Surprise, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

Back to: Surprise, Arizona main profile, Arizona, Arizona smaller cities, Arizona small towns, Arizona forum, All US cities. Total population: 30,886 (Urban population: 29,526, Rural population: 1,360 (8 farm, 1,352 nonfarm)) Houses: 16,307 (12,502 occupied: 11,014 owner occupied, 1,488 renter occupied) % of renters here:   12% State:   32% Housing density: 235 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Surprise, Arizona on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Buyers market.... really?  (192 replies) Surprise growth  (44 replies) Laveen vs. Surprise  (89 replies) Surprise vs Goodyear  (11 replies) Surprise, AZ  (11 replies) Commute Question - Anthem vs Surprise  (22 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $229,900 (lower quartile is $172,500, upper quartile is $307,100) Median contract rent in 2005: $870 (lower quartile is $742, upper quartile is $992) Housing units in Surprise with a mortgage: 6,555 (486 second mortgage, 451 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,721 Median year house/condo built: 1996 Median year apartment built: 1997 Household type by relationship Households: 30,762 In family households: 27,485 (8,510 male householders, 1,275 female householders) 8,819 spouses, 6,568 children (6,017 natural, 112 adopted, 439 stepchildren), 628 grandchildren, 291 brothers or sisters, 266 parents, 696 other relatives, 432 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,277 (1,115 male householders (815 living alone)), 1,574 female householders (1,384 living alone)), 588 nonrelatives In group quarters: 124 (47 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 6,308 2-persons, 1,316 3-persons, 1,073 4-persons, 549 5-persons, 243 6-persons, 296 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,199 1-person, 423 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 6 5-persons. 4,238 married couples with children. 1,056 single-parent households (322 men, 734 women). 78.8% of residents of Surprise speak English at home. 17.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all). 2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well). Foreign born population: 3,446 (11.2%) (37.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Surprise, AZ: Less than $10,000: 13 $10,000 to $14,999: 15 $15,000 to $19,999: 11 $20,000 to $24,999: 11 $25,000 to $29,999: 18 $30,000 to $34,999: 14 $35,000 to $39,999: 22 $40,000 to $49,999: 63 $50,000 to $59,999: 107 $60,000 to $69,999: 226 $70,000 to $79,999: 202 $80,000 to $89,999: 358 $90,000 to $99,999: 888 $100,000 to $124,999: 2429 $125,000 to $149,999: 1948 $150,000 to $174,999: 1186 $175,000 to $199,999: 525 $200,000 to $249,999: 545 $250,000 to $299,999: 314 $300,000 to $399,999: 238 $400,000 to $499,999: 109 $500,000 to $749,999: 15 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 19

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Surprise: Less than $100: 9 $100 to $149: 7 $150 to $199: 63 $200 to $249: 20 $250 to $299: 18 $300 to $349: 77 $350 to $399: 62 $400 to $449: 189 $450 to $499: 147 $500 to $549: 77 $550 to $599: 72 $600 to $649: 127 $650 to $699: 92 $700 to $749: 110 $750 to $799: 14 $800 to $899: 100 $900 to $999: 79 $1,000 to $1,249: 70 $1,250 to $1,499: 36 $1,500 to $1,999: 29 $2,000 or more: 8 No cash rent: 82

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.0%
Number of people working at home: 355 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 142 5 to 9 minutes: 777 10 to 14 minutes: 1184 15 to 19 minutes: 1338 20 to 24 minutes: 1121 25 to 29 minutes: 514 30 to 34 minutes: 1589 35 to 39 minutes: 419 40 to 44 minutes: 588 45 to 59 minutes: 1367 60 to 89 minutes: 1085 90 or more minutes: 165

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,070 (76%) Carpooled: 1,798 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 51 (0%) Railroad: 10 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 35 (0%) Bicycle: 35 (0%) Walked: 173 (2%) Other means: 114 (1%) Worked at home: 355 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 523 $10,000 to $14,999: 625 $15,000 to $19,999: 589 $20,000 to $24,999: 805 $25,000 to $29,999: 1027 $30,000 to $34,999: 902 $35,000 to $39,999: 909 $40,000 to $44,999: 993 $45,000 to $49,999: 844 $50,000 to $59,999: 1471 $60,000 to $74,999: 1579 $75,000 to $99,999: 1274 $100,000 to $124,999: 457 $125,000 to $149,999: 140 $150,000 to $199,999: 188 $200,000 or more: 148

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 8087
• German: 4147
• English: 2700
• Irish: 2047
• United States or American: 1745
• Italian: 1457
• Polish: 799
• Norwegian: 594
• Swedish: 492
• French (except Basque): 442
• Scotch-Irish: 430
• Scottish: 344
• European: 337
• Dutch: 330
• French Canadian: 167
• Welsh: 155
• Russian: 154
• Hungarian: 150
• Romanian: 148
• Danish: 146
• Finnish: 116
• British: 108
• Croatian: 89
• Canadian: 86
• Swiss: 85
• Portuguese: 76
• Ukrainian: 71
• Subsaharan African:: 63
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 60
• Scandinavian: 59
• Slovak: 59
• African: 58
• Austrian: 57
• Czech: 53
• Greek: 45
• Lithuanian: 45
• Arab:: 37
• Belgian: 31
• Armenian: 31
• Czechoslovakian: 27
• Serbian: 20
• Latvian: 19
• Slovene: 18
• Yugoslavian: 17
• Northern European: 17
• Syrian: 16
• Basque: 13
• Moroccan: 11
• Israeli: 10
• Maltese: 9
• New Zealander: 7
• Luxemburger: 7
• Other Arab: 6
• South African: 5
• Celtic: 5
• Australian: 5
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5
• Haitian: 5
• Lebanese: 4
• Turkish: 4

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

• This state: 7687
• Northeast: 3354
• Midwest: 8516
• South: 3081
• West: 4431

24% of Surprise residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 5% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 137
• Nursery to 4th grade: 149
• 5th and 6th grade: 257
• 7th and 8th grade: 256
• 9th grade: 146
• 10th grade: 217
• 11th grade: 196
• 12th grade, no diploma: 321
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,895
• Less than 1 year of college: 910
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,020
• Associate degree: 793
• Bachelor's degree: 1,739
• Master's degree: 536
• Professional school degree: 237
• Doctorate degree: 108

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 161
• Nursery to 4th grade: 73
• 5th and 6th grade: 147
• 7th and 8th grade: 280
• 9th grade: 229
• 10th grade: 237
• 11th grade: 254
• 12th grade, no diploma: 340
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,628
• Less than 1 year of college: 1,329
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,248
• Associate degree: 761
• Bachelor's degree: 1,343
• Master's degree: 519
• Professional school degree: 116
• Doctorate degree: 26

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.9%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $45,290
• Black householders: $50,119
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $35,469
• Asian householders: $44,500
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $16,250
• Some other race householders: $45,286
• Two or more races householders: $51,042
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $37,729

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,100
• Black or African American householders: $137,500
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $127,100
• Asian householders: $116,100
• Some other race householders: $87,800
• Two or more races householders: $102,200
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,400

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,620
• One, attached: 483
• Two: 86
• 3 or 4: 151
• 5 to 9: 162
• 10 to 19: 322
• 20 to 49: 294
• 50 or more: 363
• Mobile homes: 2,200
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 626

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,300

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Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	6.6%
Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	21.8%
Arizona:	13.2%

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