Tempe, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

Back to: Tempe, Arizona main profile, Arizona, Arizona smaller cities, Arizona small towns, Arizona forum, All US cities. Total population: 158,426 (Urban population: 158,400, Rural population: 26 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 67,008 (63,545 occupied: 32,380 owner occupied, 31,165 renter occupied) % of renters here:   49% State:   32% Housing density: 1673 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Tempe, Arizona on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: East Coast cities vs. Suburban Sprawl  (224 replies) Denver vs. Phoenix  (202 replies) Tempe Question  (13 replies) Possible move to Tempe. Questions about area and economy ...  (17 replies) Rual Chandler or Tempe  (6 replies) my apartment ratings in Tempe/Phoenix  (5 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $199,300 (lower quartile is $150,900, upper quartile is $287,700) Median contract rent in 2005: $683 (lower quartile is $575, upper quartile is $877) Housing units in Tempe with a mortgage: 23,630 (2,705 second mortgage, 2,679 home equity loan, 84 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,942 Median year house/condo built: 1976 Median year apartment built: 1982 Household type by relationship Households: 153,146 In family households: 107,729 (25,396 male householders, 8,527 female householders) 25,475 spouses, 36,371 children (33,561 natural, 1,105 adopted, 1,705 stepchildren), 1,713 grandchildren, 2,549 brothers or sisters, 1,107 parents, 2,313 other relatives, 4,278 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 45,417 (16,466 male householders (9,579 living alone)), 13,097 female householders (8,526 living alone)), 15,854 nonrelatives In group quarters: 5,280 (398 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 14,222 2-persons, 8,006 3-persons, 6,396 4-persons, 3,143 5-persons, 1,307 6-persons, 849 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 18,105 1-person, 8,191 2-persons, 2,320 3-persons, 860 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 23 6-persons. 20,363 married couples with children. 7,766 single-parent households (1,987 men, 5,779 women). 78.6% of residents of Tempe speak English at home. 13.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 3.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 20,422 (12.9%) (26.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Tempe, AZ: Less than $10,000: 60 $10,000 to $14,999: 53 $15,000 to $19,999: 29 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 25 $35,000 to $39,999: 23 $40,000 to $49,999: 76 $50,000 to $59,999: 306 $60,000 to $69,999: 701 $70,000 to $79,999: 988 $80,000 to $89,999: 1960 $90,000 to $99,999: 2264 $100,000 to $124,999: 6160 $125,000 to $149,999: 5779 $150,000 to $174,999: 3357 $175,000 to $199,999: 1810 $200,000 to $249,999: 2371 $250,000 to $299,999: 1040 $300,000 to $399,999: 862 $400,000 to $499,999: 363 $500,000 to $749,999: 236 $750,000 to $999,999: 86 $1,000,000 or more: 15

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Tempe: Less than $100: 154 $100 to $149: 152 $150 to $199: 206 $200 to $249: 188 $250 to $299: 316 $300 to $349: 429 $350 to $399: 1066 $400 to $449: 1423 $450 to $499: 1652 $500 to $549: 2417 $550 to $599: 3475 $600 to $649: 3716 $650 to $699: 2955 $700 to $749: 3535 $750 to $799: 2162 $800 to $899: 2713 $900 to $999: 1512 $1,000 to $1,249: 1507 $1,250 to $1,499: 579 $1,500 to $1,999: 369 $2,000 or more: 77 No cash rent: 533

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.8%
Number of people working at home: 2,821 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 2473 5 to 9 minutes: 9978 10 to 14 minutes: 16327 15 to 19 minutes: 17503 20 to 24 minutes: 14017 25 to 29 minutes: 5936 30 to 34 minutes: 10810 35 to 39 minutes: 1726 40 to 44 minutes: 2011 45 to 59 minutes: 3136 60 to 89 minutes: 1570 90 or more minutes: 925

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 65,030 (73%) Carpooled: 11,193 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 2,583 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Subway or elevated: 15 (0%) Taxi: 88 (0%) Motorcycle: 480 (1%) Bicycle: 3,029 (3%) Walked: 3,538 (4%) Other means: 450 (1%) Worked at home: 2,821 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 5747 $10,000 to $14,999: 3479 $15,000 to $19,999: 3793 $20,000 to $24,999: 3954 $25,000 to $29,999: 4096 $30,000 to $34,999: 4376 $35,000 to $39,999: 4112 $40,000 to $44,999: 3805 $45,000 to $49,999: 3085 $50,000 to $59,999: 5608 $60,000 to $74,999: 6835 $75,000 to $99,999: 6580 $100,000 to $124,999: 3541 $125,000 to $149,999: 1980 $150,000 to $199,999: 1376 $200,000 or more: 1119

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 43654
• German: 18667
• Irish: 12490
• English: 11898
• Italian: 7127
• United States or American: 6306
• Polish: 3198
• Norwegian: 2802
• Scottish: 2594
• Swedish: 2267
• French (except Basque): 2264
• Scotch-Irish: 2066
• European: 1946
• Dutch: 1446
• Arab:: 1050
• Russian: 997
• French Canadian: 891
• Danish: 862
• Hungarian: 700
• British: 657
• Welsh: 656
• Subsaharan African:: 630
• Czech: 565
• Scandinavian: 559
• Greek: 494
• Iranian: 394
• Portuguese: 387
• African: 384
• Yugoslavian: 383
• Canadian: 338
• Arab/Arabic: 316
• Swiss: 291
• Lebanese: 278
• Finnish: 272
• Austrian: 270
• Ukrainian: 265
• Czechoslovakian: 261
• Lithuanian: 246
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 202
• Eastern European: 152
• Serbian: 144
• Jordanian: 144
• Slovak: 142
• Celtic: 134
• Turkish: 128
• Brazilian: 127
• Syrian: 119
• Romanian: 118
• Northern European: 114
• Belgian: 112
• Croatian: 109
• Albanian: 103
• Armenian: 101
• Other Arab: 100
• Latvian: 95
• Jamaican: 81
• Egyptian: 79
• Slovene: 65
• Basque: 63
• Israeli: 62
• Bulgarian: 62
• Ethiopian: 60
• Nigerian: 55
• Australian: 50
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 45
• Sudanese: 45
• Slavic: 43
• Haitian: 34
• South African: 30
• Cypriot: 29
• Icelander: 27
• Macedonian: 26
• Belizean: 26
• Other Subsaharan African: 22
• Maltese: 21
• Pennsylvania German: 17
• Acadian/Cajun: 16
• Palestinian: 14
• British West Indian: 12
• Estonian: 11
• Senegalese: 11
• Ghanian: 11
• Somalian: 8
• Luxemburger: 7
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
• Sierra Leonean: 4
• West Indian: 4

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

• This state: 46733
• Northeast: 15296
• Midwest: 35348
• South: 13349
• West: 25217

41% of Tempe residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Arizona.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 244
• Nursery to 4th grade: 165
• 5th and 6th grade: 704
• 7th and 8th grade: 677
• 9th grade: 618
• 10th grade: 608
• 11th grade: 485
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,300
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,522
• Less than 1 year of college: 2,840
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,895
• Associate degree: 3,597
• Bachelor's degree: 12,665
• Master's degree: 4,785
• Professional school degree: 1,355
• Doctorate degree: 1,375

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 251
• Nursery to 4th grade: 140
• 5th and 6th grade: 547
• 7th and 8th grade: 665
• 9th grade: 542
• 10th grade: 672
• 11th grade: 579
• 12th grade, no diploma: 1,070
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,155
• Less than 1 year of college: 3,446
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,181
• Associate degree: 3,404
• Bachelor's degree: 10,682
• Master's degree: 4,749
• Professional school degree: 775
• Doctorate degree: 580

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 7.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $45,367
• Black householders: $34,533
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,434
• Asian householders: $34,558
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $14,688
• Some other race householders: $35,867
• Two or more races householders: $36,194
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $37,121

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,200
• Black or African American householders: $131,400
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,300
• Asian householders: $150,500
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $121,600
• Some other race householders: $106,300
• Two or more races householders: $115,300
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $113,200

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 30,492
• One, attached: 6,170
• Two: 822
• 3 or 4: 3,830
• 5 to 9: 5,035
• 10 to 19: 4,497
• 20 to 49: 3,682
• 50 or more: 9,754
• Mobile homes: 2,620
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300

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Arizona:	6.1%

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Arizona:	6.1%

Here:	7.3%
Arizona:	13.2%

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