El Mirage, Arizona demographics

El Mirage, AZ demographics: median age 32.7; 15.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · El Mirage city, Arizona · Incorporated city · GEOID 0422220. The survey estimates a population of 36,088 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in El Mirage is 32.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 11,120 households (±401). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.7 ±1.4	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	9,999 ±803	27.7% ±2.2 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	9,224 ±818	25.6% ±2.3 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	13,229 ±893	36.7% ±2.5 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,636 ±437	10.1% ±1.2 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	17,553 ±626	48.6% ±1.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	18,535 ±627	51.4% ±1.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	13,797 ±1,188	38.2% ±3.3 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,858 ±606	7.9% ±1.7 pp	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	741 ±459 · low precision	2.1% ±1.3 pp · low precision	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	447 ±222	1.2% ±0.6 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	207 ±163 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,657 ±1,129	18.4% ±3.1 pp	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,381 ±1,116	31.5% ±3.1 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,281 ±1,032	50.7% ±2.9 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17,807 ±1,030	49.3% ±2.9 pp	31.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,634 ±439	50.7% ±3.5 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	936 ±212	8.4% ±1.9 pp	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,226 ±309	20.0% ±2.7 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,768 ±278	15.9% ±2.4 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	556 ±191	5.0% ±1.7 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,339 ±351	48.0% ±2.6 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,781 ±468	52.0% ±3.8 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,120
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,768 ±278	15.9% ±2.4 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,450 ±360	22.0% ±3.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,032 ±358	18.3% ±3.1 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,488 ±344	22.4% ±3.0 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,345 ±276	12.1% ±2.4 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	828 ±287	7.4% ±2.6 pp	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	209 ±89	1.9% ±0.8 pp	1.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 36,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	30,841 ±680	85.5% ±1.9 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,247 ±678	14.5% ±1.9 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 33,329
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	21,814 ±1,087	65.5% ±3.1 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	10,100 ±1,112	30.3% ±3.3 pp	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	38 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	59 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	23 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	437 ±244 · low precision	1.3% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	17 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	59 ±72 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	148 ±66	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	148 ±116 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	266 ±165 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	211 ±117 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 22,376
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,199 ±670	18.8% ±3.0 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,885 ±582	30.8% ±2.5 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,335 ±523	23.8% ±2.3 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,430 ±411	10.9% ±1.8 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,321 ±360	10.4% ±1.6 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,206 ±348	5.4% ±1.5 pp	13.0%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 35,614
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	31,226 ±988	87.7% ±2.7 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,544 ±932	10.0% ±2.6 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	62 ±60 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	672 ±277	1.9% ±0.8 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	110 ±81 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

12.4% of El Mirage residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Mirage	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.4% ±1.8 pp	10.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±0.8 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.4% ±1.1 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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