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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Arizona

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Phoenix, Arizona




Phoenix (city), Arizona

   People QuickFactsPhoenixArizona
Population, 2003 estimate 1,388,4165,580,811
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.1%8.8%
Population, 2000 1,321,0455,130,632
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 33.6%40.0%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.7%7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.9%26.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 8.1%13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000 49.1%50.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)71.1%75.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)5.1%3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)2.0%5.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)2.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)16.4%11.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.3%2.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 34.1%25.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 43.3%44.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 19.5%12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 32.2%25.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.6%81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.7%23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 26.124.9
 
Housing units, 2000 495,8322,189,189
Homeownership rate, 2000 60.7%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $112,600$121,300
 
Households, 2000 465,8341,901,327
Persons per household, 2000 2.792.64
Median household income, 1999 $41,207$40,558
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,833$20,275
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 15.8%13.9%
   Business QuickFactsPhoenixArizona
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 21,996,86445,899,068
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 11,407,58543,960,933
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,643$9,657
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,009,0686,634,744
Total number of firms, 1997 89,253329,031
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 12.8%13.2%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.2%27.0%
   Geography QuickFactsPhoenixArizona
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 475113,635
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,781.945.2
FIPS Code 5500004
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:35 EST

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