Desert Hills, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,924 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 335 (all nonfarm))

Desert Hills, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,459 (1,018 occupied: 797 owner occupied, 221 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

Housing density: 310 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $277,415.

Median contract rent in 2007: $614 (lower quartile is $355, upper quartile is $675)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $551

Median gross rent in Desert Hills, AZ in 2007: $750

Housing units in Desert Hills with a mortgage: 116 (27 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Desert Hills,AZ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,319 (it was $55,300 in 2000)

Desert Hills:	$142,319
Arizona:	$237,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $173,915 - $426,473

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $360,126
Here: $360,126
State: $341,391

Mobile homes: $49,811
Here: $49,811
State: $51,746

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,259

In family households: 1,840 (621 male householders, 93 female householders)
602 spouses, 340 children (276 natural, 10 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 17 other relatives, 112 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 419 (178 male householders (147 living alone)), 144 female householders (102 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 452 2-persons, 144 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 38 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 249 1-person, 68 2-persons, 5 5-persons.

204 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (38 men, 69 women).

96.3% of residents of Desert Hills speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 86 (3.8%)
(37.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Desert Hills, Arizona:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 213 5 rooms: 254 6 rooms: 176 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Desert Hills, Arizona:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 97 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 217
1990 to 1994: 145
1980 to 1989: 253
1970 to 1979: 640
1960 to 1969: 136
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Desert Hills:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 432 3 bedrooms: 250 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Desert Hills:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 157 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Desert Hills in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 255 2 vehicles: 414 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Desert Hills in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 78 2 vehicles: 109 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Desert Hills, AZ:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 30
$90,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 75
$125,000 to $149,999: 185
$150,000 to $174,999: 88
$175,000 to $199,999: 59
$200,000 to $249,999: 61
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 29
$400,000 to $499,999: 38
$500,000 to $749,999: 33
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 1

Desert Hills rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Desert Hills:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 11
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 26
$700 to $749: 23
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 10 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 32

Desert Hills, AZ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.2%
Number of people working at home: 36 (4.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 35
5 to 9 minutes: 67
10 to 14 minutes: 148
15 to 19 minutes: 232
20 to 24 minutes: 122
25 to 29 minutes: 21
30 to 34 minutes: 59
35 to 39 minutes: 7
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 21
60 to 89 minutes: 0
90 or more minutes: 13

Desert Hills mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 566 (74%)
Carpooled: 103 (14%)
Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
Walked: 32 (4%)
Other means: 14 (2%)
Worked at home: 36 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 124
$10,000 to $14,999: 127
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 157
$25,000 to $29,999: 90
$30,000 to $34,999: 121
$35,000 to $39,999: 116
$40,000 to $44,999: 59
$45,000 to $49,999: 26
$50,000 to $59,999: 59
$60,000 to $74,999: 61
$75,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 329

English: 274

Irish: 204

Other groups: 185

United States or American: 80

French (except Basque): 74

Dutch: 70

Scottish: 60

Italian: 55

Norwegian: 47

Scotch-Irish: 46

Canadian: 28

Polish: 22

French Canadian: 17

Arab:: 14

Egyptian: 14

British: 14

Welsh: 13

Basque: 12

Romanian: 10

Swedish: 10

Finnish: 9

Hungarian: 9

Slovene: 8

European: 7

Danish: 6

Portuguese: 6

Serbian: 6

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

Mexico (37%)
Canada (20%)
Egypt (16%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (10%)
Colombia (9%)
Germany (7%)

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

This state: 273
Northeast: 350
Midwest: 633
South: 170
West: 714

45% of Desert Hills residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 355
Less than 1 year of college: 66
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 148
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 80
Master's degree: 19
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 60
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 367
Less than 1 year of college: 131
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 117
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 38
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 16
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 12.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $34,222
Some other race householders: $91,068
Two or more races householders: $37,383
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,092

Desert Hills household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Desert Hills household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Desert Hills marital status for males

Desert Hills marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $409,714
Some other race householders: $418,207
Two or more races householders: $70,773
Hispanic or Latino householders: $418,207

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 270
Mobile homes: 1,180
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $95,534

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Desert Hills:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Arizona:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Arizona:	13.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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)

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