Phoenix

Population: 1,624,832
Median household income: $77,041
Median home value: $381,900

Located in Maricopa County, Arizona, Phoenix is a community with a population of 1,624,832. The median household income of $77,041 is below the Maricopa County median ($85,518).

Between 2019 and 2023, Phoenix's population held roughly steady from 1,633,017 to 1,624,832, while its median home value rose 62.2% from $235,400 to $381,900.

14.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.66 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,624,832
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $77,041
Median home value: $381,900
Median gross rent: $1,458
Housing units: 642,867
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,633,0171,624,832

Median household income

$57,459$77,041

Median home value

$235,400$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,053$1,458

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,633,017	$57,459	$235,400	$1,053
2020	1,658,422	$60,914	$250,800	$1,100
2021	1,591,119	$64,927	$277,700	$1,175
2022	1,609,456	$72,092	$340,200	$1,322
2023	1,624,832	$77,041	$381,900	$1,458

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99,905	6.1%
5 to 17	292,059	18.0%
18 to 24	160,485	9.9%
25 to 34	265,246	16.3%
35 to 44	229,246	14.1%
45 to 54	203,371	12.5%
55 to 64	181,676	11.2%
65 to 74	120,640	7.4%
75 and over	72,204	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	671,373	41.3%
Black or African American	120,616	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23,556	1.4%
Asian	61,460	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3,218	0.2%
Some other race	6,536	0.4%
Two or more races	59,204	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	678,869	41.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167,067	15.6%
High school graduate	247,358	23.1%
Some college or associate's	311,214	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	212,872	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	133,872	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	536,978	66.1%
Carpooled	88,631	10.9%
Public transit	16,531	2.0%
Walked	12,711	1.6%
Bicycle	3,556	0.4%
Worked from home	137,425	16.9%
Other means	16,065	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	137,157	20.3%
15 to 29 min	284,130	42.1%
30 to 44 min	165,752	24.6%
45 to 59 min	48,087	7.1%
60+ min	39,346	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 14.3% (228,513 of 1,601,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	376,840	62.7%
Nonfamily households	224,557	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	601,397	93.5%
Vacant	41,470	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	343,369	57.1%
Renter-occupied	258,028	42.9%

1-unit, detached59.9%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	385,021	59.9%
1-unit, attached	30,143	4.7%
2 to 4 units	39,764	6.2%
5 to 19 units	70,329	10.9%
20 or more units	98,161	15.3%
Mobile home & other	19,449	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0455000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 518 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 33.5722, -112.0901