Metropolitan Area Residents (CMSA)
1980: 1,508,030
1990: 2,122,101
2000: 3,251,876
Percent change, 1990-2000: 53.2%
U.S. rank in 2000: 14th
City Residents
1980: 152,404
1990: 288,091
2000: 396,375
2003 estimate: 432,376
Percent change, 1990-2000: 37.6%
U.S. rank in 1990: 53rd (3rd in state)
U.S. rank in 2000: 51st (3rd in state)
Density: 3,171.3 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 323,655
Black or African American: 9,977
American Indian and Alaskan Native: 6,572
Asian: 5,917
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 932
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 78,281
Other: 38,271
Percent of residents born in state: 33%
Age characteristics
Population under 5 years old: 32,592
Population 5 to 9 years old: 30,259
Population 10 to 14 years old: 28,842
Population 15 to 19 years old: 28,774
Population 20 to 24 years old: 32,488
Population 25 to 34 years old: 61,551
Population 35 to 44 years old: 56,124
Population 45 to 54 years old: 43,807
Population 55 to 59 years old: 15,913
Population 60 to 64 years old: 13,149
Population 65 to 74 years old: 26,546
Population 75 to 84 years old: 20,320
Population 85 years and over: 6,010
Median age: 32.0 (2000)
Births (Maricopa County, 2004)
Total number: 60,480
Deaths (Maricopa County, 2004)
Total number: 23,497 (of which, 395 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $19,601
Median household income: $42,817
Total households: 146,700
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,758
$10,000 to $14,999: 8,104
$15,000 to $24,999: 19,061
$25,000 to $34,999: 21,131
$35,000 to $49,999: 28,482
$50,000 to $74,999: 31,494
$75,000 to $99,999: 15,636
$100,000 to $149,999: 10,093
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,320
$200,000 or more: 1,621
Percent of families below poverty level: 6.2% (20% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 33,335