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Phoenix AZ - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	1,321,045	6 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 250) (100%)
Average Income	$41,207	7,757 (69%)	50 (80%)
Median House Value	$112,600	6,338 (75%)	69 (72%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	71.1%	20,824 (of 25,150) (17%)	142 (of 250) (43%)
% Black Population	5.1%	5,598 (78%)	11 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	34.1%	1,261 (95%)	59 (76%)
% Asian Population	2.0%	3,119 (88%)	13 (95%)
% American Indian Population	2.0%	2,582 (90%)	121 (52%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	76.6%	15,510 (of 25,150) (38%)	128 (of 250) (49%)
% College Graduates	22.7%	5,691 (77%)	48 (81%)
% Never Married	29.9%	3,586 (86%)	82 (67%)
% Married	51.0%	18,844 (25%)	173 (31%)
% Seperated	2.4%	6,692 (73%)	69 (72%)
% Divorced	11.9%	7,479 (70%)	88 (65%)
% Foreign Born	19.5%	1,353 (95%)	28 (89%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	495,793	6 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 250) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	2.5%	21,507 (14%)	94 (62%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.1%	15,742 (37%)	54 (78%)
Average Rooms in House	4.9	20,486 (19%)	108 (57%)
% Households with No Car	8.9%	8,463 (66%)	91 (64%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.7%	18,110 (28%)	166 (34%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.4%	2,307 (91%)	32 (87%)
Median House Value	$112,600	6,338 (75%)	69 (72%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.9%	12,494 (50%)	130 (48%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.3%	3,678 (85%)	43 (83%)
Average Monthly Rent	$622	5,369 (79%)	54 (78%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	66.4%	7,930 (of 25,150) (68%)	32 (of 250) (87%)
% Drive Alone to Work	71.7%	19,362 (23%)	124 (50%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.3%	2,539 (90%)	22 (91%)
% Walk to Work	2.2%	12,883 (49%)	142 (43%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	26.1	9,091 (64%)	93 (63%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.1%	14,781 (41%)	165 (34%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.3%	3,806 (85%)	26 (90%)
Median Household Income	$41,207	7,757 (69%)	50 (80%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.9%	11,298 (55%)	136 (46%)
Per Capita Income	$19,833	7,205 (71%)	53 (79%)
Male Worker Income	$32,820	10,285 (59%)	94 (62%)
Female Worker Income	$27,466	5,667 (77%)	36 (86%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	11.5%	8,175 (67%)	130 (48%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.8%	7,675 (69%)	124 (50%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	1.00

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Dallas, Texas	0.84
San Antonio, Texas	0.83
San Diego, California	0.80
Indianapolis, Indiana	0.78
Austin, Texas	0.77
Columbus, Ohio	0.76
Jacksonville, Florida	0.74
Nashville, Tennessee	0.74
Houston, Texas	0.73
Albuquerque, New Mexico	0.73

Phoenix AZ Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $700 and $999	65,024	1
People Living in a Different House, Different County, and Different State as 1995	170,938	2
Houses Built 1995-1998	45,633	2
Electricity Fueled Households	302,585	2
Houses Worth Between $100,000 and $149,999	68,690	2

Phoenix AZ Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 250)
Population	1,321,045	1
Male Population	671,760	1
Female Population	649,285	1
Under 5 years Old Population	114,516	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	111,367	1

Phoenix AZ Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	65.9%	23,869
Percent Native Population	80.5%	23,751
Percent of People Born in U.S.	79.6%	23,691
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	34.6%	23,401
Percent of Houses with Less than 1 Person Per Room	87.5%	23,375

Phoenix AZ Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 250)
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	1.0%	228
Percent Vacant Housing Units	6.1%	227
Percent Native Population	80.5%	222
Percent of People Born in U.S.	79.6%	222
Percent Government Workers	11.7%	220

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Phoenix AZ	Dallas, Texas
Total Population	1,321,045	1,188,580
Average Age	30.7	30.5
Average Income	$41,207	$37,628
Median House Value	$112,600	$89,800
% White Population	71.1%	50.8%
% Black Population	5.1%	25.9%
% Asian Population	2.0%	2.7%
% Hispanic Population	34.1%	35.6%

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