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People QuickFacts |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
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Population, 2010 |
3,817,117 | 6,392,017 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 |
24.2% | 24.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
3,072,149 | 5,130,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 |
7.4% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 |
26.4% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 |
12.1% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 |
50.5% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
73.0% | 73.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
5.0% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
2.1% | 4.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) |
3.5% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 |
3.5% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) |
29.6% | 29.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 |
58.7% | 57.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009 |
79.0% | 79.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2005-2009 |
16.8% | 14.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009 |
27.9% | 27.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
84.3% | 83.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009 |
28.0% | 25.7% |
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Veterans, 2005-2009 |
291,691 | 550,681 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009 |
26.0 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2010 |
1,639,279 | 2,844,526 |
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Homeownership rate, 2005-2009 |
67.3% | 68.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009 |
25.0% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009 |
$243,300 | $218,400 |
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Households, 2005-2009 |
1,338,468 | 2,248,170 |
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Persons per household, 2005-2009 |
2.85 | 2.76 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009 |
$27,185 | $25,203 |
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Median household income, 2009 |
$53,284 | $48,711 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009 |
15.1% | 16.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 |
85,789 | 134,0721 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 |
1,451,978 | 2,122,2651 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 |
7.2% | 10.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 |
242,532 | 379,818 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 |
311,765 | 491,529 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
2.4% | 2.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
1.2% | 1.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
3.9% | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
S | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
9.2% | 10.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 |
27.3% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) |
40,182,099 | 57,977,827 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) |
49,760,315 | 57,573,459 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) |
58,688,328 | 86,758,801 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 |
$15,153 | $13,637 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) |
8,408,940 | 13,268,514 |
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Building permits, 2010 |
6,703 | 12,370 |
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Federal spending, 2009 |
32,502,698 | 62,943,0071 |