Catalina Foothills vs Tucson

A side-by-side comparison of Catalina Foothills and Tucson: population, income, housing, and more.

Catalina Foothills and Tucson are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tucson has the higher population (543,348 vs 51,756 in Catalina Foothills). Catalina Foothills has the higher median household income ($113,201 vs $54,546 in Tucson). Catalina Foothills has the higher median home value ($604,100 vs $242,200 in Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
Population	51,756	543,348
Median age	55.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$113,201	$54,546
Median home value	$604,100	$242,200
Median gross rent	$1,332	$1,079
Housing units	27,783	245,836
Homeownership rate	75.6%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
Population	50,454 → 51,756 (+2.6%)	541,482 → 543,348 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$92,929 → $113,201 (+21.8%)	$43,425 → $54,546 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$440,100 → $604,100 (+37.3%)	$155,300 → $242,200 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,332 (+25.5%)	$846 → $1,079 (+27.5%)

Catalina Foothills

Population

50,45451,756

Median household income

$92,929$113,201

Median home value

$440,100$604,100

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,332

Tucson

Population

541,482543,348

Median household income

$43,425$54,546

Median home value

$155,300$242,200

Median gross rent

$846$1,079

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
Under 5	2.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.7%	15.2%
25 to 34	6.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.2%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	19.8%	9.0%
75 and over	15.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	43.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.4%
Asian	6.1%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
No high school diploma	1.5%	12.7%
High school graduate	7.9%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	39.1%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
Drove alone	69.3%	69.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.9%
Public transit	0.3%	2.4%
Walked	0.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.6%
Worked from home	20.6%	12.4%
Other means	2.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
1-unit, detached	65.0%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	12.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	12.0%
20 or more units	9.0%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Catalina Foothills	Tucson
Poverty rate	4.6%	18.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1985	1979