Tempe

Population: 186,419
Median household income: $77,643
Median home value: $421,900

Located in Maricopa County, Arizona, Tempe is a community with a population of 186,419. Its median household income of $77,643 runs below the Maricopa County figure of $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tempe's population held roughly steady from 187,454 to 186,419, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $272,900 to $421,900.

Households average 2.28 people. The median gross rent is $1,623.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 186,419
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $77,643
Median home value: $421,900
Median gross rent: $1,623
Housing units: 84,664
Homeownership rate: 41.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

187,454186,419

Median household income

$57,994$77,643

Median home value

$272,900$421,900

Median gross rent

$1,164$1,623

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	187,454	$57,994	$272,900	$1,164
2020	191,607	$61,290	$287,600	$1,230
2021	178,862	$64,080	$321,300	$1,345
2022	181,005	$72,022	$382,100	$1,472
2023	186,419	$77,643	$421,900	$1,623

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 2422.3%

25 to 3423.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,645	4.1%
5 to 17	19,069	10.2%
18 to 24	41,597	22.3%
25 to 34	42,967	23.0%
35 to 44	21,864	11.7%
45 to 54	16,100	8.6%
55 to 64	17,003	9.1%
65 to 74	11,407	6.1%
75 and over	8,767	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	97,620	52.4%
Black or African American	13,865	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,241	1.7%
Asian	17,339	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	774	0.4%
Some other race	1,241	0.7%
Two or more races	9,258	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43,081	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate15.5%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,288	6.2%
High school graduate	18,293	15.5%
Some college or associate's	34,025	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	34,164	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24,338	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit3.3%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home19.4%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	64,872	60.6%
Carpooled	8,700	8.1%
Public transit	3,535	3.3%
Walked	4,178	3.9%
Bicycle	2,582	2.4%
Worked from home	20,800	19.4%
Other means	2,442	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,973	27.8%
15 to 29 min	42,651	49.4%
30 to 44 min	12,757	14.8%
45 to 59 min	3,590	4.2%
60+ min	3,338	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 16.2% (28,483 of 176,085)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,891	46.6%
Nonfamily households	41,162	53.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77,053	91.0%
Vacant	7,611	9.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	32,030	41.6%
Renter-occupied	45,023	58.4%

1-unit, detached38.5%

1-unit, attached9.6%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units17.5%

20 or more units24.1%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,616	38.5%
1-unit, attached	8,126	9.6%
2 to 4 units	6,555	7.7%
5 to 19 units	14,845	17.5%
20 or more units	20,432	24.1%
Mobile home & other	2,090	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0473000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 40 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 33.3884, -111.9318