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County population in July 2008: 3,954,598 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 764,563
Renter-occupied apartments: 368,323
% of renters here:  33%
State:  32%

Land area: 9203 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 420 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Maricopa County: 93.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Maricopa County, Arizona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.2%)
  • Hispanic (24.8%)
  • Other race (11.9%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Arizona median age:  34.2 years

Males: 1,536,473  (50.0%)
Females: 1,535,676  (50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $37,009
County population in 2003: 3,388,768
Jobs in 2003: 1,635,860

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Maricopa County,AZ real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 1,771,778
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:
Maricopa County:  2.7 people
Arizona:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2008: $56,499 ($45,358 in 1999)
This county:  $56,499
Arizona:  $50,958

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $811 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $1,040)
This county:  $811
State:  $738

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $250,800 (it was $122,000 in 2000)
Maricopa County:  $250,800
Arizona:  $229,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,700 - $380,200

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $358,592
Here:  $358,592
State:  $323,661

Townhouses or other attached units: $242,296
Here:  $242,296
State:  $231,545

In 2-unit structures: $236,199
Here:  $236,199
State:  $244,995

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,080
Here:  $176,080
State:  $181,041

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,122
Here:  $202,122
State:  $195,408

Mobile homes: $43,493
Here:  $43,493
State:  $51,746

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,345
Here:  $41,345
State:  $39,763
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,640
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394

Institutionalized population: 23,982


Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 12
  • Rapes: 24
  • Robberies: 74
  • Assaults: 475
  • Burglaries: 1657
  • Thefts: 3647
  • Auto thefts: 1082

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Maricopa County, AZ map from a distance

Health of residents in Maricopa County based on 2641 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
77.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
30.0% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
46.8% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
58.5% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
71.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 190 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 150 pounds. This is about average.
29.7% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.



2004 Presidential Election results in Maricopa County Arizona:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 42.3%

2008 Election Results

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2008: $1,443 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2008: $1,162 (0.5%)

Maricopa County household income distribution in 2008 Maricopa County home values distribution


Maricopa County contract rent distribution in 2008

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 13.4%
Maricopa County:  13.4%
Arizona:  14.7%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.9% for Black residents, 23.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.5% for American Indian residents, 17.5% for other race residents, 14.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2008: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 27 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 27 years old)

Area name: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Maricopa County is $638 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $770 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1122 a month.

Cities in this county include: Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Peoria, Sun City, Avondale.

2005 air pollution in Maricopa County:

Carbon Monoxide: 5 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.115 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 74 µg/m3. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 200 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 12.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 41 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Gila County , La Paz County , Pima County , Pinal County , Yavapai County , Yuma County .


Maricopa County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Maricopa County: A K Ranch (A), Rock House (B), Adams Camp (C), Riverside Recreation Site (D), Aguila Microwave Relay Station (E), Aguila Substation (F), Gila Compressor Station (G), Gila River Ranch (H), Rest Area One-hundred Twenty-nine MP (I), Rest Area One Hundred Twentythree C (J), Rest Area Eighty-four T Two (K), Kenyon Station (L), Alpha (M), Reevis Ranch (N), Goldfield Ranch (O), Goldfield Recreation Site (P), Apache Lake Campground (Q), Apache Lake Marina Recreation Site (R), Apache Lake Resort (S), Arizona Highway Maintenance Beeline Yard (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Maricopa County: Maricopa Mission (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Tom Walder Memorial Park (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Jim Hart Memorial Monument (3), Maricopa Cemetery (4), Oatman Grave (5), Fourr Cemetery (6), Stout Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Firebird Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Palm Lake (C), Rock Tank (D), Roosevelt Tank (E), Airport Tank (F), Ruin Tank (G), Ryan Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Creek (A), Ash Creek (B), Twin Peaks Wash (C), Barge Creek, La (D), Twin Buttes Wash (E), Barranca Creek (F), Mill Wash (G), Turtleback Wash (H), Jimmie Wash (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Maricopa County include: Camp Reno Historical Marker (1), Butcher Jones Recreation Site (2), Ellsworth Park (3), Buckeye Hills Recreation Area (4), Three Bar Wildlife Area (5), Horseshoe Recreation Area (6), Painted Rock Historic Park (7), Manzanita Park (8), Palo Verde Recreation Site 147 (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Arlington Post Office (A), Laveen Post Office (B), Salt River Post Office (C), Aguila Post Office (D), Tonopah Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in Oct. 2009:
Here:  8.5%
Arizona:  9.3%

Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 197,913
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 441,240 (26% naturalized citizens)

Maricopa County:  14.4%
Whole state:  12.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 153,237
  • 1990 to 1994: 84,737
  • 1985 to 1989: 63,020
  • 1980 to 1984: 41,871
  • 1975 to 1979: 28,603
  • 1970 to 1974: 19,759
  • 1970 to 1974: 13,556
  • 1965 to 1969: 36,457


Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Maricopa County marital status for males
Maricopa County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 739,330
  • One, attached: 81,868
  • Two: 14,733
  • 3 or 4: 48,302
  • 5 to 9: 58,283
  • 10 to 19: 57,351
  • 20 or more: 153,392
  • Mobile homes: 90,494
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6,478

Housing units in Maricopa County with a mortgage: 527,861 (67,301 second mortgage, 55,644 home equity loan, 2,070 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134,042

Here:  79.7% with mortgage
State:  74.9% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.73%
Here39.7%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 1,220,609
Total congregations: 1,552

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents530,135 (43.4%)153,980 (12.6%)76,468 (6.3%)57,633 (4.7%)50,995 (4.2%)
Congregations91 (5.9%)375 (24.2%)126 (8.1%)88 (5.7%)57 (3.7%)
NameUnited Methodist Church Charismatic Churches Independent Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther
Adherents32,811 (2.7%)25,080 (2.1%)23,730 (1.9%)22,177 (1.8%)247,600 (20.3%)
Congregations50 (3.2%)16 (1.0%)28 (1.8%)35 (2.3%)686 (44.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Maricopa County - Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Chandler

Agriculture in Maricopa County
Average size of farms: 297 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $350797
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1679.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $277211
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.06%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 100.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $90386
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 78.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 32.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 61.99%
Corn for grain: 168 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 14137 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 50354 harvested acres
Vegetables: 17010 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 10832 acres

Maricopa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 3.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 57 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/30/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 41 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Maricopa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arizona state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/13/1991 at 21:37:27, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from Maricopa County center
On 7/1/2005 at 17:41:06, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Management of companies and enterprises (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):



  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Social assistance (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Cashiers (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (65%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Philippines (2%)
  • Vietnam (2%)
  • India (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Maricopa County (%):



  • German (14%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Italian (5%)
  • Polish (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)


Maricopa County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,050,341 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 214,231 (15%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 26,947 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 464 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 289 (0%)
  • Railroad: 405 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 30 (0%)
  • Taxi: 1,326 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 5,541 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 13,640 (1%)
  • Walked: 28,888 (2%)
  • Other means: 12,621 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 51,719 (4%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Maricopa County, Arizona
  • 8138 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 7823 people in nursing homes
  • 6922 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 5870 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 5235 people in state prisons
  • 2118 people in other group homes
  • 1591 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 1249 people in federal prisons and detention centers
  • 756 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 741 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 643 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 630 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 516 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 474 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 447 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 373 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 293 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 207 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 166 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 164 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 153 people in religious group quarters
  • 125 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 116 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 81 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 81 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 77 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 73 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 38 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 21 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 20 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 6 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 4 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 3 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $62,208.

7.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.17%
Arizona average:  8.20%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($585 average AGI)
Maricopa County:  0.14%
Arizona average:  0.18%

0.96% relocated from other counties in Arizona ($5,158 average AGI)
6.07% relocated from other states ($43,077 average AGI)
Maricopa County:  6.07%
Arizona average:  6.09%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.46% ($42,786 average AGI)
from Pinal County, AZ  0.24% ($41,886)
from Pima County, AZ  0.23% ($41,401)
from San Diego County, CA  0.22% ($46,746)
from Orange County, CA  0.20% ($56,157)
from Cook County, IL  0.14% ($53,740)
from Clark County, NV  0.13% ($55,546)


5.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.18%
Arizona average:  5.96%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($856 average AGI)
Maricopa County:  0.08%
Arizona average:  0.10%

1.40% relocated to other counties in Arizona ($12,960 average AGI)
3.70% relocated to other states ($36,564 average AGI)
Maricopa County:  3.70%
Arizona average:  3.88%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pinal County, AZ  0.70% ($51,347 average AGI)
to Yavapai County, AZ  0.17% ($50,328)
to Pima County, AZ  0.17% ($44,290)
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.13% ($39,935)
to Clark County, NV  0.11% ($94,499)
to San Diego County, CA  0.11% ($47,664)
to Coconino County, AZ  0.08% ($41,347)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.4



Births per 1000 population in Maricopa County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Maricopa County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Maricopa County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 390,110 (337,774 aged, 52,336 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%


Household type by relationship


Households: 3,027,460
  • In family households: 2,551,286 (593,757 male householders, 175,043 female householders)
    601,680 spouses, 908,063 children (834,616 natural, 21,509 adopted, 51,938 stepchildren), 54,844 grandchildren, 41,254 brothers or sisters, 23,863 parents, 69,290 other relatives, 83,492 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 476,174 (175,677 male householders (123,146 living alone)), 188,571 female householders (154,380 living alone)), 111,926 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 44,689 (24,414 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 312,997 2-persons, 160,200 3-persons, 149,735 4-persons, 79,678 5-persons, 36,492 6-persons, 29,698 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 277,526 1-person, 70,590 2-persons, 11,156 3-persons, 3,531 4-persons, 952 5-persons, 293 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.

75.9% of residents of Maricopa County speak English at home.
19.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $21,299,643,000 ($6084 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,747,778,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $6,828,234,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,347,166,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $88,736,000
Federal grants: $4,155,471,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,321,857,000 ($4,647,613,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,558,179,000 ($422,250,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $301,706,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,300,783,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,080,955,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 299,782
Here:  82 per 1000 residents
State:  78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 121,963
Here:  34 per 1000 residents
State:  37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +131,048
Here:  +36 per 1000 residents
State:  +28 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +259,869
Here:  +71 per 1000 residents
State:  +69 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Maricopa County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 738.55 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.7
State:  3.7



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 68,108
  • 1995 to 1998: 178,462
  • 1990 to 1994: 127,455
  • 1980 to 1989: 321,879
  • 1970 to 1979: 292,002
  • 1960 to 1969: 131,536
  • 1950 to 1959: 88,911
  • 1940 to 1949: 24,684
  • 1939 or earlier: 17,194

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Maricopa County, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 2,125
  • 2 rooms: 12,551
  • 3 rooms: 40,179
  • 4 rooms: 72,883
  • 5 rooms: 177,899
  • 6 rooms: 185,160
  • 7 rooms: 133,605
  • 8 rooms: 81,064
  • 9+ rooms: 59,097


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maricopa County, Arizona:
  • 1 room: 27,482
  • 2 rooms: 56,265
  • 3 rooms: 83,412
  • 4 rooms: 102,794
  • 5 rooms: 54,864
  • 6 rooms: 25,860
  • 7 rooms: 11,210
  • 8 rooms: 4,281
  • 9+ rooms: 2,155


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Maricopa County:
  • no bedroom: 6,579
  • 1 bedroom: 31,753
  • 2 bedrooms: 176,490
  • 3 bedrooms: 339,021
  • 4 bedrooms: 176,333
  • 5+ bedrooms: 34,387


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Maricopa County:
  • no bedroom: 34,038
  • 1 bedroom: 123,838
  • 2 bedrooms: 143,577
  • 3 bedrooms: 52,886
  • 4 bedrooms: 12,627
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,357


Cars and other vehicles available in Maricopa County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 22,530
  • 1 vehicle: 247,591
  • 2 vehicles: 355,673
  • 3 vehicles: 105,006
  • 4 vehicles: 25,426
  • 5+ vehicles: 8,337


Cars and other vehicles available in Maricopa County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 56,228
  • 1 vehicle: 190,922
  • 2 vehicles: 98,361
  • 3 vehicles: 17,156
  • 4 vehicles: 3,716
  • 5+ vehicles: 1,940


44% of Maricopa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Arizona.

Maricopa County:  43.6%
State average:  46.0%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 988115
  • Northeast: 277006
  • Midwest: 654252
  • South: 246940
  • West: 432784

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $134,400


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (64.2%)
  • Utility gas (33.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.3%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (78.9%)
  • Utility gas (18.9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.0%)
  • No fuel used (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23,068
Here:  6.2%
Arizona:  6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10,296
Here:  6.3%
Arizona:  6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25,400
Here:  15.7%
Arizona:  13.2%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Maricopa County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $142,957,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $373,514,000
    All Other: $60,033,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,614,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $274,000
    Solid Waste Management: $209,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Construction - Corrections - Other: $78,616,000
    Regular Highways: $39,511,000
    General: $25,931,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $23,391,000
    Financial Administration: $10,370,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,617,000
    Libraries: $1,307,000
    Police Protection: $1,120,000
    Health - Other: $415,000
    Parks & Recreation: $321,000
    Central Staff Services: $307,000
    Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    Judicial & Legal: $29,000
  • Current Operations - Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $478,050,000
    Own Hospitals: $356,322,000
    Corrections - Other: $242,017,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $225,295,000
    Health Services - Other: $83,621,000
    Financial Administration: $73,108,000
    General - Other: $63,408,000
    Police Protection: $50,954,000
    Regular Highways: $48,439,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $36,503,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,910,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $18,296,000
    Welfare - Other: $15,590,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,353,000
    Libraries: $12,059,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,774,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,518,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
  • Equipment Only - General - Other: $6,622,000
    Correction - Other: $6,124,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,622,000
    Judicial and Legal: $1,462,000
    Own Hospitals: $1,098,000
    Financial Administration: $809,000
    Libraries: $668,000
    Health - Other: $555,000
    Police Protection: $535,000
    G12 Subcode: $459,000
    Regular Highways: $309,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $17,014,000
    Health & Hospitals: $14,333,000
    All Other: $12,562,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,617,000
    Highways: $867,000
    General Support: $276,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $100,109,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,631,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $195,001,000
    Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $99,115,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,079,000
    General Support: $2,488,000
    Highways: $1,733,000
    Health & Hospitals: $1,303,000
    Housing & Community Development: $90,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,529,883,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $232,982,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $394,316,000
    Other NEC: $20,125,000
  • Long Term Debt Offsets - Nonguaranteed: $1,806,527,000
    Full Faith & Credit: $108,481,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $20,165,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,806,527,000
    Other, NEC: $178,101,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $19,350,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $117,672,000
    Other, NEC: $35,491,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $123,374,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $47,233,000
    Fines & Forfeits: $19,031,000
    Special Assessments: $3,219,000
    Property Sale Other: $583,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $16,938,000
    General - Other: $8,410,000
    Regular Highways: $8,211,000
    Corrections - Other: $6,124,000
    Financial Administration: $5,609,000
    Libraries: $2,208,000
    Central Staff: $1,622,000
    Judicial: $1,462,000
    Own Hospitals: $1,098,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $798,000
    Health - Other: $555,000
    Police Protection: $535,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $496,380,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,915,008,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $539,084,000
    General Support: $363,598,000
    All Other: $94,357,000
    Highways: $93,596,000
    Health & Hospitals: $33,590,000
    Education: $11,989,000
    Housing & Community Development: $269,000
  • Tax - Property: $528,421,000
    Total General Sales: $112,074,000
    NEC: $31,590,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $645,525,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Maricopa County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)



Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)



Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 662 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4,280$211,14376,299$243,34697,277$229,74113,339$109,388242$4,023,26424,472$219,0872,081$114,262
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED386$211,41716,295$228,36222,180$227,2914,482$84,8989$8,714,1114,566$213,422658$105,395
APPLICATIONS DENIED1,045$201,89524,856$247,00871,187$236,37414,203$105,75353$917,90611,474$223,3962,261$97,287
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN567$202,63012,656$251,46228,960$230,6553,204$151,72459$3,089,7294,268$227,092345$122,496
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS54$200,1853,427$242,16811,600$240,502857$137,1093$1,833,3331,296$231,29164$131,438
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 647 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED19,205$235,0096,939$248,2612,384$227,81786$147,767
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2,949$245,9621,987$266,055548$245,19223$148,261
APPLICATIONS DENIED627$260,635421$314,967211$287,5887$167,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1,282$246,358775$269,741235$265,4946$159,833
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS120$244,46748$304,52124$221,0830$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Maricopa County on our top lists:
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  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
  • #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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