People QuickFacts Tempe Arizona Population, 2010 161,719 6,392,017 Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 2.0% 24.6% Population, 2000 158,625 5,130,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.0% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 16.8% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.4% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 47.9% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 72.6% 73.0% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.9% 4.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.9% 4.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.7% 2.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.9% 3.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 21.1% 29.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 62.3% 57.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 72.7% 79.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 16.6% 14.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 24.5% 27.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 88.8% 83.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 38.9% 25.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 20.9 24.9  Housing units, 2010 73,462 2,844,526 Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 49.2% 68.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 42.8% 20.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 $246,500 $218,400 Households, 2005-2009 63,643 2,248,170 Persons per household, 2005-2009 2.62 2.76 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 $26,581 $25,203 Median household income 2005-2009 $49,173 $50,296 People of all ages in poverty - percent, 2005-2009 17.6% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Tempe Arizona Total number of firms, 2007 16,792 491,529 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 2.0% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 1.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.2% 10.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.1% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 5,877,588 57,977,827 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 7,286,114 57,573,459 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,172,475 86,758,801 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $35,768 $13,637 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 606,835 13,268,514     Geography QuickFacts Tempe Arizona Land area in square miles, 2010 39.93 113,594.08 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,050.2 56.3 FIPS Code 73000 04 Counties Maricopa County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts