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Phoenix, Arizona QuickFacts

	Phoenix, Arizona	United States
Total population	1,321,045	281,421,906
State	Arizona
City	phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona Population

	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
Male	671,760	50.85%	49.06%
Female	649,285	49.15%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.7		35.3

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	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
18 years and over	938,610	71.05%	74.31%
21 years and over	877,536	66.43%	69.97%
62 years and over	128,552	9.73%	14.66%
65 years and over	106,795	8.08%	12.43%

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	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
White	938,853	71.07%	75.14%
Black or African American	67,416	5.1%	12.32%
Asian	26,449	2.0%	3.64%
Some other race	245,051	18.55%	5.46%
Two or more races	43,276	3.28%	2.43%

Phoenix, Arizona Housing

	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
Total households	465,834		105,480,101
Family households (families)	307,243	65.96%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	158,591	34.04%	31.94%

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	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
Total housing units	495,793		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	29,998	6.05%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	465,834	93.96%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	282,670	57.01%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	183,164	36.94%	30.77%

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	Phoenix, Arizona	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	9,311	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	95,487	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	68,690	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	33,768	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	26,202	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	12,497	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	3,219	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	876	0.57%
Median (dollars)	112,600	119,600

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	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	134,810	28.94%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	152,706	32.78%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	69,639	14.95%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	54,634	11.73%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	32,728	7.03%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	21,347	4.58%	9.65%

Phoenix, Arizona Education

	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	362,719		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	21,997	6.06%	6.47%
Kindergarten	22,921	6.32%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	170,371	46.97%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	74,115	20.43%	21.38%
College or graduate school	73,315	20.21%	22.81%

Phoenix, Arizona Economy

	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
Population 16 years and over	976,578		217,168,077
In labor force	648,496	66.4%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	647,297	66.28%	63.39%
- - Employed	611,019	62.57%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	36,278	3.71%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,199	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	328,082	33.6%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	482,076	49.36%	51.66%
In labor force	285,661	29.25%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	285,367	29.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	269,051	27.55%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	126,842	12.99%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	64,192		12,787,501

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	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	466,114		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	37,689	8.09%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	27,862	5.98%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	63,160	13.55%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	65,783	14.11%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	82,180	17.63%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	89,831	19.27%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	45,918	9.85%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	33,461	7.18%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	9,674	2.08%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	10,556	2.26%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,207		41,994

	Phoenix, Arizona	%, Phoenix, Arizona	United States
With earnings	401,547	41.12%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	54,727		56,604
With Social Security income	89,221	9.14%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,247		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	16,377	1.68%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,723		6,320
With public assistance income	13,387	1.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,621		3,032
With retirement income	55,887	5.72%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,588		17,376

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