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Population 525,796
About Tucson
Tucson is a very large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 525,796 people and 196 constituent neighborhoods, Tucson is the second largest community in Arizona.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tucson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tucson is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tucson who work in office and administrative support (15.39%), sales jobs (10.70%) and management occupations (8.03%).
Also of interest is that Tucson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Tucson Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Tucson is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.14% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tucson in 2010 was $20,243, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,972 for a family of four. However, Tucson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tucson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tucson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tucson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tucson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.59% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tucson include German, Irish, English and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Tucson's cultural character, accounting for 15.98% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Tucson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
| TUCSON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 525,796 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 205,390 |
| TUCSON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 52.91% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 47.09% |
| % VACANT | 10.19% |
| TYPE OF TUCSON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 51.14% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 8.34% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 7.40% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 26.40% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 6.55% |
| OTHER | 0.18% |
| SIZE OF TUCSON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.70% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 19.51% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 29.28% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 34.21% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.84% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.47% |
| AGE OF TUCSON HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (2000 OR LATER) | 12.02% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1999) | 52.86% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 31.60% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.53% |
| TUCSON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $129,879 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $545 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0 - $41,000 | 9.22% |
| $41,001 - $82,000 | 11.73% |
| $82,001 - $164,000 | 46.25% |
| $164,001 - $246,000 | 22.84% |
| $246,001 - $328,000 | 5.71% |
| $328,001 - $410,000 | 1.87% |
| $410,001 - $615,000 | 1.60% |
| $615,001 - $820,000 | 0.38% |
| > $820,000 | 0.40% |
| PEOPLE OF TUCSON | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.88% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.45% |
| 18 TO 24 | 14.30% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.95% |
| 35 TO 54 | 24.94% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.57% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 11.90% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 83.74% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 25.14% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $37,025 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $20,243 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 21.25% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (14.45%) Retail (10.90%) Education (9.05%) Manufacturing (8.87%) Construction (8.26%) Public Service (7.77%) Accommodation (6.68%) Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.08%) Administration (5.95%) Other (4.61%) Transportation (3.84%) Finance (3.40%) Arts (2.48%) Wholesale (2.31%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 9.50% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 69.72% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 5.00% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 2.72% |
| ASIAN | 2.87% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS | 0.22% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 15.23% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 4.23% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 41.59% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | German (9.28%) Irish (6.24%) English (5.51%) Italian (3.02%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 15.98% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (66.25%) Spanish (28.80%) |
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