Demographics of Surprise city, Arizona

Surprise city, Arizona had 175,304 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +30,914 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Surprise city, in four figures

175,304
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 154,948 ±123.; +21.4%
Change since July 2020: +30,914 people.; 41.4 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,711 ±$3,521
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.

Surprise city, Arizona's population grew 21.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Surprise 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

Surprise city, Arizona's population grew 21.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Surprise 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	144,390	100.0	100.0
2021	149,570	103.6	100.2
2022	154,358	106.9	100.7
2023	159,171	110.2	101.6
2024	167,602	116.1	102.5
2025	175,304	121.4	103.1

Population of Surprise city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	144,390	—
2021	149,570	+5,180
2022	154,358	+4,788
2023	159,171	+4,813
2024	167,602	+8,431
2025	175,304	+7,702

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±0.8: for men 40.6 ±1.0 and for women 42.0 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Surprise city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	8,089 ±799	5.2% ±0.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	27,658 ±1,512	17.8% ±1.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	11,707 ±1,047	7.6% ±0.7	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	36,581 ±1,698	23.6% ±1.1	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	36,481 ±1,611	23.5% ±1.0	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	34,432 ±1,392	22.2% ±0.9	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,711 ±$3,521, and income per person $41,888 ±$1,118, 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 Surprise city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	4,947 ±562	8.8% ±1.0	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,620 ±623	11.7% ±1.1	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,983 ±820	15.9% ±1.4	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	8,903 ±767	15.8% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	14,576 ±1,075	25.8% ±1.9	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,292 ±652	11.1% ±1.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,185 ±495	10.9% ±0.9	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 Surprise city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	13,220 ±1,714	8.6% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,869 ±872	10.9% ±2.4	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,361 ±769	7.1% ±1.0	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,990 ±544	9.3% ±1.2	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Surprise city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Surprise city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	62,098 ±936	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.0% ±0.5	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.0% ±1.1	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.1% ±1.4	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.9% ±1.4	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$435,100 ±$5,183	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,033 ±$86	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±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 Surprise city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	30,913 ±2,761	20.0% ±1.8	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	102,013 ±3,092	65.8% ±2.0	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,708 ±1,149	4.3% ±0.7	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,780 ±827	2.4% ±0.5	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	213 to 1,423	0.1% to 0.9%	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	260 to 820	0.2% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,144 ±551	0.7% ±0.4	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	9,032 ±1,530	5.8% ±1.0	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 Surprise city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	46,638 ±2,444	30.1% ±1.6	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	94,250 ±2,502	60.8% ±1.6	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,236 ±722	2.1% ±0.5	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10,824 ±1,151	7.0% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,569 ±1,010	4.9% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,255 ±533	2.1% ±0.3	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Surprise city among the places of Arizona

10th 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 Surprise city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
San Tan Valley CDP	109,189 ±3,026
Goodyear city	107,645 ±89
Buckeye city	104,923 ±67
Yuma city	100,139 ±51
Avondale city	92,477 ±76

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Surprise city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 19 Places in Arizona by median household income
No. 29 Places in Arizona by median home value
No. 31 Places in Arizona by per capita income
No. 35 Places in Arizona by homeownership rate
No. 36 Places in Arizona by poverty rate

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