Housing density: 1,201 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $222,134.
Median contract rent in 2016: $453 (lower quartile is $363, upper quartile is $576)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $685
Median gross rent in Tucson, AZ in 2016: $516
Housing units in Tucson with a mortgage: 66,825 (2,222 second mortgage, 4,742 home equity loan, 467 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 37,729
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $62,271
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,822
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $144,000 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
Tucson:
$144,000
Arizona:
$205,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,800 - $202,000
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $185,133
Here:
$185,133
State:
$286,937
Townhouses or other attached units: $132,095
Here:
$132,095
State:
$205,285
In 2-unit structures: $119,067
Here:
$119,067
State:
$182,416
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $76,769
Here:
$76,769
State:
$159,891
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,568
Here:
$89,568
State:
$196,070
Mobile homes: $36,493
Here:
$36,493
State:
$67,190
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,823
Here:
$16,823
State:
$37,726
Median year house/condo built: 1975
Median year apartment built: 1979
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530,690
In family households: 379,638 (48,253 male householders, 66,621 female householders)
68,565 spouses, 144,163 children (133,107 natural, 4,390 adopted, 6,666 stepchildren), 15,674 grandchildren, 7,117 brothers or sisters, 8,143 parents, 6,708 other relatives, 14,394 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 124,276 (46,829 male householders (34,722 living alone)), 45,362 female householders (35,793 living alone)), 32,085 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 26,776
Size of family households: 50,182 2-persons, 28,435 3-persons, 19,722 4-persons, 9,070 5-persons, 4,254 6-persons, 3,211 7-or-more-persons.
51,362 married couples with children.
45,324 single-parent households (7,370 men, 37,954 women).
66.5% of residents of Tucson speak English at home.
27.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 83,796 (15.8%)
(40.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tucson, Arizona:
4361 room
7412 rooms
4,8063 rooms
13,6194 rooms
25,1065 rooms
28,8326 rooms
15,4427 rooms
7,9598 rooms
7,6139+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Tucson population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucson, Arizona:
6,8711 room
9,1292 rooms
26,7083 rooms
24,4864 rooms
17,9065 rooms
9,6426 rooms
3,9537 rooms
2,4698 rooms
1,3479+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Tucson population
Year house built
Median 2016 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 %
Tucson, AZ household income distribution
22,870Less than $10,000
16,149$10,000 to $14,999
16,947$15,000 to $19,999
13,523$20,000 to $24,999
11,496$25,000 to $29,999
12,191$30,000 to $34,999
10,286$35,000 to $39,999
12,904$40,000 to $44,999
9,569$45,000 to $49,999
17,370$50,000 to $59,999
17,471$60,000 to $74,999
21,865$75,000 to $99,999
10,193$100,000 to $124,999
5,345$125,000 to $149,999
5,757$150,000 to $199,999
3,129$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Tucson, AZ
5,138Less than $10,000
1,301$10,000 to $14,999
1,023$15,000 to $19,999
1,329$20,000 to $24,999
562$25,000 to $29,999
603$30,000 to $34,999
284$35,000 to $39,999
2,176$40,000 to $49,999
2,454$50,000 to $59,999
3,100$60,000 to $69,999
3,056$70,000 to $79,999
4,223$80,000 to $89,999
4,893$90,000 to $99,999
13,300$100,000 to $124,999
11,605$125,000 to $149,999
14,357$150,000 to $174,999
8,528$175,000 to $199,999
11,841$200,000 to $249,999
6,286$250,000 to $299,999
4,698$300,000 to $399,999
1,378$400,000 to $499,999
1,357$500,000 to $749,999
770$750,000 to $999,999
134$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
65$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
93$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Tucson, AZ
679Less than $100
554$100 to $149
849$150 to $199
1,458$200 to $249
762$250 to $299
1,376$300 to $349
3,059$350 to $399
5,631$400 to $449
7,087$450 to $499
8,623$500 to $549
9,903$550 to $599
8,427$600 to $649
7,108$650 to $699
7,414$700 to $749
4,762$750 to $799
9,588$800 to $899
6,073$900 to $999
9,262$1,000 to $1,249
3,664$1,250 to $1,499
1,756$1,500 to $1,999
718$2,000 to $2,499
117$2,500 to $2,999
129$3,500 or more
3,512No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
17,5082010 or later
20,6162000 to 2009
17,2581990 to 1999
18,6101980 to 1989
9,2991970 to 1979
12,143Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Tucson population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 3,857
5 to 9 minutes: 27,635
10 to 14 minutes: 35,302
15 to 19 minutes: 42,957
20 to 24 minutes: 40,796
25 to 29 minutes: 15,613
30 to 34 minutes: 30,583
35 to 39 minutes: 6,506
40 to 44 minutes: 5,618
45 to 59 minutes: 10,591
60 to 89 minutes: 5,879
90 or more minutes: 3,104
Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.2% Number of people working at home: 10,341 (4.3% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 229,683 (77%)
Carpooled: 31,605 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9,949 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 42 (0%)
Railroad: 102 (0%)
Ferryboat: 39 (0%)
Taxi: 4,424 (1%)
Bicycle: 5,866 (2%)
Walked: 6,722 (2%)
Worked at home: 10,341 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 15,817
Irish: 11,121
American: 9,323
English: 8,439
Italian: 7,192
European: 6,477
Polish: 2,406
Scottish: 2,361
African: 1,809
Norwegian: 1,633
French (except Basque): 1,630
British: 1,559
Dutch: 1,550
Russian: 1,528
Scotch-Irish: 1,434
Swedish: 1,372
French Canadian: 1,256
Iraqi: 914
Northern European: 785
Eastern European: 695
Danish: 676
Welsh: 674
Canadian: 555
Czech: 527
Greek: 525
Ethiopian: 499
Iranian: 421
Ukrainian: 420
Scandinavian: 406
Hungarian: 399
Arab: 364
Jamaican: 360
Nigerian: 336
Lithuanian: 309
Armenian: 255
Austrian: 254
Romanian: 252
Portuguese: 245
Czechoslovakian: 237
Syrian: 235
Finnish: 227
Lebanese: 205
Somali: 174
Swiss: 173
Yugoslavian: 152
Croatian: 146
Belgian: 143
Slovak: 123
Afghan: 123
Turkish: 87
Latvian: 80
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 80
Israeli: 75
Kenyan: 74
Basque: 72
Slavic: 72
Serbian: 65
Palestinian: 64
South African: 60
Sudanese: 53
German Russian: 45
Slovene: 45
Icelander: 43
Australian: 41
Jordanian: 36
Bulgarian: 36
Pennsylvania German: 35
Cape Verdean: 31
Belizean: 24
Zimbabwean: 22
Brazilian: 21
Egyptian: 17
Estonian: 17
Celtic: 17
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 12
Luxemburger: 11
Ghanaian: 10
Dutch West Indian: 9
Cajun: 8
Sierra Leonean: 8
West Indian: 7
Albanian: 6
Liberian: 5
Barbadian: 3
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
62%Mexico
4%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
2%Philippines
2%Canada
2%Vietnam
1%Germany
1%India
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 232,770
Other state: 203,879
Northeast: 31,991
Midwest: 62,373
South: 40,881
West: 68,634
74% of Tucson residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Arizona.
Tucson:
74.3%
State average:
81.5%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,883
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,085
5th and 6th grade: 2,997
7th and 8th grade: 3,415
9th grade: 3,748
10th grade: 3,649
11th grade: 4,912
12th grade, no diploma: 4,275
High school graduate (or equivalency): 41,192
Less than 1 year of college: 11,214
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30,300
Associate degree: 12,817
Bachelor's degree: 24,776
Master's degree: 10,313
Professional school degree: 2,345
Doctorate degree: 2,836
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1,903
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,381
5th and 6th grade: 3,845
7th and 8th grade: 2,917
9th grade: 3,551
10th grade: 3,237
11th grade: 4,134
12th grade, no diploma: 3,204
High school graduate (or equivalency): 36,664
Less than 1 year of college: 12,765
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 33,538
Associate degree: 16,901
Bachelor's degree: 27,401
Master's degree: 14,865
Professional school degree: 2,223
Doctorate degree: 2,189
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
8.2%Males
5.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
12.6%Males
11.9%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
14.6%Males
18.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
5.1%Males
1.7%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
9.5%Males
8.8%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
11.7%Males
12.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
9.0%Males
12.4%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 125,803
One, attached: 19,513
Two: 6,334
3 or 4: 8,570
5 to 9: 12,248
10 to 19: 17,426
20 to 49: 13,241
50 or more: 13,187
Mobile homes: 17,184
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 276
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 0.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 1.5%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago
German: 15,817
