Surprise, Arizona demographics

Surprise, AZ demographics: median age 41.4; 30.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Surprise city, Arizona · Incorporated city · GEOID 0471510. The survey estimates a population of 154,948 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Surprise is 41.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 56,506 households (±905). 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	41.4 ±0.8	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 154,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Under 18	35,747 ±1,710	23.1% ±1.1 pp	21.6%	22.0%
18–34	28,802 ±1,581	18.6% ±1.0 pp	23.2%	22.8%
35–64	55,967 ±2,019	36.1% ±1.3 pp	36.2%	38.0%
65 and older	34,432 ±1,392	22.2% ±0.9 pp	18.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 154,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Male	73,578 ±1,333	47.5% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	81,370 ±1,323	52.5% ±0.9 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: 154,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
White alone	111,154 ±2,750	71.7% ±1.8 pp	59.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	7,130 ±1,200	4.6% ±0.8 pp	4.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,369 ±739 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	4.0%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,041 ±842	2.6% ±0.5 pp	3.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	540 ±280 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,202 ±1,480	5.9% ±1.0 pp	9.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	21,512 ±2,162	13.9% ±1.4 pp	19.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 154,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	124,035 ±2,760	80.0% ±1.8 pp	68.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,913 ±2,761	20.0% ±1.8 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: 56,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Married-couple family	32,637 ±1,046	57.8% ±1.6 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	2,886 ±582	5.1% ±1.0 pp	5.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,879 ±615	10.4% ±1.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	11,745 ±945	20.8% ±1.6 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,359 ±537	5.9% ±0.9 pp	8.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 56,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Households with people under 18	18,275 ±710	32.3% ±1.1 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	38,231 ±1,306	67.7% ±2.0 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 56,506
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	11,745 ±945	20.8% ±1.6 pp	27.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	21,285 ±1,070	37.7% ±1.8 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,854 ±706	13.9% ±1.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,318 ±790	14.7% ±1.4 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,408 ±642	7.8% ±1.1 pp	6.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	2,016 ±389	3.6% ±0.7 pp	2.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	880 ±224	1.6% ±0.4 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: 154,948
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Native	144,124 ±1,162	93.0% ±0.7 pp	87.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	10,824 ±1,151	7.0% ±0.7 pp	13.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 146,859
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
English only	128,328 ±1,760	87.4% ±1.1 pp	74.3%	77.7%
Spanish	11,351 ±1,244	7.7% ±0.8 pp	19.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	294 ±177 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	523 ±188	0.4% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,003 ±860 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,670 ±700	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±33 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	187 ±145 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	460 ±299 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,067 ±461	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	907 ±345	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	628 ±484 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	441 ±210	0.3% ±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: 107,494
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	6,238 ±925	5.8% ±0.9 pp	10.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	27,163 ±1,681	25.3% ±1.5 pp	23.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	28,893 ±1,335	26.9% ±1.2 pp	23.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	12,368 ±1,047	11.5% ±1.0 pp	9.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	20,735 ±1,252	19.3% ±1.1 pp	20.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12,097 ±1,061	11.3% ±1.0 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: 153,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arizona	U.S.
Same house	132,041 ±1,934	86.1% ±1.2 pp	85.7%	87.7%
Moved within same county	13,840 ±1,791	9.0% ±1.2 pp	8.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	947 ±372	0.6% ±0.2 pp	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	6,113 ±986	4.0% ±0.6 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	443 ±219	0.3% ±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

6.1% of Surprise residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.5% in Arizona and 8.4% nationally. 95.6% 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	Surprise	Arizona	U.S.	Compared with Arizona
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±1.0 pp	10.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.6% ±0.6 pp	91.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.8% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	6.2%	Higher

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 Surprise . 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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