2024 population: 1,080,149 ( 36,708 from 2020)
Land area: 9188.6 square miles
Population density: 117.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	546,079	50.56%	0.7%
Black:	42,295	3.92%	11.9%
Indian:	26,593	2.46%	1.5%
Asian:	40,819	3.78%	18.0%
2+ races:	24,244	2.24%	11.2%
Hispanic:	400,119	37.04%	7.3%

Total non-White:	534,070	49.44%	8.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	42,462	10.2
Deaths:	50,879	12.2
Net Migration:	23,264	5.6
Net Immigration:	21,214	5.1

Change in White population:	-4,079	-0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	40,787	3.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,043,441
550,158	52.73%
37,789	3.62%
26,194	2.51%
34,595	3.32%
21,795	2.09%
372,910	35.74%
493,283	47.27%

2010
980,263
541,700	55.26%
31,075	3.17%
23,558	2.40%
25,928	2.65%
17,739	1.81%
338,802	34.56%
438,563	44.74%

2000
843,746
518,720	61.48%
24,047	2.85%
21,821	2.59%
17,486	2.07%
13,082	1.55%
247,578	29.34%
325,026	38.52%

1990
666,880
456,630	68.47%
19,663	2.95%
17,383	2.61%
12,151	1.82%
n/a
161,053	24.15%
210,250	31.53%

1980
531,443
387,592	72.93%
14,072	2.65%
12,358	2.33%
5,180	0.97%
n/a
111,378	20.96%
143,851	27.07%

1970
351,667
251,342	71.47%
7,879	2.24%
6,746	1.92%
1,435	0.41%
n/a
82,916	23.58%
100,325	28.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
107,047	10.9
85,505	8.7
24,257	2.5
22,079	2.3

8,458	0.9
54,720	5.6

Number	Rate
2000's
121,594	14.4
73,661	8.7
72,325	8.6
28,620	3.4

22,980	2.7
113,537	13.5

Number	Rate
1990's
115,038	17.3
66,558	10.0
77,822	11.7
23,155	3.5

62,090	9.3
114,776	17.2

Number	Rate
1980's
101,162	19.0
48,274	9.1
83,770	15.8
n/a

69,038	13.0
66,399	12.5

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
39.0
210,717	9.9%
1,912,873	90.1%
212,565	10.0%

423,075
2.39

256,950	60.7%
182,022	70.8%
25,323	9.9%
166,125	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23,134	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	17,690	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,209	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	18,784	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	19,492	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	19,151	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	16,957	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	18,120	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	17,856	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	31,854	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	40,337	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	55,847	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	39,048	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	26,314	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	30,682	7.3%
$200,000 or more	31,600	7.5%

Median Household Income	64,323
Per Capita Income	36,494

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18,192	4.3%
Public Assistance	8,606	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55,717	13.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	257,398	67.1%
Unemployed	15,145	3.9%
In Armed Forces	5,679	1.5%

Total Labor Force	278,222	72.5%
Not in Labor Force	105,401	27.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	164,280	132,414	55.4%
Non-Profit	12,800	24,778	34.1%
Self-Employed	27,478	18,876	59.3%

Local Government	14,894	19,191	43.7%
State Government	13,014	15,552	45.6%
Federal Government	11,977	6,396	65.2%

Total Private + Self	191,758	151,290	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52,685	65,917	44.4%
Total	244,443	217,207	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	66,587	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	103,198	22.3%
Professional, Technical	118,132	25.5%
Service Occupations	92,626	20.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,085	0.2%
All others	82,414	17.8%

White Collar		62.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	68,817	14.9%
Retail trade	54,495	11.8%
Educational services	50,753	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	37,915	8.2%
Manufacturing	32,656	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	31,539	6.8%
Construction	29,954	6.5%
Public administration	26,974	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25,406	5.5%
Other services	22,735	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	18,738	4.0%
Finance and insurance	16,821	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11,237	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,337	2.2%
Wholesale trade	8,227	1.8%
Information	7,441	1.6%
Utilities	3,769	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,887	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,810	0.4%
Management	446	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	351,538	33.72%
Puerto Rican	9,959	0.96%
Cuban	1,906	0.18%
Dominican	646	0.06%

Total Central American	6,004	0.58%
Costa Rican	288	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,482	0.14%
Honduran	1,120	0.11%
Nicaraguan	634	0.06%
Panamanian	560	0.05%
Salvadoran	1,884	0.18%
Other Central American	36	0.00%

Total South American	4,899	0.47%
Argentinean	303	0.03%
Bolivian	153	0.01%
Chilean	497	0.05%
Colombian	1,758	0.17%
Ecuadorian	458	0.04%
Paraguayan	45	0.00%
Peruvian	1,245	0.12%
Uruguayan	3	0.00%
Venezuelan	365	0.04%
Other South American	72	0.01%

Other Hispanic	22,129	2.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	7,345	0.70%
Filipino	5,164	0.50%
Indian	4,731	0.45%
Vietnamese	3,299	0.32%
Korean	2,986	0.29%
Japanese	1,654	0.16%
Thai	796	0.08%
Bhutanese	676	0.06%
Bangladeshi	321	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	721,677	73.0%
Spanish	220,882	22.3%
Other	8,787	0.9%
Other Indo-European	7,707	0.8%
Chinese	5,423	0.5%
Other Asian	3,828	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,794	0.4%
Arabic	3,628	0.4%
Tagalog	2,832	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	133,517	12.8%
English	99,081	9.5%
Irish	92,084	8.8%
Italian	41,266	4.0%
American	34,423	3.3%
Polish	22,479	2.2%
French	21,342	2.0%
Scottish	20,683	2.0%
European	18,519	1.8%
Norwegian	17,106	1.6%
Swedish	13,390	1.3%
Dutch	11,010	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	9,665	0.9%
British	8,448	0.8%
Russian	7,392	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	982,407	94.2%
Not a citizen	59,986	5.8%

Native	914,959	87.8%
Foreign-born	127,434	12.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%
2024	986,188	950,962	35,226	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	471,058
Median Value	$258,300

Occupied	423,075	89.8%
Vacant	47,983	10.2%

Owned	271,377	64.1%
Rented	151,698	35.9%
Median Rent	$1,071

Single-Family Units	315,088	66.9%
Detached	280,754	59.6%
Attached	34,334	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	83,912	17.8%
Mobile Homes	46,625	9.9%

Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Tucson, AZ Metro Area