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Tucson city, Arizona

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
547,073
Households
228,020
Average household size
2.29
Median age
34.6 years
Median household income
$57,073
Housing units
247,823
Population comparison
2020 Census542,707
2024 estimate547,073
Change+0.8%

People

Who lives here

Population
547,073
Median age
34.6 years
Male
271,154
Female
275,919
Median age by sex
Male median age
33.5 years
Female median age
35.9 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
14,704Under 513,242
39,8105–1738,095
41,44618–2442,177
46,05925–3441,172
33,79435–4432,509
28,12945–5428,488
28,17255–6430,560
39,04065+49,676
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 514,70413,242
5–1739,81038,095
18–2441,44642,177
25–3446,05941,172
35–4433,79432,509
45–5428,12928,488
55–6428,17230,560
65+39,04049,676
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5–17
Male
5–9
15,676
10–14
14,847
15–17
9,287
Female
5–9
15,057
10–14
14,044
15–17
8,994
18–24
Male
18–19
10,063
20
6,229
21
6,768
22–24
18,386
Female
18–19
11,736
20
6,666
21
7,190
22–24
16,585
25–34
Male
25–29
23,501
30–34
22,558
Female
25–29
22,067
30–34
19,105
35–44
Male
35–39
18,000
40–44
15,794
Female
35–39
17,081
40–44
15,428
45–54
Male
45–49
14,232
50–54
13,897
Female
45–49
14,244
50–54
14,244
55–64
Male
55–59
14,041
60–61
6,083
62–64
8,048
Female
55–59
14,634
60–61
6,472
62–64
9,454
65+
Male
65–66
5,931
67–69
7,113
70–74
9,979
75–79
7,735
80–84
4,610
85+
3,672
Female
65–66
6,513
67–69
9,251
70–74
11,498
75–79
9,391
80–84
6,228
85+
6,795
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
293,66453.7%
Two or more races
126,64123.1%
Some other race
65,98612.1%
Black alone
28,0645.1%
Asian alone
18,0283.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
13,5262.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1,1640.2%
Residents: 547,073.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone293,664
Two or more races126,641
Some other race65,986
Black alone28,064
Asian alone18,028
American Indian / Alaska Native13,526
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,164

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
233,878
White, not Hispanic
236,728

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
120,728
Married-couple share
61.7%
Derived from published counts
With children
48.3%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
82,48436.2%
1 person
71,94831.6%
2 people
31,83514.0%
3 people
23,13110.1%
4 people
18,6228.2%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
11,431
6 People
4,449
7 Plus People
2,742
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person82,484
2 people71,948
3 people31,835
4 people23,131
5+ people18,622
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households120,728
Married-couple families74,45861.7% of family households
With children
28,06737.7%
Without children
46,39162.3%
Other families46,27038.3% of family households
Male householder
14,20630.7%
Female householder
32,06469.3%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households120,728Not applicable
Married-couple families74,45861.7%
With children28,06737.7%
Without children46,39162.3%
Other families46,27038.3%
Male householder14,20630.7%
Female householder32,06469.3%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$57,073
Median family
$74,601
Per capita
$32,537
Household incomeShare of households
47,91621.0%
Under $25k
53,19123.3%
$25–49k
39,55717.3%
$50–74k
29,27512.8%
$75–99k
32,87614.4%
$100–149k
13,7506.0%
$150–199k
11,4555.0%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
16,027
$10,000–$14,999
10,114
$15,000–$19,999
9,259
$20,000–$24,999
12,516
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
11,506
$30,000–$34,999
10,038
$35,000–$39,999
11,312
$40,000–$44,999
10,373
$45,000–$49,999
9,962
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
17,505
$60,000–$74,999
22,052
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
19,828
$125,000–$149,999
13,048
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k47,916
$25–49k53,191
$50–74k39,557
$75–99k29,275
$100–149k32,876
$150–199k13,750
$200k+11,455

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
357,599
High school or higher
88.2%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
31.1%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
16,7664.7%
Less than 9th grade
25,4987.1%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
82,94023.2%
High school or equivalent
88,50624.8%
Some college, no degree
32,6539.1%
Associate degree
65,07618.2%
Bachelor’s degree
46,16012.9%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
6,200
Nursery School
148
Kindergarten
80
First Grade
110
Second Grade
264
Third Grade
596
Fourth Grade
514
Fifth Grade
603
Sixth Grade
3,042
Seventh Grade
1,240
Eighth Grade
3,969
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
5,298
Tenth Grade
4,717
Eleventh Grade
6,596
Twelfth No Diploma
8,887
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
66,530
Ged Or Alternative Credential
16,410
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
28,517
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
59,989
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
32,880
Professional School Degree
6,377
Doctorate Degree
6,903
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade16,766
Grades 9–12, no diploma25,498
High school or equivalent82,940
Some college, no degree88,506
Associate degree32,653
Bachelor’s degree65,076
Graduate or professional46,160
Marital status by sexMale and Female
5,67018,153
Widowed
26,18336,207
Divorced
3,1825,036
Separated
86,17586,472
Now Married
107,89992,744
Never Married
10,04311,453
Married Spouse Absent
76,13275,019
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed5,67018,153
Divorced26,18336,207
Separated3,1825,036
Now Married86,17586,472
Never Married107,89992,744
Married Spouse Absent10,04311,453
Married Spouse Present76,13275,019

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$266,200
Median gross rent
$1,145
Housing tenure
Owner
118,21751.8%
Renter
109,80348.2%
Occupied homes: 228,020.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner118,217
Renter109,803
Housing occupancy
Occupied
228,02092.0%
Vacant
19,8038.0%
Housing units: 247,823.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied228,020
Vacant19,803

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
72,995
Owners without mortgage
45,222
Vacancy reason
For rent6,111
For sale1,274
Rented, not occupied1,466
Sold, not occupied679
Seasonal3,726
Migrant workers50
Other6,497
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent6,111
For sale1,274
Rented, not occupied1,466
Sold, not occupied679
Seasonal3,726
Migrant workers50
Other6,497
Structure type
Detached128,374
Attached20,312
2–4 units17,599
5–19 units29,526
20+ units36,430
Mobile or other15,582
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
6,876
Structure 3–4 Units
10,723
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
12,496
Structure 10–19 Units
17,030
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
14,670
Structure 50 Plus Units
21,760
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
15,046
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
536
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached128,374
Attached20,312
2–4 units17,599
5–19 units29,526
20+ units36,430
Mobile or other15,582
Year builtHousing units by period
53,55221.6%
Before 1960
76,52030.9%
1960–79
69,58128.1%
1980–99
45,28418.3%
2000–19
2,8861.2%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
8,298
1940–1949
12,428
1950–1959
32,826
1960–79
1960–1969
26,457
1970–1979
50,063
1980–99
1980–1989
39,257
1990–1999
30,324
2000–19
2000–2009
33,145
2010–2019
12,139
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196053,552
1960–7976,520
1980–9969,581
2000–1945,284
2020+2,886
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
15,428
1,186
1990s
15,073
1,687
2000s
23,726
5,312
2010s
44,678
46,556
2020–22
16,201
43,069
2023+
3,111
11,993
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199015,4281,186
1990s15,0731,687
2000s23,7265,312
2010s44,67846,556
2020–2216,20143,069
2023+3,11111,993
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
13,81611.7%
Under $100k
39,61633.5%
$100–249k
55,50547.0%
$250–499k
6,2385.3%
$500–749k
1,8371.6%
$750–999k
7150.6%
$1–1.49m
4900.4%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
2,855
10000–14999
1,136
15000–19999
1,035
20000–24999
1,004
25000–29999
1,148
30000–34999
1,046
35000–39999
454
40000–49999
1,138
50000–59999
578
60000–69999
832
70000–79999
698
80000–89999
847
90000–99999
1,045
$100–249k
100000–124999
3,208
125000–149999
3,658
150000–174999
6,723
175000–199999
6,271
200000–249999
19,756
$250–499k
250000–299999
17,481
300000–399999
26,346
400000–499999
11,678
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
115
2000000+
375
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k13,816
$100–249k39,616
$250–499k55,505
$500–749k6,238
$750–999k1,837
$1–1.49m715
$1.5m+490
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5004,429
$500–99934,043
$1,000–1,49941,037
$1,500–1,99917,639
$2,000–2,4995,857
$2,500–2,9991,412
$3,000+1,421
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Under $500
Under 100
262
100–149
154
150–199
146
200–249
369
250–299
1,091
300–349
405
350–399
609
400–449
719
450–499
674
$500–999
500–549
823
550–599
1,192
600–649
1,678
650–699
2,668
700–749
3,633
750–799
4,266
800–899
9,602
900–999
10,181
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
24,935
1250–1499
16,102
$3,000+
3000–3499
425
3500+
996
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5004,429
$500–99934,043
$1,000–1,49941,037
$1,500–1,99917,639
$2,000–2,4995,857
$2,500–2,9991,412
$3,000+1,421
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
3,906
19,145
1 vehicle
39,058
54,195
2 vehicles
49,702
27,046
3 vehicles
17,157
6,243
4 vehicles
5,850
2,054
5+ vehicles
2,544
1,120
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle3,90619,145
1 vehicle39,05854,195
2 vehicles49,70227,046
3 vehicles17,1576,243
4 vehicles5,8502,054
5+ vehicles2,5441,120

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
258,616
Average commute
21.9 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
175,92168.0%Derived from published counts
Carpool
27,07110.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit
6,0532.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
10,1253.9%Derived from published counts
Work from home
35,78013.8%Derived from published counts
Other
3,6661.4%Derived from published counts
Workers: 258,616.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
6,638
Bicycle
3,487
Other
Other Transportation
2,022
Motorcycle
903
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
741
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone175,921
Carpool27,071
Public transit6,053
Walk or bicycle10,125
Work from home35,780
Other3,666
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
60,89427.3%
Under 15 min
102,43146.0%
15–29 min
41,94618.8%
30–44 min
10,1794.6%
45–59 min
7,3863.3%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
6,108
5–9
22,215
10–14
32,571
15–29 min
15–19
44,823
20–24
39,206
25–29
18,402
30–44 min
30–34
31,453
35–39
5,348
40–44
5,145
60+ min
60–89
4,261
90+
3,125
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min60,894
15–29 min102,431
30–44 min41,946
45–59 min10,179
60+ min7,386

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
452,934
Civilian labor force
274,914
Employed
257,967
Unemployed
16,947
Unemployment rate
6.2%
Poverty universe
523,502
Persons below poverty
98,741
Gini index
0.46
White-collar workers
154,955
Blue-collar workers
48,973
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
24,525
29,514
Sales Office Occupations
21,102
34,491
Management Business Science Arts
45,641
53,721
Production Transportation Material Moving
19,969
6,930
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
20,810
1,264
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations24,52529,514
Sales Office Occupations21,10234,491
Management Business Science Arts45,64153,721
Production Transportation Material Moving19,9696,930
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance20,8101,264

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
205,632
Workplace jobs
236,222
Internal commuters
116,379
Inbound commuters
119,843
Outbound commuters
89,253
Net worker inflow
30,590

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
474,12789.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
56,15810.6%
Residents: 530,285.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured474,127
Uninsured56,158
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
9,11716.2%
Under 19
24,09542.9%
Age 19–34
22,15839.5%
Age 35–64
7881.4%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 199,117
Age 19–3424,095
Age 35–6422,158
Age 65+788

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
473,55586.6%
Foreign born
73,51813.4%
Residents: 547,073.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born473,555
Foreign born73,518

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
37,357
Not a citizen
36,161

Residential mobility

Same house
435,463
Within same county
66,505
From another county
14,320
From another state
20,256
From abroad
5,071

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
242,832

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Census place demographics

About Tucson city, Arizona

Tucson city, Arizona has 547,073 residents and a median age of 34.6 years. It ranks No. 32 by population within this indexed census place cohort. Population has grown 0.8% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $23,661 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Tucson city, Arizona547,073$57,07334.6 years51.8%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Arizona7,378,838$79,96439 years67.4%

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