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People QuickFacts |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
3,768,123 | 6,166,318 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
22.6% | 20.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
3,072,149 | 5,130,632 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
8.3% | 7.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
27.3% | 26.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
11.1% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.7% | 50.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
88.7% | 87.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
4.5% | 3.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.0% | 4.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.9% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.6% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
30.0% | 29.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
60.4% | 59.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.6% | 44.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
14.4% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
24.1% | 25.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.5% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
25.9% | 23.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
504,992 | 902,252 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.1 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
1,496,123 | 2,605,283 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.5% | 68.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
26.6% | 22.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$129,200 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
1,132,886 | 1,901,327 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.67 | 2.64 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$48,304 | $43,696 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,251 | $20,275 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.3% | 14.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
83,416 | 131,6511 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
1,489,509 | 2,159,8231 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
10.0% | 12.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
228,258 | 358,145 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
239,517 | 381,180 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.0% | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.5% | 9.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.3% | 28.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
30,480,779 | 41,910,739 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
53,315,080 | 60,976,999 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
37,448,117 | 56,457,863 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,370 | $10,380 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
5,440,107 | 8,612,730 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
35,728 | 65,363 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
21,299,643 | 41,979,3031 |