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2022 population: 1,057,597   ( 77,334 from 2010 , 14,163 from 2020)
Land area: 9188.6 square miles
Population density: 115.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:529,931 50.11% 2.2%
Black:38,1713.61% 22.8%
Indian:25,4902.41% 8.2%
Asian:34,4633.26% 32.9%
2+ races:22,5872.14% 27.3%
Hispanic:406,95538.48% 20.1%
Total non-White:527,66649.89% 20.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:22,309 10.7
Deaths:28,57813.7
Net Migration: 15,4347.4
Net Immigration: 4,3792.1
Change in White population:-11,769 -1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:89,103 9.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
980,263
541,70055.26%
31,0753.17%
23,5582.40%
25,9282.65%
17,7391.81%
338,80234.56%
438,56344.74%

2000
843,746
518,72061.48%
24,0472.85%
21,8212.59%
17,4862.07%
13,0821.55%
247,57829.34%
325,02638.52%

1990
666,880
456,63068.47%
19,6632.95%
17,3832.61%
12,1511.82%
n/a
161,05324.15%
210,25031.53%

1980
531,443
387,59272.93%
14,0722.65%
12,3582.33%
5,1800.97%
n/a
111,37820.96%
143,85127.07%

1970
351,667
251,34271.47%
7,8792.24%
6,7461.92%
1,4350.41%
n/a
82,91623.58%
100,325 28.53%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
121,594 14.4
73,6618.7
72,3258.6
28,6203.4
22,980 2.7
113,537 13.5
1990's
NumberRate
115,038 17.3
66,55810.0
77,82211.7
23,1553.5
62,090 9.3
114,776 17.2
1980's
NumberRate
101,162 19.0
48,274 9.1
83,770 15.8
n/a
69,038 13.0
66,399 12.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
137,448 39.1
n/a
136,250 38.7
43,526 12.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.0
210,717 19.9%
846,880 80.1%
212,565 20.1%
423,075
2.39
256,950 60.7%
182,022 70.8%
25,323 9.9%
166,125 39.3%

2010
NumberPercent
37.7
225,316 23.0%
754,947 77.0%
151,293 15.4%
388,660
2.46
243,167 62.6%
172,857 71.1%
27,646 11.4%
145,493 37.4%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
206,983 24.5%
636,763 75.5%
119,667 14.2%
332,497
2.47
213,704 64.3%
161,976 75.8%
22,758 10.6%
118,793 35.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.9
165,740 24.9%
501,140 75.1%
91,257 13.7%
262,129
2.49
170,709 65.1%
134,403 78.7%
17,128 10.0%
91,420 34.9%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
142,588 26.8%
388,855 73.2%
61,894 11.6%
195,996
2.65
137,536 70.2%
115,119 83.7%
10,684 7.8%
58,460 29.8%

2022 Housing Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units471,058 
Median Value$258,300 
Occupied423,07589.8%
Vacant47,98310.2%
Owned271,37764.1%
Rented151,69835.9%
Median Rent$1,071 
Single-Family Units315,08866.9%
    Detached280,75459.6%
    Attached34,3347.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units83,91217.8%
Mobile Homes46,6259.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00023,1345.5%
$10,000 to $14,99917,6904.2%
$15,000 to $19,99916,2093.8%
$20,000 to $24,99918,7844.4%
$25,000 to $29,99919,4924.6%
$30,000 to $34,99919,1514.5%
$35,000 to $39,99916,9574.0%
$40,000 to $44,99918,1204.3%
$45,000 to $49,99917,8564.2%
$50,000 to $59,99931,8547.5%
$60,000 to $74,99940,3379.5%
$75,000 to $99,99955,84713.2%
$100,000 to $124,99939,0489.2%
$125,000 to $149,99926,3146.2%
$150,000 to $199,99930,6827.3%
$200,000 or more31,6007.5%
Median Household Income64,323 
Per Capita Income36,494 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI18,1924.3%
Public Assistance8,6062.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps55,71713.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed257,39867.1%
Unemployed15,1453.9%
In Armed Forces5,6791.5%
Total Labor Force278,22272.5%
Not in Labor Force105,40127.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector164,280132,41455.4%
Non-Profit12,80024,77834.1%
Self-Employed27,47818,87659.3%
Local Government14,89419,19143.7%
State Government13,01415,55245.6%
Federal Government11,9776,39665.2%
Total Private + Self191,758151,29055.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.52,68565,91744.4%
Total244,443217,20752.9%
Pct. Govt.17.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts66,58714.4%
Sales and Office Occupations103,19822.3%
Professional, Technical118,13225.5%
Service Occupations92,62620.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,0850.2%
All others82,41417.8%
White Collar 62.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance68,81714.9%
Retail trade54,49511.8%
Educational services50,75311.0%
Accommodation and food services37,9158.2%
Manufacturing32,6567.1%
Professional, scientific, technical31,5396.8%
Construction29,9546.5%
Public administration26,9745.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.25,4065.5%
Other services22,7354.9%
Transportation and warehousing18,7384.0%
Finance and insurance16,8213.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,2372.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing10,3372.2%
Wholesale trade8,2271.8%
Information7,4411.6%
Utilities3,7690.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction2,8870.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,8100.4%
Management4460.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican351,53833.72%
Puerto Rican9,9590.96%
Cuban1,9060.18%
Dominican6460.06%
Total Central American6,0040.58%
Costa Rican2880.03%
Guatemalan1,4820.14%
Honduran1,1200.11%
Nicaraguan6340.06%
Panamanian5600.05%
Salvadoran1,8840.18%
Other Central American360.00%
Total South American4,8990.47%
Argentinean3030.03%
Bolivian1530.01%
Chilean4970.05%
Colombian1,7580.17%
Ecuadorian4580.04%
Paraguayan450.00%
Peruvian1,2450.12%
Uruguayan30.00%
Venezuelan3650.04%
Other South American720.01%
Other Hispanic22,1292.12%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese7,3450.70%
Filipino5,1640.50%
Indian4,7310.45%
Vietnamese3,2990.32%
Korean2,9860.29%
Japanese1,6540.16%
Thai7960.08%
Bhutanese6760.06%
Bangladeshi3210.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English721,67773.0%
Spanish220,88222.3%
Other8,7870.9%
Other Indo-European7,7070.8%
Chinese5,4230.5%
Other Asian3,8280.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,7940.4%
Arabic3,6280.4%
Tagalog2,8320.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German133,51712.8%
English99,0819.5%
Irish92,0848.8%
Italian41,2664.0%
American34,4233.3%
Polish22,4792.2%
French21,3422.0%
Scottish20,6832.0%
European18,5191.8%
Norwegian17,1061.6%
Swedish13,3901.3%
Dutch11,0101.1%
Scotch-Irish9,6650.9%
British8,4480.8%
Russian7,3920.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen982,40794.2%
Not a citizen59,9865.8%
Native914,95987.8%
Foreign-born127,43412.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
29,710 4.2%44,588 6.3%151,393 21.5%233,138 33.0%140,892 20.0%105,997 15.0%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 29,710 4.2%
9-12 Years 44,588 6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 151,393 21.5%
Some College 233,138 33.0%
Bach. Degree 140,892 20.0%
Grad Degree 105,997 15.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 628,306 599,858 28,448 4.5%
1991 644,698 617,094 27,604 4.3%
1992 674,866 638,044 36,822 5.5%
1993 697,528 669,058 28,470 4.1%
1994 751,116 722,080 29,036 3.9%
1995 783,600 756,572 27,028 3.4%
1996 771,538 742,544 28,994 3.8%
1997 766,356 741,200 25,156 3.3%
1998 781,488 759,328 22,160 2.8%
1999 809,462 783,788 25,674 3.2%
2000 819,768 789,340 30,428 3.7%
2001 832,682 796,500 36,182 4.3%
2002 848,704 799,732 48,972 5.8%
2003 856,374 810,522 45,852 5.4%
2004 875,350 834,688 40,662 4.6%
2005 876,834 837,702 39,132 4.5%
2006 897,712 860,588 37,124 4.1%
2007 912,420 879,480 32,940 3.6%
2008 946,418 894,466 51,952 5.5%
2009 972,194 886,452 85,742 8.8%
2010 959,968 870,704 89,264 9.3%
2011 938,664 859,422 79,242 8.4%
2012 933,608 864,784 68,824 7.4%
2013 924,534 861,578 62,956 6.8%
2014 931,796 875,426 56,370 6.0%
2015 935,652 884,198 51,454 5.5%
2016 942,904 895,390 47,514 5.0%
2017 954,110 910,576 43,534 4.6%
2018 969,886 926,856 43,030 4.4%
2019 994,812 949,558 45,254 4.5%
2020 991,982 915,366 76,616 7.7%
2021 966,312 916,872 49,440 5.1%
2022 979,550 942,354 37,196 3.8%
2023 988,672 950,844 37,828 3.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com