Pima County, Arizona

55 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,049,947
Median household income: $67,929
Median home value: $286,900

Pima County, Arizona counts 1,049,947 residents. 55 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $67,929 is below the Arizona median ($76,872).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pima County's population grew 2.2% from 1,027,207 to 1,049,947, while its median household income rose 27.3% from $53,379 to $67,929.

The typical home was built around 1986. 14.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,049,947
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $67,929
Median home value: $286,900
Median gross rent: $1,154
Housing units: 475,378
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,027,2071,049,947

Median household income

$53,379$67,929

Median home value

$184,100$286,900

Median gross rent

$907$1,154

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,027,207	$53,379	$184,100	$907
2020	1,038,476	$55,023	$199,400	$931
2021	1,035,063	$59,215	$217,700	$976
2022	1,042,393	$64,323	$258,300	$1,071
2023	1,049,947	$67,929	$286,900	$1,154

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52,285	5.0%
5 to 17	156,299	14.9%
18 to 24	120,963	11.5%
25 to 34	135,919	12.9%
35 to 44	121,919	11.6%
45 to 54	113,008	10.8%
55 to 64	127,480	12.1%
65 to 74	125,831	12.0%
75 and over	96,243	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	537,936	51.2%
Black or African American	34,497	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21,245	2.0%
Asian	30,038	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,504	0.1%
Some other race	3,903	0.4%
Two or more races	41,276	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	379,548	36.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72,430	10.1%
High school graduate	152,567	21.2%
Some college or associate's	236,991	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	146,720	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	111,692	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	330,753	70.7%
Carpooled	44,968	9.6%
Public transit	7,284	1.6%
Walked	8,654	1.9%
Bicycle	4,739	1.0%
Worked from home	64,638	13.8%
Other means	6,740	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	95,390	23.7%
15 to 29 min	169,317	42.0%
30 to 44 min	93,638	23.2%
45 to 59 min	27,390	6.8%
60+ min	17,403	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 14.4% (146,560 of 1,021,158)

	Count	Share
Family households	257,825	59.8%
Nonfamily households	173,140	40.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	430,965	90.7%
Vacant	44,413	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	279,304	64.8%
Renter-occupied	151,661	35.2%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	284,034	59.7%
1-unit, attached	34,677	7.3%
2 to 4 units	24,363	5.1%
5 to 19 units	39,634	8.3%
20 or more units	44,932	9.5%
Mobile home & other	47,738	10.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 04019
State: Arizona
Land area: 9,189 sq mi
Water area: 1.97 sq mi
Center point: 32.1280, -111.7837