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Phoenix, AZ
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Phoenix profile


Living in Phoenix



Phoenix is a very large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,644,409 people and 386 constituent neighborhoods, Phoenix is the largest community in Arizona.

Also of interest is that Phoenix has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Phoenix telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Phoenix is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. 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 Phoenix 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.

The overall education level of Phoenix citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.58% of adults in Phoenix have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Phoenix in 2018 was $33,718, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,872 for a family of four. However, Phoenix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Phoenix is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Phoenix 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 Phoenix, accounting for 42.73% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Phoenix residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Phoenix include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

Phoenix also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.21%.

The most common language spoken in Phoenix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.