Housing density: 1,078 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2013: $142,237.
Median contract rent in 2013: $453 (lower quartile is $363, upper quartile is $576)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2013: $752
Median gross rent in Tucson, AZ in 2013: $516
Housing units in Tucson with a mortgage: 64,633 (7,502 second mortgage, 6,516 home equity loan, 275 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 21,302
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $57,521
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $36,789
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $125,100 (it was $91,200 in 2000)
Tucson:
$125,100
Arizona:
$166,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,600 - $182,500
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $162,017
Here:
$162,017
State:
$244,313
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,757
Here:
$111,757
State:
$166,848
In 2-unit structures: $125,701
Here:
$125,701
State:
$127,695
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,947
Here:
$89,947
State:
$113,718
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,490
Here:
$109,490
State:
$138,510
Mobile homes: $27,868
Here:
$27,868
State:
$63,477
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $23,793
Here:
$23,793
State:
$32,935
Median year house/condo built: 1974
Median year apartment built: 1977
Household type by relationship:
Households: 467,488
In family households: 366,405 (79,111 male householders, 34,595 female householders)
79,373 spouses, 133,895 children (123,001 natural, 3,538 adopted, 7,356 stepchildren), 10,011 grandchildren, 5,678 brothers or sisters, 3,491 parents, 8,229 other relatives, 12,022 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 101,083 (38,332 male householders (28,439 living alone)), 40,846 female householders (33,786 living alone)), 21,905 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 19,103 (7,977 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 46,003 2-persons, 26,814 3-persons, 21,650 4-persons, 11,094 5-persons, 5,226 6-persons, 2,919 7-or-more-persons.
66,691 married couples with children.
37,224 single-parent households (8,149 men, 29,075 women).
67.4% of residents of Tucson speak English at home.
27.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 69,476 (14.3%)
(35.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tucson, Arizona:
5161 room
2,9242 rooms
7,0683 rooms
14,1194 rooms
27,2505 rooms
25,6616 rooms
14,8067 rooms
7,3048 rooms
3,5819+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tucson, Arizona:
8,8071 room
15,9252 rooms
22,8883 rooms
21,9724 rooms
12,0045 rooms
5,4886 rooms
1,6997 rooms
6198 rooms
3159+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2013 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
25,225Less than $10,000
16,717$10,000 to $14,999
17,007$15,000 to $19,999
17,707$20,000 to $24,999
16,187$25,000 to $29,999
15,521$30,000 to $34,999
12,987$35,000 to $39,999
10,739$40,000 to $44,999
9,737$45,000 to $49,999
14,908$50,000 to $59,999
14,579$60,000 to $74,999
11,946$75,000 to $99,999
4,714$100,000 to $124,999
1,817$125,000 to $149,999
1,713$150,000 to $199,999
1,380$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2013 in Tucson, AZ
4,503Less than $10,000
2,180$10,000 to $14,999
1,171$15,000 to $19,999
1,034$20,000 to $24,999
1,056$25,000 to $29,999
604$30,000 to $34,999
711$35,000 to $39,999
1,777$40,000 to $49,999
2,268$50,000 to $59,999
3,936$60,000 to $69,999
4,928$70,000 to $79,999
4,740$80,000 to $89,999
7,213$90,000 to $99,999
12,763$100,000 to $124,999
10,748$125,000 to $149,999
11,851$150,000 to $174,999
6,441$175,000 to $199,999
8,624$200,000 to $249,999
4,266$250,000 to $299,999
4,105$300,000 to $399,999
1,321$400,000 to $499,999
1,132$500,000 to $749,999
307$750,000 to $999,999
211$1,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2013 in Tucson, AZ
1,046Less than $100
857$100 to $149
511$150 to $199
1,048$200 to $249
1,736$250 to $299
1,738$300 to $349
4,219$350 to $399
6,231$400 to $449
8,354$450 to $499
10,647$500 to $549
9,856$550 to $599
7,393$600 to $649
7,418$650 to $699
7,600$700 to $749
4,977$750 to $799
9,942$800 to $899
7,240$900 to $999
10,062$1,000 to $1,249
1,591$1,250 to $1,499
1,274$1,500 to $1,999
1,135$2,000 or more
4,850No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
17,4821995 to March 2000
11,9421990 to 1994
11,8101985 to 1989
6,8001980 to 1984
4,9941975 to 1979
4,3051970 to 1974
3,1851965 to 1969
8,958Before 1965
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 5,684
5 to 9 minutes: 21,715
10 to 14 minutes: 36,028
15 to 19 minutes: 42,435
20 to 24 minutes: 38,993
25 to 29 minutes: 14,113
30 to 34 minutes: 27,994
35 to 39 minutes: 3,661
40 to 44 minutes: 3,851
45 to 59 minutes: 7,171
60 to 89 minutes: 4,735
90 or more minutes: 3,694
Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.2% Number of people working at home: 6,240 (2.9% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 153,493 (71%)
Carpooled: 33,899 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7,257 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 60 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 43 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Taxi: 154 (0%)
Motorcycle: 1,010 (0%)
Bicycle: 4,791 (2%)
Walked: 7,438 (3%)
Other means: 1,913 (1%)
Worked at home: 6,240 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 203,487
German: 48,060
Irish: 28,785
English: 27,034
United States or American: 17,944
Italian: 15,392
Polish: 7,200
French (except Basque): 7,135
Scottish: 5,928
Norwegian: 5,858
Scotch-Irish: 5,692
Swedish: 4,998
European: 4,020
Dutch: 3,383
Russian: 3,369
French Canadian: 2,754
British: 1,923
Subsaharan African:: 1,768
Welsh: 1,650
Danish: 1,463
Arab:: 1,443
African: 1,308
Hungarian: 1,258
Greek: 1,147
Czech: 1,073
Canadian: 927
Lithuanian: 781
Swiss: 770
Ukrainian: 761
Austrian: 729
Scandinavian: 661
Portuguese: 637
Finnish: 620
Yugoslavian: 551
Czechoslovakian: 509
Slovak: 508
Lebanese: 442
Arab/Arabic: 415
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 404
Romanian: 372
Eastern European: 351
Iranian: 349
Croatian: 320
Northern European: 309
Turkish: 271
Armenian: 267
Other Arab: 261
Belgian: 251
Basque: 221
Jamaican: 206
Celtic: 186
Slavic: 170
Brazilian: 149
Australian: 144
Slovene: 140
Serbian: 136
Pennsylvania German: 123
Nigerian: 121
Somalian: 118
Syrian: 81
West Indian: 81
Luxemburger: 76
Jordanian: 69
Palestinian: 69
Egyptian: 68
Latvian: 64
Other Subsaharan African: 63
Israeli: 54
Ethiopian: 48
Icelander: 47
Maltese: 45
Cypriot: 44
Haitian: 44
New Zealander: 41
Moroccan: 38
Liberian: 32
Acadian/Cajun: 32
South African: 31
Macedonian: 30
Afghan: 29
Bulgarian: 28
Ghanian: 27
Alsatian: 22
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 21
Barbadian: 18
U.S. Virgin Islander: 15
British West Indian: 15
Estonian: 14
German Russian: 14
Dutch West Indian: 12
Sudanese: 10
Kenyan: 10
Soviet Union: 9
Belizean: 7
Guyanese: 6
Bahamian: 5
Albanian: 4
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 1
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
67%Mexico
2%Vietnam
2%Germany
2%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
2%Canada
2%United Kingdom
2%Philippines
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 185,749
Northeast: 41,336
Midwest: 79,110
South: 42,213
West: 60,791
45% of Tucson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Arizona.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,252
Nursery to 4th grade: 991
5th and 6th grade: 3,333
7th and 8th grade: 4,018
9th grade: 3,247
10th grade: 3,602
11th grade: 3,848
12th grade, no diploma: 5,593
High school graduate (or equivalency): 33,138
Less than 1 year of college: 11,019
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27,837
Associate degree: 9,834
Bachelor's degree: 20,795
Master's degree: 9,023
Professional school degree: 2,573
Doctorate degree: 2,491
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2,359
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,487
5th and 6th grade: 4,136
7th and 8th grade: 5,104
9th grade: 3,963
10th grade: 4,541
11th grade: 4,336
12th grade, no diploma: 6,213
High school graduate (or equivalency): 39,157
Less than 1 year of college: 13,787
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 28,230
Associate degree: 10,148
Bachelor's degree: 20,924
Master's degree: 9,851
Professional school degree: 1,894
Doctorate degree: 1,312
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
5.4%Males
4.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
9.2%Males
8.9%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
10.9%Males
10.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
4.0%Males
5.9%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
6.5%Males
8.3%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
9.0%Males
7.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
7.1%Males
7.2%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 102,023
One, attached: 17,586
Two: 7,076
3 or 4: 8,589
5 to 9: 9,447
10 to 19: 11,713
20 to 49: 10,122
50 or more: 25,996
Mobile homes: 16,325
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 915
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago
Other groups: 203,487
