state

Arizona

Demographic and economic profile of Arizona, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

7,582,384

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$76,872

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

39.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.6% since 2018

Arizona added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,593,653 (63.2%)
  • Two or More Races1,180,757 (16.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone595,790 (8.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone336,931 (4.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone296,794 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone249,816 (3.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,322,111
  2. 2.Other Indo-European72,556
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island49,071
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)32,218
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)26,922

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

459,818

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,838

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

100.7 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$40,736

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care735,743
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management420,192
  3. 3.Retail Trade397,482
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation318,120
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate296,965

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,356,106
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations750,475
  3. 3.Service Occupations570,067
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations365,778
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations297,901

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.33×)296,965
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.11×)256,425
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)397,482
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)318,120
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.02×)420,192

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$358,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,431/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999353,665 (18.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999315,480 (16.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999283,073 (15.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999185,469 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999170,799 (9.1%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999104,075 (5.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,265,989 (68.5%)
  • Worked at Home546,481 (16.5%)
  • Carpooled324,427 (9.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other57,355 (1.7%)
  • Walked55,926 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit38,182 (1.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.