People QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
  	Population, 2006 estimate    	1,512,986	6,166,318
  	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006    	14.5%	20.2%
  	Population, 2000    	1,321,045	5,130,632
  	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000    	8.7%	7.5%
  	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000    	28.9%	26.6%
  	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000    	8.1%	13.0%
  	Female persons, percent, 2000    	49.1%	50.1% 			
  	White persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	71.1%	75.5%
  	Black persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	5.1%	3.1%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	2.0%	5.0%
  	Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	2.0%	1.8%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
  	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000    	3.3%	2.9%
  	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)    	34.1%	25.3% 			
  	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over    	43.3%	44.3%
  	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000    	19.5%	12.8%
  	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000    	32.2%	25.9%
  	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000    	76.6%	81.0%
  	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000    	22.7%	23.5%
  	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000    	26.1	24.9 			
  	Housing units, 2000    	495,832	2,189,189
  	Homeownership rate, 2000    	60.7%	68.0%
  	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000    	$112,600	$121,300 			
  	Households, 2000    	465,834	1,901,327
  	Persons per household, 2000    	2.79	2.64
  	Median household income, 1999    	$41,207	$40,558
  	Per capita money income, 1999    	$19,833	$20,275
  	Persons below poverty, percent, 1999    	15.8%	13.9%

   	Business QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
  	Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)    	29,631,027	60,976,999
  	Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)    	13,623,483	56,457,863
  	Retail sales per capita, 2002    	$9,960	$10,382
  	Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)    	2,371,268	8,612,730
  	Total number of firms, 2002    	92,073	381,180
  	Black-owned firms, percent, 2002    	2.3%	1.7%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002    	0.7%	1.7%
  	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002    	2.9%	2.7%
  	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002    	9.5%	9.2%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002    	F	0.1%
  	Women-owned firms, percent, 2002    	27.4%	28.8% 			

   	Geography QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
  	Land area, 2000 (square miles)    	474	113,634
  	Persons per square mile, 2000    	2,782.0	45.2
  	FIPS Code    	55000	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