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Tempe, AZ (Arizona) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $468,600 (it was $126,700 in 2000)
Tempe:

$468,600
Arizona:

$402,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $334,700 - $650,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $535,475
Here:

$535,475
State:

$521,408

Townhouses or other attached units: $325,212
Here:

$325,212
State:

$387,465

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $309,647
Here:

$309,647
State:

$342,505

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $352,393
Here:

$352,393
State:

$371,286

Mobile homes: $67,638
Here:

$67,638
State:

$141,516

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

Houses: 85,935 (77,538 occupied: 33,805 owner occupied, 43,733 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

56%
State:

33%

Housing density: 2,145 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $735,060.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,566 (lower quartile is $1,197, upper quartile is $1,877)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,894


Median gross rent in Tempe, AZ in 2022: $1,652

Housing units in Tempe with a mortgage: 23,397 (2,576 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 2,154 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 774

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $113,377

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $78,167

Median monthly housing costs: $1,556

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Tempe, Arizona Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1978

Median year apartment built: 1992

Household type by relationship:

Households: 185,939
  • Male householders: 44,803 (12,108 living alone), Female householders: 32,735 (10,450 living alone)
  • 24,978 spouses (24,259 opposite-sex spouses), 8,196 unmarried partners, (7,685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,253 children (33,134 natural, 852 adopted, 1,267 stepchildren), 1,627 grandchildren, 2,213 brothers or sisters, 2,520 parents, 0 foster children, 2,852 other relatives, 22,786 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 7,976

Size of family households: 17,217 2-persons, 8,215 3-persons, 7,201 4-persons, 2,148 5-persons, 1,511 6-persons, 388 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 22,558 1-person, 13,119 2-persons, 3,353 3-persons, 1,582 4-persons, 149 5-persons, 97 6-persons.

16,172 married couples with children.
8,932 single-parent households (3,926 men, 5,006 women).

75.9% of residents of Tempe speak English at home.
12.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
5.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 23,949 (12.9%)
(42.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tempe, Arizona
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tempe, Arizona
  • 60no bedroom
  • 1,6071 bedroom
  • 5,3692 bedrooms
  • 16,6623 bedrooms
  • 9,0344 bedrooms
  • 1,0735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • 3,927no bedroom
  • 11,4481 bedroom
  • 18,1242 bedrooms
  • 7,1943 bedrooms
  • 2,7994 bedrooms
  • 2415+ 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
  • 846no vehicle
  • 9,1641 vehicle
  • 16,0062 vehicles
  • 4,1593 vehicles
  • 2,9974 vehicles
  • 6335+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Tempe in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,477no vehicle
  • 18,4411 vehicle
  • 14,7262 vehicles
  • 4,6553 vehicles
  • 1,0254 vehicles
  • 4095+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tempe, Arizona
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tempe, Arizona
  • 601 room
  • 5952 rooms
  • 1,7703 rooms
  • 3,4384 rooms
  • 7,1285 rooms
  • 8,9006 rooms
  • 4,6867 rooms
  • 4,4818 rooms
  • 2,7479+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tempe, Arizona
  • 3,1341 room
  • 5,6482 rooms
  • 9,2533 rooms
  • 13,2844 rooms
  • 5,7185 rooms
  • 3,9816 rooms
  • 1,4257 rooms
  • 7988 rooms
  • 4929+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 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 2022
  • 4,727Less than $10,000
  • 4,475$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,790$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,444$30,000 to $39,999
  • 7,097$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,246$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,434$60,000 to $74,999
  • 9,835$75,000 to $99,999
  • 10,253$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,760$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,971$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,506$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Tempe, AZ

  • Distribution of house value in Tempe, AZ in 2022
  • 382Less than $10,000
  • 52$10,000 to $14,999
  • 105$20,000 to $24,999
  • 206$25,000 to $29,999
  • 148$30,000 to $34,999
  • 498$40,000 to $49,999
  • 252$50,000 to $59,999
  • 30$60,000 to $69,999
  • 349$70,000 to $79,999
  • 66$80,000 to $89,999
  • 201$100,000 to $124,999
  • 262$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,036$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,005$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,476$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,868$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,781$400,000 to $499,999
  • 11,009$500,000 to $749,999
  • 3,009$750,000 to $999,999
  • 641$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 87$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 342$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Tempe, AZ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Tempe, AZ in 2022
  • 508Less than $100
  • 38$100 to $149
  • 69$150 to $199
  • 39$200 to $249
  • 54$250 to $299
  • 89$300 to $349
  • 83$350 to $399
  • 257$400 to $449
  • 98$450 to $499
  • 80$500 to $549
  • 103$550 to $599
  • 118$600 to $649
  • 282$650 to $699
  • 371$700 to $749
  • 185$750 to $799
  • 1,186$800 to $899
  • 1,745$900 to $999
  • 8,328$1,000 to $1,249
  • 8,743$1,250 to $1,499
  • 17,838$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,141$2,000 to $2,499
  • 885$2,500 to $2,999
  • 552$3,000 to $3,499
  • 565$3,500 or more
  • 650No cash rent
Work and jobs in Tempe: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.8%
Number of people working at home: 25,691 (23.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2,032
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8,540
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,031
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 19,176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 16,049
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 9,123
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 9,125
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,198
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 863
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,972
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,600
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,107
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Tempe

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 123,792 (69.2%)
  • Carpooled: 19,208 (10.7%)
  • Bus: 3,071 (1.7%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 145 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 155 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 2,686 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 1,546 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 2,713 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 25,691 (14.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.4%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 4.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 7.3%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tempe, Arizona
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Tempe, Arizona
  • 13,8352010 or later
  • 5,4112000 to 2009
  • 3,2931990 to 1999
  • 4,4271980 to 1989
  • 1,9481970 to 1979
  • 1,804Before 1970
Ancestries in Tempe, AZ

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 6,768 (7.5%)
  • German: 6,492 (7.2%)
  • Irish: 3,623 (4.0%)
  • American: 3,581 (4.0%)
  • Italian: 2,987 (3.3%)
  • European: 1,915 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 1,430 (1.6%)
  • Norwegian: 1,101 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 993 (1.1%)
  • French: 819 (0.9%)
  • Somali: 525 (0.6%)
  • Russian: 495 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 472 (0.5%)
  • African: 467 (0.5%)
  • Scandinavian: 452 (0.5%)
  • Jordanian: 385 (0.4%)
  • Egyptian: 373 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 365 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 345 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 328 (0.4%)
  • Eastern European: 320 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 308 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 293 (0.3%)
  • British: 255 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 225 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 201 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 195 (0.2%)
  • Bahamian: 186 (0.2%)
  • Arab: 185 (0.2%)
  • Canadian: 178 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 167 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 164 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 156 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 151 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 144 (0.2%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 136 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 121 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 117 (0.1%)
  • Sudanese: 114 (0.1%)
  • Finnish: 114 (0.1%)
  • Slavic: 103 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 84 (0.09%)
  • Ukrainian: 82 (0.09%)
  • Turkish: 79 (0.09%)
  • Brazilian: 76 (0.08%)
  • Bulgarian: 72 (0.08%)
  • Afghan: 63 (0.07%)
  • Swiss: 62 (0.07%)
  • Lithuanian: 62 (0.07%)
  • Moroccan: 56 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 55 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 53 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 52 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 50 (0.06%)
  • Celtic: 48 (0.05%)
  • German Russian: 45 (0.05%)
  • Armenian: 42 (0.05%)
  • Belgian: 38 (0.04%)
  • Macedonian: 37 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 35 (0.04%)
  • Ghanaian: 29 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 25 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Haitian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 18 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 18 (0.02%)
  • New Zealander: 18 (0.02%)
  • Israeli: 16 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 14 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 13 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Albanian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Soviet Union: 6 (0.01%)

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

Mexico
Tempe:

20.4% (5,406)
Arizona:

53.4% (500,086)

India
Tempe:

19.1% (5,080)
Arizona:

4.5% (41,719)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Tempe:

9.4% (2,502)
Arizona:

2.3% (21,275)

Vietnam
Tempe:

3.6% (954)
Arizona:

2.1% (19,199)

Philippines
Tempe:

2.7% (726)
Arizona:

3.2% (30,378)

Canada
Tempe:

2.4% (641)
Arizona:

4.3% (40,102)

Korea
Tempe:

1.9% (508)
Arizona:

1.2% (11,275)

England
Tempe:

1.8% (481)
Arizona:

1.1% (9,889)

Saudi Arabia
Tempe:

1.7% (463)
Arizona:

0.2% (1,456)

Cuba
Tempe:

1.5% (409)
Arizona:

1.0% (8,899)

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

  • This state: 73,119
  • Other state: 85,485
  • Northeast: 11,975
  • Midwest: 28,616
  • South: 12,601
  • West: 32,293

76.1% of Tempe residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32.2% lived in Arizona.


Tempe:

76.1%
State average:

86.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 248
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 280
  • 7th and 8th grade: 454
  • 9th grade: 364
  • 10th grade: 489
  • 11th grade: 201
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,742
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,892
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,323
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,631
  • Associate degree: 5,453
  • Bachelor's degree: 17,800
  • Master's degree: 9,940
  • Professional school degree: 1,354
  • Doctorate degree: 2,712
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 747
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 72
  • 5th and 6th grade: 216
  • 7th and 8th grade: 145
  • 9th grade: 62
  • 10th grade: 496
  • 11th grade: 93
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,131
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,157
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,011
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,521
  • Associate degree: 4,644
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,154
  • Master's degree: 7,801
  • Professional school degree: 1,443
  • Doctorate degree: 1,822
Educational Attainment for Females
Tempe marital status for males
Tempe marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 33,411
  • One, attached: 8,104
  • Two: 2,659
  • 3 or 4: 4,518
  • 5 to 9: 5,594
  • 10 to 19: 6,328
  • 20 to 49: 5,175
  • 50 or more: 18,280
  • Mobile homes: 1,866

Median worth of mobile homes: $54,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 0 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
  • 74.5%Electricity
  • 23.8%Utility gas
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Tempe, AZ
  • 82.4%Electricity
  • 14.4%Utility gas
  • 2.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,303
Here:

10.8%
Arizona:

10.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 389
Here:

4.9%
Arizona:

8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,845
Here:

6.6%
Arizona:

13.1%
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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