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Tempe, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $323,600 (it was $126,700 in 2000)
Tempe:

$323,600
Arizona:

$255,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $252,300 - $417,200

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $364,292
Here:

$364,292
State:

$339,629

Townhouses or other attached units: $214,797
Here:

$214,797
State:

$267,800

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $230,078
Here:

$230,078
State:

$387,093

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,789
Here:

$227,789
State:

$236,921

Mobile homes: $38,076
Here:

$38,076
State:

$80,695

Tempe,AZ index of house prices

Total population: 172,816 (Urban population: 158,400, Rural population: 26 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 85,556 (76,669 occupied: 30,789 owner occupied, 45,880 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

60%
State:

35%

Housing density: 2,136 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $576,745.

Median contract rent in 2019: $1,133 (lower quartile is $938, upper quartile is $1,419)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2019: $1,159


Median gross rent in Tempe, AZ in 2019: $1,237

Housing units in Tempe with a mortgage: 18,610 (862 second mortgage, 1,627 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,179

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $113,075

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $84,833

Median monthly housing costs: $1,226

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Tempe, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1986

Household type by relationship:

Households: 195,816
  • Male householders: 44,608 (13,588 living alone), Female householders: 32,061 (10,705 living alone)
  • 23,580 spouses (23,141 opposite-sex spouses), 7,130 unmarried partners, (6,423 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,017 children (33,007 natural, 653 adopted, 1,357 stepchildren), 2,473 grandchildren, 4,606 brothers or sisters, 2,576 parents, 0 foster children, 4,238 other relatives, 27,362 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 12,165

Size of family households: 18,207 2-persons, 8,677 3-persons, 6,365 4-persons, 2,156 5-persons, 856 6-persons, 110 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,293 1-person, 11,171 2-persons, 2,913 3-persons, 1,632 4-persons, 250 5-persons, 39 6-persons.

15,203 married couples with children.
6,315 single-parent households (2,095 men, 4,220 women).

73.7% of residents of Tempe speak English at home.
13.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 29,908 (15.3%)
(38.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tempe, Arizona
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tempe, Arizona
  • 110no bedroom
  • 6411 bedroom
  • 2,9302 bedrooms
  • 15,6123 bedrooms
  • 9,0734 bedrooms
  • 2,4235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • 6,522no bedroom
  • 8,4601 bedroom
  • 19,9622 bedrooms
  • 9,0913 bedrooms
  • 1,8064 bedrooms
  • 395+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 842no vehicle
  • 8,4651 vehicle
  • 12,9542 vehicles
  • 7,1063 vehicles
  • 8324 vehicles
  • 5905+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,891no vehicle
  • 20,9571 vehicle
  • 14,0592 vehicles
  • 2,6923 vehicles
  • 1,2304 vehicles
  • 515+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tempe, Arizona
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tempe, Arizona
  • 1101 room
  • 712 rooms
  • 5383 rooms
  • 1,9874 rooms
  • 5,6295 rooms
  • 8,3126 rooms
  • 5,7187 rooms
  • 4,5448 rooms
  • 3,8809+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • 5,9191 room
  • 3,7712 rooms
  • 7,6513 rooms
  • 12,8974 rooms
  • 7,6335 rooms
  • 5,4396 rooms
  • 1,5147 rooms
  • 4348 rooms
  • 6229+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2019 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Tempe, AZ
Tempe city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Tempe, AZ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Tempe, AZ in 2019
  • 6,285Less than $10,000
  • 4,584$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,198$20,000 to $29,999
  • 5,110$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,173$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,633$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7,352$60,000 to $74,999
  • 10,278$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,931$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,879$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,206$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,040$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2019 in Tempe, AZ

  • Distribution of house value in Tempe, AZ in 2019
  • 550Less than $10,000
  • 228$10,000 to $14,999
  • 128$15,000 to $19,999
  • 249$20,000 to $24,999
  • 128$25,000 to $29,999
  • 130$30,000 to $34,999
  • 43$35,000 to $39,999
  • 111$40,000 to $49,999
  • 33$50,000 to $59,999
  • 44$60,000 to $69,999
  • 111$70,000 to $79,999
  • 211$80,000 to $89,999
  • 143$90,000 to $99,999
  • 836$100,000 to $124,999
  • 762$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,639$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,310$175,000 to $199,999
  • 4,728$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,993$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,583$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,666$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,627$500,000 to $749,999
  • 552$750,000 to $999,999
  • 325$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 19$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 134$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2019 in Tempe, AZ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tempe, AZ in 2019
  • 140Less than $100
  • 19$100 to $149
  • 15$150 to $199
  • 35$200 to $249
  • 206$250 to $299
  • 41$300 to $349
  • 211$350 to $399
  • 184$400 to $449
  • 234$450 to $499
  • 472$500 to $549
  • 340$550 to $599
  • 834$600 to $649
  • 943$650 to $699
  • 1,410$700 to $749
  • 1,864$750 to $799
  • 5,296$800 to $899
  • 5,722$900 to $999
  • 11,477$1,000 to $1,249
  • 7,614$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,021$1,500 to $1,999
  • 878$2,000 to $2,499
  • 303$2,500 to $2,999
  • 318$3,000 to $3,499
  • 145$3,500 or more
  • 980No cash rent
Work and jobs in Tempe: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2019

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.5%
Number of people working at home: 6,042 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2019

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,001
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,718
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 15,600
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 21,252
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 19,759
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16,328
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8,249
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,252
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,975
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,945
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,512
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,254
Means of transportation to work in 2019 - Tempe

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 161,856 (77.4%)
  • Carpooled: 21,246 (10.2%)
  • Bus: 3,858 (1.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 507 (0.2%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1,194 (0.6%)
  • Ferryboat: 60 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 3,564 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 4,434 (2.1%)
  • Walked: 6,401 (3.1%)
  • Worked at home: 6,042 (2.9%)
Class of Workers in 2019
  • Unemployment by race in 2019
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 5.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 8.0%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 5.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 5.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 7.5%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 4.7%Females
Races in Tempe detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tempe, Arizona
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tempe, Arizona
  • 17,1262010 or later
  • 6,2122000 to 2009
  • 4,9231990 to 1999
  • 4,4271980 to 1989
  • 1,9481970 to 1979
  • 1,804Before 1970
Ancestries in Tempe, AZ

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 7,953 (7.3%)
  • English: 7,614 (7.0%)
  • Italian: 3,399 (3.1%)
  • European: 3,241 (3.0%)
  • Irish: 3,155 (2.9%)
  • American: 2,981 (2.7%)
  • Polish: 1,551 (1.4%)
  • Norwegian: 1,035 (1.0%)
  • French: 962 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 858 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 785 (0.7%)
  • British: 585 (0.5%)
  • African: 536 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 493 (0.5%)
  • Somali: 491 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 490 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 473 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 452 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 366 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 360 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 353 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 328 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 326 (0.3%)
  • Jordanian: 257 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 247 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 237 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 211 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 210 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 205 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 183 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 176 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 175 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 175 (0.2%)
  • Sudanese: 165 (0.2%)
  • Bahamian: 162 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 156 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 148 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 121 (0.1%)
  • Slovak: 99 (0.09%)
  • Austrian: 98 (0.09%)
  • Egyptian: 89 (0.08%)
  • Portuguese: 89 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 82 (0.08%)
  • Israeli: 75 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 75 (0.07%)
  • Brazilian: 74 (0.07%)
  • Belgian: 72 (0.07%)
  • Ethiopian: 65 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 64 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 61 (0.06%)
  • Haitian: 57 (0.05%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 50 (0.05%)
  • Basque: 49 (0.05%)
  • Bulgarian: 40 (0.04%)
  • Afghan: 38 (0.03%)
  • Palestinian: 36 (0.03%)
  • Jamaican: 35 (0.03%)
  • South African: 33 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 32 (0.03%)
  • Icelander: 32 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 29 (0.03%)
  • Celtic: 28 (0.03%)
  • Ghanaian: 27 (0.02%)
  • West Indian: 26 (0.02%)
  • Macedonian: 25 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 24 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 23 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 18 (0.02%)
  • Lithuanian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 13 (0.01%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 12 (0.01%)
  • German Russian: 7 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Tempe:

26.1% (7,983)
Arizona:

54.4% (511,861)

India
Tempe:

21.0% (6,416)
Arizona:

4.7% (43,796)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Tempe:

12.6% (3,865)
Arizona:

2.4% (22,319)

Philippines
Tempe:

2.8% (844)
Arizona:

3.4% (31,539)

Saudi Arabia
Tempe:

2.5% (775)
Arizona:

0.2% (1,952)

Canada
Tempe:

2.5% (757)
Arizona:

4.5% (41,907)

Kuwait
Tempe:

2.3% (706)
Arizona:

0.2% (1,722)

Vietnam
Tempe:

1.6% (497)
Arizona:

2.2% (20,567)

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

  • This state: 70,317
  • Other state: 91,108
  • Northeast: 13,057
  • Midwest: 31,147
  • South: 14,788
  • West: 32,116

71.9% of Tempe residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 19.6% lived in Arizona.


Tempe:

71.9%
State average:

82.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 329
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 348
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 263
  • 9th grade: 39
  • 10th grade: 620
  • 11th grade: 414
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 685
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,330
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,487
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,655
  • Associate degree: 4,769
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,830
  • Master's degree: 9,573
  • Professional school degree: 2,313
  • Doctorate degree: 2,180
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 297
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 320
  • 5th and 6th grade: 266
  • 7th and 8th grade: 108
  • 9th grade: 178
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 679
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 863
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,685
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,871
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,103
  • Associate degree: 5,232
  • Bachelor's degree: 17,979
  • Master's degree: 9,061
  • Professional school degree: 554
  • Doctorate degree: 1,794
Educational Attainment for Females
Tempe marital status for males
Tempe marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 34,794
  • One, attached: 6,410
  • Two: 1,075
  • 3 or 4: 5,335
  • 5 to 9: 5,735
  • 10 to 19: 10,663
  • 20 to 49: 7,449
  • 50 or more: 12,039
  • Mobile homes: 2,056

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2019: 0.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2019: 1.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Tempe
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Tempe, AZ
  • 75.5%Electricity
  • 22.6%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tempe, AZ
  • 88.5%Electricity
  • 9.2%Utility gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 520
Here:

5.5%
Arizona:

8.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 344
Here:

5.7%
Arizona:

7.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,012
Here:

2.9%
Arizona:

13.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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