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Phoenix, AZ Market Area


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2024 population: 6,040,844   ( 370,311 from 2020)
Land area: 80306.2 square miles
Population density: 75.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:3,272,707 54.18% 1.6%
Black:331,7365.49% 15.9%
Indian:205,2803.40% 2.2%
Asian:281,3674.66% 23.3%
2+ races:150,4972.49% 16.0%
Hispanic:1,799,25729.78% 12.1%
Total non-White:2,768,13745.82% 13.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:264,901 11.7
Deaths:244,53510.8
Net Migration: 225,6849.9
Net Immigration: 124,9335.5
Change in White population:52,221 0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:318,090 5.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
5,670,533
3,220,48656.79%
286,2725.05%
200,8013.54%
228,1704.02%
129,7562.29%
1,605,04828.31%
2,450,04743.21%

2010
4,965,719
2,985,98860.13%
199,6754.02%
179,4473.61%
150,0553.02%
90,3991.82%
1,353,50627.26%
1,979,73139.87%

2000
3,901,301
2,594,71266.51%
117,4583.01%
155,6213.99%
73,5061.88%
58,2711.49%
897,00922.99%
1,306,58933.49%

1990
2,702,562
2,038,41775.43%
78,1922.89%
124,8594.62%
39,2431.45%
n/a
421,85115.61%
664,14524.57%

1980
1,937,965
1,512,62578.05%
52,5002.71%
90,5924.67%
16,6150.86%
n/a
263,26413.58%
425,34021.95%

1970
1,250,232
955,61876.44%
32,4752.60%
50,7824.06%
4,6450.37%
n/a
200,41816.03%
294,614 23.56%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
618,196 12.4
375,8987.6
453,6299.1
108,6962.2
234,498 4.7
470,316 9.5
2000's
NumberRate
688,947 17.7
309,6847.9
634,72816.3
230,4085.9
391,276 10.0
673,142 17.3
1990's
NumberRate
551,849 20.4
259,7699.6
542,48520.1
73,7202.7
556,295 20.6
642,444 23.8
1980's
NumberRate
423,269 21.8
178,120 9.2
507,604 26.2
n/a
525,792 27.1
238,805 12.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
511,992 41.0
n/a
557,007 44.6
130,726 10.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
38.7
1,274,779 10.9%
10,436,598 89.1%
996,609 8.5%
2,155,266
2.59
1,413,518 65.6%
1,032,753 73.1%
131,980 9.3%
741,748 34.4%

2010
NumberPercent
35.9
1,281,043 25.8%
3,684,676 74.2%
662,712 13.3%
1,838,490
2.65
1,222,401 66.5%
892,602 73.0%
129,144 10.6%
616,089 33.5%

2000
NumberPercent
34.2
1,039,155 26.6%
2,862,146 73.4%
494,252 12.7%
1,439,575
2.66
985,047 68.4%
767,818 77.9%
91,356 9.3%
454,528 31.6%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
718,741 26.6%
1,983,821 73.4%
351,571 13.0%
1,013,679
2.61
704,268 69.5%
570,112 81.0%
60,934 8.7%
309,411 30.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
562,260 29.0%
1,375,705 71.0%
221,207 11.4%
685,750
2.78
510,499 74.4%
435,496 85.3%
36,887 7.2%
175,251 25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,427,003 
Median Value$346,838 
Occupied2,155,26688.8%
Vacant271,73711.2%
Owned1,430,49066.4%
Rented724,77633.6%
Median Rent$1,358 
Single-Family Units1,692,16469.7%
    Detached1,576,78565.0%
    Attached115,3794.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units405,89216.7%
Mobile Homes207,8968.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00098,5244.6%
$10,000 to $14,99960,0992.8%
$15,000 to $19,99963,2822.9%
$20,000 to $24,99968,9153.2%
$25,000 to $29,99980,4953.7%
$30,000 to $34,99974,7563.5%
$35,000 to $39,99974,6783.5%
$40,000 to $44,99981,6423.8%
$45,000 to $49,99982,7233.8%
$50,000 to $59,999163,3427.6%
$60,000 to $74,999216,15410.0%
$75,000 to $99,999299,05513.9%
$100,000 to $124,999230,53410.7%
$125,000 to $149,999157,8757.3%
$150,000 to $199,999187,9968.7%
$200,000 or more215,19610.0%
Median Household Income76,695 
Per Capita Income39,543 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.100 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI85,1464.0%
Public Assistance44,7092.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps217,60410.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed1,753,88871.1%
Unemployed93,9493.8%
In Armed Forces5,7880.2%
Total Labor Force1,853,62575.1%
Not in Labor Force614,74024.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,056,821815,80156.4%
Non-Profit66,141116,04236.3%
Self-Employed161,567104,93560.6%
Local Government73,711100,95642.2%
State Government43,58562,04441.3%
Federal Government31,78023,08057.9%
Total Private + Self1,218,388920,73657.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.215,217302,12241.6%
Total1,433,6051,222,85854.0%
Pct. Govt.12.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts464,40017.4%
Sales and Office Occupations615,84623.1%
Professional, Technical595,34222.4%
Service Occupations454,15317.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9,4210.4%
All others532,19120.0%
White Collar 62.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance336,12712.6%
Retail trade319,98612.0%
Educational services226,5218.5%
Construction204,9247.7%
Manufacturing201,6317.6%
Accommodation and food services197,8847.4%
Professional, scientific, technical191,8617.2%
Finance and insurance188,5137.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.143,6825.4%
Transportation and warehousing129,6944.9%
Other services119,9764.5%
Public administration112,9354.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing66,2332.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation61,9742.3%
Wholesale trade59,1252.2%
Information45,1381.7%
Utilities24,2880.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting14,9580.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction11,5850.4%
Management4,8970.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,423,44825.03%
Puerto Rican39,6590.70%
Cuban17,6290.31%
Dominican5,3510.09%
Total Central American56,5690.99%
Costa Rican2,5760.05%
Guatemalan21,9130.39%
Honduran5,1340.09%
Nicaraguan4,7820.08%
Panamanian2,6720.05%
Salvadoran18,9270.33%
Other Central American5650.01%
Total South American29,3840.52%
Argentinean3,4980.06%
Bolivian6790.01%
Chilean2,5170.04%
Colombian9,4410.17%
Ecuadorian3,5320.06%
Paraguayan1800.00%
Peruvian6,0590.11%
Uruguayan2120.00%
Venezuelan2,9870.05%
Other South American2790.00%
Other Hispanic105,8361.86%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian56,6961.00%
Filipino37,3160.66%
Chinese34,7370.61%
Vietnamese24,3590.43%
Korean11,7360.21%
Japanese9,0230.16%
Burmese3,1960.06%
Thai2,9700.05%
Cambodian2,7300.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,047,51675.4%
Spanish969,65218.1%
Other96,5671.8%
Other Indo-European63,4831.2%
Other Asian40,5380.8%
Chinese27,5110.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic22,2820.4%
Tagalog21,6790.4%
Arabic19,5670.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German727,74112.8%
English532,6429.4%
Irish508,0548.9%
Italian245,9884.3%
American232,0944.1%
Polish125,5472.2%
French112,7572.0%
European104,3091.8%
Scottish96,7661.7%
Norwegian95,7591.7%
Swedish76,3771.3%
Dutch59,7101.1%
Scotch-Irish40,1210.7%
Russian35,3830.6%
British34,6590.6%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen5,293,08593.1%
Not a citizen393,0346.9%
Native4,958,65187.2%
Foreign-born727,46812.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
179,392 4.6%243,165 6.3%921,591 23.7%1,290,178 33.2%781,050 20.1%465,350 12.0%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 179,392 4.6%
9-12 Years 243,165 6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 921,591 23.7%
Some College 1,290,178 33.2%
Bach. Degree 781,050 20.1%
Grad Degree 465,350 12.0%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Phoenix, AZ Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 1,357,749 1,294,245 63,504 4.7%
1991 1,368,563 1,294,088 74,475 5.4%
1992 1,411,658 1,311,633 100,025 7.1%
1993 1,461,392 1,377,881 83,511 5.7%
1994 1,584,329 1,500,786 83,543 5.3%
1995 1,693,186 1,620,065 73,121 4.3%
1996 1,751,297 1,673,880 77,417 4.4%
1997 1,776,525 1,711,054 65,471 3.7%
1998 1,852,825 1,790,430 62,395 3.4%
1999 1,928,772 1,859,717 69,055 3.6%
2000 1,953,885 1,885,012 68,873 3.5%
2001 2,027,190 1,938,839 88,351 4.4%
2002 2,101,419 1,979,302 122,117 5.8%
2003 2,137,569 2,022,317 115,252 5.4%
2004 2,187,052 2,086,311 100,741 4.6%
2005 2,257,344 2,161,501 95,843 4.2%
2006 2,350,638 2,259,371 91,267 3.9%
2007 2,390,268 2,309,036 81,232 3.4%
2008 2,440,335 2,309,047 131,288 5.4%
2009 2,450,742 2,222,083 228,659 9.3%
2010 2,421,888 2,183,118 238,770 9.9%
2011 2,390,452 2,176,814 213,638 8.9%
2012 2,395,290 2,209,982 185,308 7.7%
2013 2,411,980 2,240,894 171,086 7.1%
2014 2,465,510 2,313,312 152,198 6.2%
2015 2,531,072 2,392,169 138,903 5.5%
2016 2,597,849 2,469,563 128,286 4.9%
2017 2,667,661 2,547,901 119,760 4.5%
2018 2,756,409 2,636,103 120,306 4.4%
2019 2,850,798 2,724,918 125,880 4.4%
2020 2,884,489 2,665,966 218,523 7.6%
2021 2,866,936 2,731,387 135,549 4.7%
2022 2,941,230 2,838,979 102,251 3.5%
2023 3,010,956 2,903,566 107,390 3.6%
2024 3,067,679 2,966,791 100,888 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com