Oro Valley vs Tucson

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

Oro Valley 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 47,595 in Oro Valley). Oro Valley has the higher median household income ($105,342 vs $54,546 in Tucson). Oro Valley has the higher median home value ($440,400 vs $242,200 in Tucson).

Population, income & housing

	Oro Valley	Tucson
Population	47,595	543,348
Median age	54.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$105,342	$54,546
Median home value	$440,400	$242,200
Median gross rent	$1,602	$1,079
Housing units	23,997	245,836
Homeownership rate	76.4%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oro Valley	Tucson
Population	44,630 → 47,595 (+6.6%)	541,482 → 543,348 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$83,341 → $105,342 (+26.4%)	$43,425 → $54,546 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$311,800 → $440,400 (+41.2%)	$155,300 → $242,200 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,237 → $1,602 (+29.5%)	$846 → $1,079 (+27.5%)

Oro Valley

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

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)

	Oro Valley	Tucson
Under 5	3.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	15.2%
25 to 34	7.5%	15.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	19.6%	9.0%
75 and over	15.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oro Valley	Tucson
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	43.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	3.6%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oro Valley	Tucson
No high school diploma	3.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	12.1%	23.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.2%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oro Valley	Tucson
Drove alone	71.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	5.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.3%	2.4%
Walked	0.7%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.6%
Worked from home	20.0%	12.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oro Valley	Tucson
1-unit, detached	73.2%	51.8%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	12.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Oro Valley	Tucson
Poverty rate	6.3%	18.8%
Average household size	2.21	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1996	1979