Maricopa County, Arizona

44 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,491,987
Median household income: $85,518
Median home value: $414,700

Home to 4,491,987 residents, Maricopa County is one of Arizona's counties. 44 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $85,518 is above the Arizona median ($76,872).

Between 2019 and 2023, Maricopa County's population grew 3.8% from 4,328,810 to 4,491,987, while its median household income rose 32.7% from $64,468 to $85,518.

35.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,491,987
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,518
Median home value: $414,700
Median gross rent: $1,587
Housing units: 1,850,862
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,328,8104,491,987

Median household income

$64,468$85,518

Median home value

$260,200$414,700

Median gross rent

$1,127$1,587

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,328,810	$64,468	$260,200	$1,127
2020	4,412,779	$67,799	$278,700	$1,182
2021	4,367,186	$72,944	$304,700	$1,275
2022	4,430,871	$80,675	$371,400	$1,437
2023	4,491,987	$85,518	$414,700	$1,587

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257,715	5.7%
5 to 17	767,965	17.1%
18 to 24	412,802	9.2%
25 to 34	654,305	14.6%
35 to 44	596,832	13.3%
45 to 54	555,992	12.4%
55 to 64	528,297	11.8%
65 to 74	415,287	9.2%
75 and over	302,792	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,397,465	53.4%
Black or African American	246,536	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60,061	1.3%
Asian	192,107	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8,409	0.2%
Some other race	18,921	0.4%
Two or more races	180,768	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,387,720	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.5%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	320,731	10.5%
High school graduate	670,499	22.0%
Some college or associate's	967,349	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	681,592	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	413,334	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,456,560	66.6%
Carpooled	210,018	9.6%
Public transit	27,623	1.3%
Walked	30,606	1.4%
Bicycle	10,408	0.5%
Worked from home	410,429	18.8%
Other means	41,302	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	386,515	21.8%
15 to 29 min	709,958	40.0%
30 to 44 min	421,969	23.8%
45 to 59 min	142,291	8.0%
60+ min	115,784	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 11.3% (497,877 of 4,425,433)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,105,438	65.1%
Nonfamily households	591,904	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,697,342	91.7%
Vacant	153,520	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,103,493	65.0%
Renter-occupied	593,849	35.0%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units11.4%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,189,056	64.2%
1-unit, attached	103,081	5.6%
2 to 4 units	90,105	4.9%
5 to 19 units	166,635	9.0%
20 or more units	211,004	11.4%
Mobile home & other	90,981	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 04013
State: Arizona
Land area: 9,202 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 33.3452, -112.4989