El Mirage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 35,985 people and nine associated neighborhoods, El Mirage is the 29th largest community in Arizona. El Mirage has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in El Mirage, where the median household income is $72,134.00.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in El Mirage, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.58 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of El Mirage rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.35% of adults 25 and older in El Mirage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in El Mirage in 2022 was $26,087, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,348 for a family of four. However, El Mirage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Mirage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Mirage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Mirage, accounting for 49.27% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Mirage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Mirage include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in El Mirage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.