Oro Valley

Population: 47,595
Median household income: $105,342
Median home value: $440,400

Located in Pima County, Arizona, Oro Valley is a community with a population of 47,595. Its median household income of $105,342 runs above the Pima County figure of $67,929.

Between 2019 and 2023, Oro Valley's population grew 6.6% from 44,630 to 47,595, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $311,800 to $440,400.

57.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,595
Median age: 54.6 yrs
Median household income: $105,342
Median home value: $440,400
Median gross rent: $1,602
Housing units: 23,997
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,63047,595

Median household income

$83,341$105,342

Median home value

$311,800$440,400

Median gross rent

$1,237$1,602

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,630	$83,341	$311,800	$1,237
2020	45,303	$86,863	$330,400	$1,326
2021	46,515	$92,548	$348,200	$1,352
2022	47,053	$101,394	$404,500	$1,555
2023	47,595	$105,342	$440,400	$1,602

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over15.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,616	3.4%
5 to 17	6,462	13.6%
18 to 24	2,706	5.7%
25 to 34	3,558	7.5%
35 to 44	4,556	9.6%
45 to 54	5,022	10.6%
55 to 64	7,044	14.8%
65 to 74	9,344	19.6%
75 and over	7,287	15.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,302	76.3%
Black or African American	650	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	0.1%
Asian	1,736	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	46	0.1%
Some other race	166	0.3%
Two or more races	1,719	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,940	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate12.1%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree32.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,170	3.2%
High school graduate	4,463	12.1%
Some college or associate's	10,029	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	11,862	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,287	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,214	71.6%
Carpooled	1,056	5.7%
Public transit	58	0.3%
Walked	125	0.7%
Bicycle	70	0.4%
Worked from home	3,697	20.0%
Other means	245	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,358	22.7%
15 to 29 min	5,416	36.7%
30 to 44 min	3,729	25.3%
45 to 59 min	1,679	11.4%
60+ min	586	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 6.3% (2,968 of 47,289)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,171	66.0%
Nonfamily households	7,290	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,461	89.4%
Vacant	2,536	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,403	76.4%
Renter-occupied	5,058	23.6%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,562	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1,677	7.0%
2 to 4 units	720	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2,118	8.8%
20 or more units	1,776	7.4%
Mobile home & other	144	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0451600
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 35 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 32.4207, -110.9770