El Mirage

Population: 35,823
Median household income: $74,764
Median home value: $282,000

El Mirage is a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, home to 35,823 residents. Its median household income of $74,764 runs below the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Mirage's population grew 1.4% from 35,333 to 35,823, while its median home value rose 75.4% from $160,800 to $282,000.

Households average 3.22 people. The median gross rent is $1,682.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,823
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,764
Median home value: $282,000
Median gross rent: $1,682
Housing units: 11,896
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,33335,823

Median household income

$58,216$74,764

Median home value

$160,800$282,000

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,333	$58,216	$160,800	$1,228
2020	35,702	$59,975	$177,200	$1,308
2021	35,410	$65,072	$204,700	$1,407
2022	35,652	$72,134	$246,800	$1,606
2023	35,823	$74,764	$282,000	$1,682

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,941	8.2%
5 to 17	7,057	19.7%
18 to 24	3,555	9.9%
25 to 34	5,896	16.5%
35 to 44	5,260	14.7%
45 to 54	4,038	11.3%
55 to 64	3,474	9.7%
65 to 74	2,065	5.8%
75 and over	1,537	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,510	34.9%
Black or African American	2,187	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	263	0.7%
Asian	253	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	386	1.1%
Some other race	384	1.1%
Two or more races	1,947	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,893	49.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,265	19.2%
High school graduate	7,062	31.7%
Some college or associate's	7,631	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,134	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,178	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,472	72.2%
Carpooled	1,749	10.1%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	252	1.5%
Bicycle	54	0.3%
Worked from home	2,323	13.4%
Other means	413	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,540	17.0%
15 to 29 min	4,974	33.3%
30 to 44 min	3,718	24.9%
45 to 59 min	1,871	12.5%
60+ min	1,849	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 13.5% (4,827 of 35,658)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,865	79.6%
Nonfamily households	2,271	20.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,136	93.6%
Vacant	760	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,758	69.7%
Renter-occupied	3,378	30.3%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,174	85.5%
1-unit, attached	124	1.0%
2 to 4 units	225	1.9%
5 to 19 units	101	0.8%
20 or more units	193	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1,079	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0422220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.5902, -112.3271