Tempe is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 189,834 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Tempe is the ninth largest community in Arizona. Tempe real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Tempe house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Tempe is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tempe is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tempe who work in office and administrative support (12.51%), sales jobs (9.98%), and management occupations (9.20%). Also of interest is that Tempe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Tempe is also a city of artists. Tempe has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Tempe’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.42% 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. Tempe is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Tempe is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The citizens of Tempe are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.53% of adults in Tempe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tempe in 2022 was $42,371, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,484 for a family of four. However, Tempe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tempe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tempe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tempe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tempe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tempe include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Tempe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
