Demographics of Maricopa city, Arizona

Maricopa city, Arizona had 78,362 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +19,514 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Maricopa city, in four figures

78,362
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 67,163 ±71.; +33.2%
Change since July 2020: +19,514 people.; 36.8 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,391 ±$3,640
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.

Maricopa city, Arizona's population grew 33.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Maricopa 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

Maricopa city, Arizona's population grew 33.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Maricopa 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	58,848	100.0	100.0
2021	62,637	106.4	100.2
2022	66,542	113.1	100.7
2023	70,630	120.0	101.6
2024	74,889	127.3	102.5
2025	78,362	133.2	103.1

Population of Maricopa city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	58,848	—
2021	62,637	+3,789
2022	66,542	+3,905
2023	70,630	+4,088
2024	74,889	+4,259
2025	78,362	+3,473

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±1.2: for men 36.4 ±1.6 and for women 37.1 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Maricopa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	4,182 ±632	6.2% ±0.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,946 ±1,040	20.8% ±1.5	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,032 ±660	7.5% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,790 ±1,139	29.5% ±1.7	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,712 ±944	21.9% ±1.4	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,501 ±715	14.1% ±1.1	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,391 ±$3,640, and income per person $36,983 ±$1,793, 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 Maricopa city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	1,239 ±301	5.9% ±1.4	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,245 ±412	10.7% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,744 ±556	17.8% ±2.6	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,811 ±577	18.1% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	5,484 ±601	26.1% ±2.7	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,517 ±381	12.0% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,998 ±392	9.5% ±1.8	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 Maricopa city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	4,933 ±947	7.4% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,489 ±428	8.5% ±2.4	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,451 ±469	6.7% ±1.3	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	993 ±298	7.9% ±2.3	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Maricopa city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Maricopa city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	23,233 ±695	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±1.9	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.6% ±2.4	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.4% ±2.1	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$377,200 ±$6,653	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,998 ±$102	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2007 ±1	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 Maricopa city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	19,331 ±1,588	28.8% ±2.4	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,353 ±1,600	45.2% ±2.4	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,518 ±995	12.7% ±1.5	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,073 ±517	3.1% ±0.8	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,565 ±506	2.3% ±0.8	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	280 to 938	0.4% to 1.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	246 to 894	0.4% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,144 ±804	6.2% ±1.2	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 Maricopa city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	22,418 ±1,673	33.4% ±2.5	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	36,973 ±1,822	55.0% ±2.7	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,617 ±463	2.4% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,155 ±848	9.2% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,112 ±509	4.6% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,043 ±670	4.5% ±1.0	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Maricopa city among the places of Arizona

19th 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 Maricopa city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Yuma city	100,139 ±51
Avondale city	92,477 ±76
Flagstaff city	76,445 ±68
Casas Adobes CDP	72,059 ±2,349
Queen Creek town	71,867 ±123
Maricopa city	67,163 ±71
Casa Grande city	60,905 ±77
Lake Havasu City city	58,359 ±28
Marana town	56,938 ±81
Catalina Foothills CDP	52,593 ±1,988
Prescott Valley town	49,179 ±46

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Maricopa city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 19 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 20 Places in Arizona by homeownership rate
No. 26 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 27 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 39 Places in Arizona by median home value

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 · U.S. Government work

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