Arizona Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,401,840 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 81,923 | 5.8 |
| Kindergarten | 77,930 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 624,766 | 44.6 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 286,122 | 20.4 |
| College or graduate school | 331,099 | 23.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 3,256,184 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 254,696 | 7.8 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 364,851 | 11.2 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 791,904 | 24.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 859,165 | 26.4 |
| Associate degree | 219,356 | 6.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 493,419 | 15.2 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 272,793 | 8.4 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 23.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 3,979,336 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,037,532 | 26.1 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,188,689 | 55.0 |
| Separated | 73,329 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 238,896 | 6.0 |
Female | 188,563 | 4.7 |
| Divorced | 440,890 | 11.1 |
Female | 247,938 | 6.2 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 114,990 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 52,210 | 45.4 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,747,180 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 562,916 | 15.0 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,199,960 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 95,958 | 8.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 2,813,449 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 546,773 | 19.4 |
Percent employed | 56.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,266,676 | 80.6 |
Percent employed | 74.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 653,778 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 259,521 | 39.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 4,752,724 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,103,907 | 44.3 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,465,835 | 51.9 |
Same county | 1,456,345 | 30.6 |
Different county | 1,009,490 | 21.2 |
Same state | 213,070 | 4.5 |
Different state | 796,420 | 16.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 182,982 | 3.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 5,130,632 | 100.0 |
| Native | 4,474,449 | 87.2 |
Born in United States | 4,418,767 | 86.1 |
State of residence | 1,779,492 | 34.7 |
Different state | 2,639,275 | 51.4 |
Born outside United States | 55,682 | 1.1 |
| Foreign born | 656,183 | 12.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 317,381 | 6.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 193,944 | 3.8 |
Not a citizen | 462,239 | 9.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 656,183 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 71,674 | 10.9 |
| Asia | 77,450 | 11.8 |
| Africa | 8,475 | 1.3 |
| Oceania | 3,156 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 469,033 | 71.5 |
| Northern America | 26,395 | 4.0 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 4,752,724 | 100.0 |
| English only | 3,523,487 | 74.1 |
| Language other than English | 1,229,237 | 25.9 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 539,937 | 11.4 |
Spanish | 927,395 | 19.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 435,186 | 9.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 102,004 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 26,527 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 62,204 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 28,280 | 0.6 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 5,130,632 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,397,030 | 105.2 |
| Arab | 17,223 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 30,391 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 39,482 | 0.8 |
| Dutch | 83,686 | 1.6 |
| English | 532,153 | 10.4 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 147,358 | 2.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 35,050 | 0.7 |
| German | 799,777 | 15.6 |
| Greek | 16,501 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 23,571 | 0.5 |
| Irish1 | 525,997 | 10.3 |
| Italian | 224,795 | 4.4 |
| Lithuanian | 10,143 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 106,771 | 2.1 |
| Polish | 126,665 | 2.5 |
| Portuguese | 11,600 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 40,616 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 79,165 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 102,879 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 8,114 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 14,504 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 94,601 | 1.8 |
| Swiss | 17,531 | 0.3 |
| Ukrainian | 10,817 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 240,392 | 4.7 |
| Welsh | 38,671 | 0.8 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 4,671 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 2,013,906 | 39.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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