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Maricopa County, AZ

Demographic and economic profile of Maricopa County, AZ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Maricopa County is Arizona's economic core, home to 4.67 million residents with a labor force participation rate of 64.9% and an unemployment rate of 4.6%; 35.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $46,640 against a GDP per capita of $67,449. The county grew 5.6% over five years, and while median home values have reached $414,700 with rents averaging $1,587/month, a median household income of $89,300 and 65.2% homeownership rate reflect relatively broad housing access for its scale.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

4,673,096

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$89,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.6% since 2018

Maricopa County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,672,667 (58.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race668,329 (14.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone427,325 (9.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone259,526 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races224,221 (4.9%)
  • Asian Alone208,324 (4.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish818,595
  2. 2.Other Indo-European59,747
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island39,530
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)24,907
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic20,535

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

233,313

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$67,449

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance475,997
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services302,623
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)266,773
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing236,748
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services204,631

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations979,042
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations505,876
  3. 3.Service Occupations349,784
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations247,110
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations183,474

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.59×)234,342
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.13×)173,197
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.09×)264,005
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.09×)298,592
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.02×)197,869

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$414,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,587/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999263,764 (23.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999229,521 (20.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999212,627 (18.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999105,814 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99964,763 (5.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99957,265 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,640

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,448,090 (64.8%)
  • Worked At Home464,358 (20.8%)
  • Carpooled212,165 (9.5%)
  • Other33,618 (1.5%)
  • Walked30,483 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit25,884 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.