopa78,362
18.Flagstaff77,260
19.Casas Adobes72,059
20.Casa Grande69,753
21.Marana65,523
25.Prescott48,420
26.Oro Valley48,085
28.Sierra Vista44,907
29.Bullhead City43,987
30.San Luis42,030
31.Sahuarita37,694
32.Sun City37,486
33.Kingman35,829
34.El Mirage35,820
37.Sun City West27,425
38.Florence25,222
40.Anthem22,584
41.Green Valley22,114
42.Rio Rico22,017
43.Eloy19,967
44.Coolidge19,959
45.Nogales19,495
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (7)
1.Phoenix5,228,938
2.Tucson1,074,685
5.Yuma224,449
6.Flagstaff144,368
7.Sierra Vista126,332
Micropolitan areas (4)
1.Show Low109,946
2.Payson53,801
3.Nogales50,020
4.Safford40,157

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Arizona?

Arizona has about 7,151,502 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Arizona?

The typical household in Arizona earns about $61,529 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Arizona expensive?

In Arizona, the median home is worth about $242,000, and the typical rent is about $1,097 a month.

How educated are people in Arizona?

About 30.3% of adults age 25 and over in Arizona hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Arizona?

About 14.1% of people in Arizona live below the federal poverty line.

Has Arizona grown since 1990?

Yes, Arizona has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,486,274 residents, a change of about 95 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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