Demographics of Phoenix city, Arizona

Phoenix city, Arizona had 1,665,481 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +53,023 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Phoenix city, in four figures

1,665,481
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 1,642,323 ±179.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +53,023 people.; 34.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $81,332 ±$986
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.

Phoenix city, Arizona's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Phoenix 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

Phoenix city, Arizona's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Phoenix 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	1,612,458	100.0	100.0
2021	1,624,582	100.8	100.2
2022	1,640,910	101.8	100.7
2023	1,648,671	102.2	101.6
2024	1,662,324	103.1	102.5
2025	1,665,481	103.3	103.1

Population of Phoenix city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	1,612,458	—
2021	1,624,582	+12,124
2022	1,640,910	+16,328
2023	1,648,671	+7,761
2024	1,662,324	+13,653
2025	1,665,481	+3,157

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.9 ±0.2: for men 34.3 ±0.3 and for women 35.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Phoenix city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	98,598 ±2,464	6.0% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	289,351 ±4,067	17.6% ±0.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	165,324 ±3,346	10.1% ±0.2	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	503,771 ±5,316	30.7% ±0.3	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	384,286 ±4,699	23.4% ±0.3	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	200,993 ±3,438	12.2% ±0.2	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $81,332 ±$986, and income per person $41,981 ±$468, 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 Phoenix city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	77,434 ±2,475	12.7% ±0.4	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	104,154 ±3,262	17.1% ±0.5	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	101,895 ±3,294	16.7% ±0.5	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	82,342 ±2,431	13.5% ±0.4	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	112,071 ±2,843	18.4% ±0.5	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	56,562 ±2,276	9.3% ±0.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75,984 ±2,002	12.4% ±0.3	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 Phoenix city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	221,509 ±7,136	13.7% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	73,463 ±3,341	19.3% ±0.8	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	113,599 ±3,913	11.9% ±0.4	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	34,447 ±1,792	12.1% ±0.6	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Phoenix city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Phoenix city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	653,065 ±3,179	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±0.2	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±0.3	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±0.6	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±0.5	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$420,700 ±$3,431	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,582 ±$14	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Phoenix city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	689,225 ±7,007	42.0% ±0.4	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	667,224 ±7,213	40.6% ±0.4	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	121,686 ±4,486	7.4% ±0.3	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	65,942 ±2,846	4.0% ±0.2	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	23,063 ±1,874	1.4% ±0.1	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2,855 ±571	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7,332 ±1,073	0.4% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	64,996 ±3,090	4.0% ±0.2	4.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Phoenix city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	695,185 ±7,394	42.3% ±0.5	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	611,248 ±7,268	37.2% ±0.4	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	23,544 ±1,441	1.4% ±0.1	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	312,346 ±7,129	19.0% ±0.4	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	123,742 ±3,879	7.5% ±0.2	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	188,604 ±5,944	11.5% ±0.4	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Phoenix city among the places of Arizona

1st 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 Phoenix 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

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Phoenix city, Arizona

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