Paradise Valley, Arizona demographics

Paradise Valley, AZ demographics: median age 55.8; 74.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Paradise Valley town, Arizona · Incorporated town · GEOID 0452930. The survey estimates a population of 12,611 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Paradise Valley is 55.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.0 years. There are 5,149 households (±325). 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	55.8 ±4.0	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	2,290 ±393	18.2% ±3.1 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	1,112 ±245	8.8% ±1.9 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,091 ±485	40.4% ±3.8 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,118 ±496	32.7% ±3.9 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	6,494 ±309	51.5% ±2.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	6,117 ±311	48.5% ±2.5 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: 12,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	10,181 ±746	80.7% ±5.9 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	65 ±101 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	11 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	604 ±200	4.8% ±1.6 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	396 ±476 · low precision	3.1% ±3.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	259 ±210 · low precision	2.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,095 ±414	8.7% ±3.3 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,633 ±582	92.2% ±4.6 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	978 ±585 · low precision	7.8% ±4.6 pp · low precision	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: 5,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,438 ±279	66.8% ±3.4 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	341 ±188 · low precision	6.6% ±3.6 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	256 ±111	5.0% ±2.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	983 ±322	19.1% ±6.1 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	131 ±69 · low precision	2.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,340 ±203	26.0% ±3.6 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,809 ±448	74.0% ±7.3 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,149
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	983 ±322	19.1% ±6.1 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,369 ±338	46.0% ±5.9 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	593 ±127	11.5% ±2.4 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	882 ±211	17.1% ±4.0 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	213 ±102	4.1% ±2.0 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	75 ±68 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	34 ±44 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	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: 12,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	10,698 ±516	84.8% ±4.1 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,913 ±523	15.2% ±4.1 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,098
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	10,156 ±630	83.9% ±5.1 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	658 ±367 · low precision	5.4% ±3.0 pp · low precision	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	105 ±75 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	216 ±189 · low precision	1.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	31 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	577 ±301 · low precision	4.8% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	15 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	10 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	6 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	238 ±209 · low precision	2.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	34 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	52 ±65 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 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: 9,861
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	91 ±97 · low precision	0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	692 ±233	7.0% ±2.3 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,229 ±258	12.5% ±2.6 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	524 ±187	5.3% ±1.9 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,687 ±449	37.4% ±4.3 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,638 ±413	36.9% ±3.9 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: 12,563
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	11,130 ±473	88.6% ±3.7 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	979 ±418	7.8% ±3.3 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	75 ±97 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	307 ±154 · low precision	2.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	72 ±62 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 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

2.6% of Paradise Valley residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 96.8% 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	Paradise Valley	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	10.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.8% ±8.6 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±1.8 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Paradise Valley . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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