Marana vs Tucson

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

Marana 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 54,487 in Marana). Marana has the higher median household income ($108,256 vs $54,546 in Tucson). Marana has the higher median home value ($380,100 vs $242,200 in Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Marana	Tucson
Population	54,487	543,348
Median age	41.5 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$108,256	$54,546
Median home value	$380,100	$242,200
Median gross rent	$1,702	$1,079
Housing units	22,368	245,836
Homeownership rate	83.3%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marana	Tucson
Population	45,279 → 54,487 (+20.3%)	541,482 → 543,348 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$85,812 → $108,256 (+26.2%)	$43,425 → $54,546 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$252,100 → $380,100 (+50.8%)	$155,300 → $242,200 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,212 → $1,702 (+40.4%)	$846 → $1,079 (+27.5%)

Marana

Population

45,27954,487

Median household income

$85,812$108,256

Median home value

$252,100$380,100

Median gross rent

$1,212$1,702

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)

	Marana	Tucson
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.5%	15.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.0%
75 and over	8.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marana	Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	43.7%
Black or African American	3.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	1.4%
Asian	4.2%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marana	Tucson
No high school diploma	4.1%	12.7%
High school graduate	17.4%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	29.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marana	Tucson
Drove alone	67.8%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.9%
Public transit	0.3%	2.4%
Walked	0.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.6%
Worked from home	21.1%	12.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marana	Tucson
1-unit, detached	88.8%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	12.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Marana	Tucson
Poverty rate	5.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	2007	1979