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People QuickFacts |
Tempe |
Arizona |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
169,712 | 6,166,318 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
7.0% | 20.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
158,625 | 5,130,632 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.7% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
19.8% | 26.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
7.2% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
48.3% | 50.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
77.5% | 75.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.7% | 3.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.0% | 5.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.7% | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
3.3% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
17.9% | 25.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
38.5% | 44.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
12.9% | 12.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.4% | 25.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
90.1% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
39.6% | 23.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.4 | 24.9 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
67,068 | 2,189,189 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
51.0% | 68.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$132,100 | $121,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
63,602 | 1,901,327 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.41 | 2.64 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$42,361 | $40,558 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,406 | $20,275 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.3% | 13.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Tempe |
Arizona |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,496,507 | 60,976,999 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,047,639 | 56,457,863 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$25,460 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
422,756 | 8,612,730 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
14,429 | 381,180 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 2.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
5.5% | 9.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.5% | 28.8% |
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