Demographics of Chandler city, Arizona

Chandler city, Arizona had 278,748 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,338 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chandler city, in four figures

278,748
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 280,136 ±145.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,338 people.; 37.5 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $108,095 ±$2,852
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chandler city, Arizona's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chandler city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chandler city, Arizona's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chandler city, Arizona's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	277,410	100.0	100.0
2021	279,591	100.8	100.2
2022	280,356	101.1	100.7
2023	280,300	101.0	101.6
2024	280,014	100.9	102.5
2025	278,748	100.5	103.1

Population of Chandler city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	277,410	—
2021	279,591	+2,181
2022	280,356	+765
2023	280,300	−56
2024	280,014	−286
2025	278,748	−1,266

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.6: for men 36.7 ±0.6 and for women 38.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chandler city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	14,670 ±1,188	5.2% ±0.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	49,170 ±1,868	17.6% ±0.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	23,318 ±1,377	8.3% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	82,511 ±2,436	29.5% ±0.9	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	72,300 ±2,092	25.8% ±0.7	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	38,167 ±1,590	13.6% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $108,095 ±$2,852, and income per person $53,946 ±$1,215, in 2024 dollars. The median is $79,964 ±$407 in Arizona and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chandler city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	8,480 ±861	7.9% ±0.8	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	10,777 ±928	10.0% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15,612 ±1,175	14.5% ±1.1	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,986 ±1,098	13.0% ±1.0	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	23,249 ±1,305	21.6% ±1.2	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	15,132 ±867	14.1% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20,457 ±939	19.0% ±0.8	11.6% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chandler city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	22,082 ±2,181	7.9% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,243 ±848	10.0% ±1.3	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,394 ±1,095	7.0% ±0.7	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,445 ±743	8.4% ±1.4	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chandler city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chandler city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	112,800 ±1,258	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±0.4	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±0.5	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.0% ±1.1	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.0% ±1.3	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$507,800 ±$10,020	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,902 ±$25	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chandler city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	60,816 ±3,097	21.7% ±1.1	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	151,881 ±3,371	54.2% ±1.2	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,254 ±1,543	5.1% ±0.6	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	32,774 ±1,679	11.7% ±0.6	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,588 ±855	1.3% ±0.3	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	151 to 855	0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,509 ±473	0.5% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	14,811 ±1,289	5.3% ±0.5	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chandler city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	101,528 ±3,065	36.2% ±1.1	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	129,686 ±3,069	46.3% ±1.1	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,169 ±767	1.8% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	43,753 ±1,787	15.6% ±0.6	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,246 ±1,232	8.7% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	19,507 ±1,582	7.0% ±0.6	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Chandler city among the places of Arizona

5th of 94 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Arizona page.

Places of Arizona near Chandler city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Phoenix city	1,642,323 ±179
Tucson city	547,073 ±85
Mesa city	511,764 ±110
Gilbert town	280,262 ±91
Chandler city	280,136 ±145
Glendale city	252,833 ±112
Scottsdale city	243,821 ±60
Peoria city	196,906 ±112
Tempe city	188,065 ±51
Surprise city	154,948 ±123

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Chandler city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 11 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 12 Places in Arizona by per capita income
No. 18 Places in Arizona by median home value
No. 37 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026