Phoenix, Arizona demographics

Phoenix, AZ demographics: median age 34.9; 33.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Phoenix city, Arizona · Incorporated city · GEOID 0455000. The survey estimates a population of 1,642,323 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Phoenix is 34.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 610,442 households (±3,318). 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	34.9 ±0.2	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,642,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	387,949 ±4,755	23.6% ±0.3 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	435,470 ±4,916	26.5% ±0.3 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	617,911 ±6,113	37.6% ±0.4 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	200,993 ±3,438	12.2% ±0.2 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,642,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	824,093 ±3,548	50.2% ±0.2 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	818,230 ±3,545	49.8% ±0.2 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: 1,642,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	787,069 ±7,054	47.9% ±0.4 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	127,664 ±4,743	7.8% ±0.3 pp	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39,812 ±2,873	2.4% ±0.2 pp	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	67,689 ±2,829	4.1% ±0.2 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	3,270 ±595	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	206,560 ±6,971	12.6% ±0.4 pp	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	410,259 ±7,632	25.0% ±0.5 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,642,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	953,098 ±7,002	58.0% ±0.4 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	689,225 ±7,007	42.0% ±0.4 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: 610,442
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	249,871 ±3,676	40.9% ±0.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	42,476 ±1,959	7.0% ±0.3 pp	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	88,929 ±2,286	14.6% ±0.4 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	173,406 ±3,880	28.4% ±0.6 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	55,760 ±2,198	9.1% ±0.4 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 610,442
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	197,431 ±3,044	32.3% ±0.5 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	413,011 ±4,537	67.7% ±0.6 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 610,442
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	173,406 ±3,880	28.4% ±0.6 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	187,182 ±3,910	30.7% ±0.6 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	94,049 ±2,599	15.4% ±0.4 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	78,177 ±2,650	12.8% ±0.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	42,774 ±1,873	7.0% ±0.3 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	19,966 ±1,191	3.3% ±0.2 pp	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	14,888 ±1,081	2.4% ±0.2 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: 1,642,323
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	1,329,977 ±7,141	81.0% ±0.4 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	312,346 ±7,129	19.0% ±0.4 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,543,725
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	988,989 ±8,613	64.1% ±0.5 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	449,725 ±7,774	29.1% ±0.5 pp	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	5,497 ±688	0.4% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3,499 ±542	0.2% ±0.0 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	8,154 ±1,231	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	22,390 ±2,135	1.5% ±0.1 pp	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	2,314 ±678	0.1% ±0.0 pp	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	7,938 ±1,008	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	5,641 ±844	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5,956 ±828	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	14,521 ±1,821	0.9% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	7,257 ±1,418	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	21,844 ±2,229	1.4% ±0.1 pp	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: 1,089,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	165,281 ±4,261	15.2% ±0.4 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	249,309 ±4,948	22.9% ±0.4 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	223,941 ±4,104	20.6% ±0.4 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	84,895 ±2,866	7.8% ±0.3 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	223,352 ±3,786	20.5% ±0.3 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	142,272 ±3,391	13.1% ±0.3 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: 1,625,143
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	1,389,029 ±7,546	85.5% ±0.5 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	167,336 ±6,389	10.3% ±0.4 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	11,180 ±1,497	0.7% ±0.1 pp	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	44,868 ±2,242	2.8% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	12,730 ±2,039	0.8% ±0.1 pp	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

14.3% of Phoenix residents (±0.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% 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	Phoenix	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	14.3% ±0.3 pp	10.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±0.3 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.2% ±0.2 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 Phoenix . 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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