Tucson is a large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 486,591 people and 94 constituent neighborhoods, Tucson is the second largest community in Arizona.

Unlike some cities, Tucson isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tucson are a mix 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 jobs (17.06%), sales jobs (11.14%), and management occupations (6.82%).

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.

In addition, Tucson is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on the local Tucson culture, lifestyle and music scene. In fact, Tucson is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns. The combination of big city status and thousands of college students gives Tucson, on one hand, a sophisticated style, while on the other also provides a youthful feel and lots of diversions and entertainment for students. Believe it or not, Tucson is one of the biggest "college towns" in America, generating lift to the economy of the entire region, and issuing forth thousands of newly-minted college students every spring, powering the innovation economy, the arts, and a lively club scene.

Not only is Tucson a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a very large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Tucson is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

Tucson is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 89.2% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you'll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Tucson. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Tucson landscape.

Tucson Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Tucson is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 22.88% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Tucson in 2000 was $16,322, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,288 for a family of four.

Tucson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tucson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Tucson is White, followed by 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 35.83% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Tucson include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Tucson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.