2022 population: 5,015,678 ( 822,791 from 2010 , 169,847 from 2020)
Land area: 14567.8 square miles
Population density: 344.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,665,671	53.15%	8.3%
Black:	294,457	5.87%	52.2%
Indian:	94,708	1.89%	23.5%
Asian:	229,954	4.58%	61.2%
2+ races:	122,943	2.45%	57.9%
Hispanic:	1,607,945	32.06%	30.1%

Total non-White:	2,350,007	46.85%	35.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	121,381	12.5
Deaths:	106,614	11.0
Net Migration:	132,844	13.7
Net Immigration:	22,296	2.3

Change in White population:	205,130	4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	617,661	14.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,192,887
2,460,541	58.68%
193,497	4.61%
76,662	1.83%
142,627	3.40%
77,847	1.86%
1,235,718	29.47%
1,732,346	41.32%

2000
3,251,876
2,140,171	65.81%
113,179	3.48%
58,122	1.79%
69,399	2.13%
49,738	1.53%
817,012	25.12%
1,111,705	34.19%

1990
2,238,480
1,709,722	76.38%
75,335	3.37%
42,640	1.90%
36,508	1.63%
n/a
374,275	16.72%
528,758	23.62%

1980
1,599,970
1,279,370	79.96%
49,671	3.10%
27,359	1.71%
15,309	0.96%
n/a
226,194	14.14%
320,600	20.04%

1970
1,035,438
815,942	78.80%
30,120	2.91%
14,745	1.42%
4,194	0.41%
n/a
165,420	15.98%
219,496	21.20%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
599,688	18.4
243,463	7.5
543,409	16.7
220,456	6.8

320,370	9.9
620,641	19.1

Number	Rate
1990's
469,010	21.0
206,972	9.2
428,320	19.1
70,070	3.1

430,449	19.2
582,947	26.0

Number	Rate
1980's
348,652	21.8
144,528	9.0
441,261	27.6
n/a

430,352	26.9
208,158	13.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
425,995	41.1
n/a

463,428	44.8
101,104	9.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro 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
Number	Percent
37.3
1,119,565	22.3%
3,896,113	77.7%
782,727	15.6%

1,817,050
2.63

1,201,856	66.1%
875,299	72.8%
115,735	9.6%
615,194	33.9%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
1,107,561	26.4%
3,085,326	73.6%
514,712	12.3%

1,537,173
2.68

1,024,971	66.7%
745,163	72.7%
111,377	10.9%
512,202	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
870,308	26.8%
2,381,568	73.2%
388,075	11.9%

1,194,461
2.67

814,264	68.2%
632,485	77.7%
75,947	9.3%
380,197	31.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.2
589,225	26.3%
1,649,255	73.7%
280,381	12.5%

847,343
2.60

582,829	68.8%
468,945	80.5%
51,483	8.8%
264,514	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
454,005	28.4%
1,145,965	71.6%
183,979	11.5%

574,008
2.75

423,233	73.7%
359,153	84.9%
31,276	7.4%
150,775	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	77,335	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	44,650	2.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	48,484	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	52,397	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	63,424	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	57,979	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	61,127	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	66,059	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	67,434	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	135,540	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	179,752	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	255,127	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	201,453	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	138,497	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	169,715	9.3%
$200,000 or more	198,077	10.9%

Median Household Income	80,061
Per Capita Income	40,834

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	101

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	66,611	3.7%
Public Assistance	37,699	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	174,725	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,521,192	73.0%
Unemployed	76,629	3.7%
In Armed Forces	5,601	0.3%

Total Labor Force	1,603,422	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	481,772	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	950,971	728,262	56.6%
Non-Profit	57,394	100,646	36.3%
Self-Employed	140,610	88,719	61.3%

Local Government	59,687	84,684	41.3%
State Government	35,550	51,683	40.8%
Federal Government	26,105	17,886	59.3%

Total Private + Self	1,091,581	816,981	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	178,736	254,899	41.2%
Total	1,270,317	1,071,880	54.2%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	423,661	18.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	547,763	23.3%
Professional, Technical	529,569	22.6%
Service Occupations	384,862	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7,376	0.3%
All others	460,963	19.6%

White Collar		64.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	289,832	169.7%
Retail trade	280,512	164.3%
Educational services	194,298	113.8%
Manufacturing	184,173	107.8%
Finance and insurance	179,920	105.4%
Construction	178,514	104.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	177,595	104.0%
Accommodation and food services	167,398	98.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	130,682	76.5%
Transportation and warehousing	118,137	69.2%
Other services	104,141	61.0%
Public administration	93,748	54.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	59,346	34.8%
Wholesale trade	54,761	32.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	50,162	29.4%
Information	41,608	24.4%
Utilities	20,951	12.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11,003	6.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,470	3.2%
Management	4,567	2.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,310,430	26.94%
Puerto Rican	36,048	0.74%
Cuban	15,615	0.32%
Dominican	5,189	0.11%

Total Central American	53,361	1.10%
Costa Rican	2,431	0.05%
Guatemalan	21,046	0.43%
Honduran	4,485	0.09%
Nicaraguan	4,646	0.10%
Panamanian	2,485	0.05%
Salvadoran	17,815	0.37%
Other Central American	453	0.01%

Total South American	26,938	0.55%
Argentinean	3,100	0.06%
Bolivian	620	0.01%
Chilean	2,409	0.05%
Colombian	8,829	0.18%
Ecuadorian	3,374	0.07%
Paraguayan	169	0.00%
Peruvian	5,223	0.11%
Uruguayan	181	0.00%
Venezuelan	2,754	0.06%
Other South American	279	0.01%

Other Hispanic	90,518	1.86%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	55,877	1.15%
Filipino	34,771	0.71%
Chinese	33,075	0.68%
Vietnamese	23,745	0.49%
Korean	11,062	0.23%
Japanese	8,289	0.17%
Burmese	3,158	0.06%
Cambodian	2,493	0.05%
Thai	2,484	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,396,929	74.1%
Spanish	905,937	19.8%
Other Indo-European	61,098	1.3%
Other	41,246	0.9%
Other Asian	38,613	0.8%
Chinese	26,281	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21,043	0.5%
Tagalog	20,110	0.4%
Arabic	19,108	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	602,021	12.4%
English	431,840	8.9%
Irish	418,903	8.6%
Italian	213,110	4.4%
American	197,235	4.1%
Polish	109,876	2.3%
French	90,649	1.9%
European	90,061	1.9%
Norwegian	81,212	1.7%
Scottish	78,274	1.6%
Swedish	65,032	1.3%
Dutch	47,680	1.0%
Russian	31,136	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	30,240	0.6%
British	29,659	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,492,560	92.4%
Not a citizen	371,649	7.6%

Native	4,181,475	86.0%
Foreign-born	682,734	14.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
160,105	4.9%	198,196	6.0%	752,581	22.9%	1,069,380	32.5%	698,846	21.2%	411,077	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	160,105	4.9%
9-12 Years	198,196	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	752,581	22.9%
Some College	1,069,380	32.5%
Bach. Degree	698,846	21.2%
Grad Degree	411,077	12.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,320,732	2,219,652	101,080	4.4%
1991	2,328,994	2,209,728	119,266	5.1%
1992	2,388,626	2,231,822	156,804	6.6%
1993	2,463,880	2,338,482	125,398	5.1%
1994	2,668,512	2,545,576	122,936	4.6%
1995	2,857,580	2,754,248	103,332	3.6%
1996	2,974,046	2,863,486	110,560	3.7%
1997	3,024,944	2,933,026	91,918	3.0%
1998	3,169,320	3,080,352	88,968	2.8%
1999	3,306,724	3,204,168	102,556	3.1%

2000	3,336,326	3,226,066	110,260	3.3%
2001	3,466,902	3,320,838	146,064	4.2%
2002	3,587,462	3,381,450	206,012	5.7%
2003	3,646,226	3,452,972	193,254	5.3%
2004	3,733,424	3,566,494	166,930	4.5%
2005	3,859,058	3,700,732	158,326	4.1%
2006	4,019,774	3,869,954	149,820	3.7%
2007	4,093,778	3,960,558	133,220	3.3%
2008	4,175,844	3,959,556	216,288	5.2%
2009	4,188,576	3,809,054	379,522	9.1%

2010	4,155,414	3,758,770	396,644	9.5%
2011	4,108,810	3,755,884	352,926	8.6%
2012	4,122,938	3,818,954	303,984	7.4%
2013	4,158,198	3,878,184	280,014	6.7%
2014	4,256,722	4,005,400	251,322	5.9%
2015	4,383,074	4,153,862	229,212	5.2%
2016	4,506,312	4,293,402	212,910	4.7%
2017	4,636,300	4,436,338	199,962	4.3%
2018	4,801,144	4,599,636	201,508	4.2%
2019	4,977,288	4,765,986	211,302	4.2%

2020	5,045,404	4,671,882	373,522	7.4%
2021	5,027,738	4,794,546	233,192	4.6%
2022	5,159,824	4,985,404	174,420	3.4%
2023	5,290,560	5,106,788	183,772	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,996,937
Median Value	$362,393

Occupied	1,817,050	91.0%
Vacant	179,887	9.0%

Owned	1,191,711	65.6%
Rented	625,339	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,426

Single-Family Units	1,402,937	70.3%
Detached	1,299,345	65.1%
Attached	103,592	5.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	377,232	18.9%
Mobile Homes	119,718	6.0%

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area