Demographics of Tempe city, Arizona

Tempe city, Arizona had 190,571 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,273 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tempe city, in four figures

190,571
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 188,065 ±51.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +5,273 people.; 30.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,663 ±$2,503
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.

Tempe city, Arizona's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tempe 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

Tempe city, Arizona's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tempe 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	185,298	100.0	100.0
2021	184,597	99.6	100.2
2022	189,535	102.3	100.7
2023	190,194	102.6	101.6
2024	189,376	102.2	102.5
2025	190,571	102.8	103.1

Population of Tempe city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	185,298	—
2021	184,597	−701
2022	189,535	+4,938
2023	190,194	+659
2024	189,376	−818
2025	190,571	+1,195

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.0 ±0.5: for men 29.3 ±0.7 and for women 30.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tempe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	7,782 ±848	4.1% ±0.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	18,749 ±1,234	10.0% ±0.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,899 ±2,373	22.8% ±1.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	64,264 ±2,406	34.2% ±1.3	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	33,420 ±1,667	17.8% ±0.9	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,951 ±1,134	11.1% ±0.6	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,663 ±$2,503, and income per person $44,493 ±$1,409, 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 Tempe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	10,527 ±860	13.4% ±1.1	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,521 ±1,144	16.0% ±1.4	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	13,724 ±1,215	17.5% ±1.5	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	10,231 ±1,001	13.1% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,562 ±1,119	19.9% ±1.4	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,288 ±621	9.3% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	8,426 ±738	10.8% ±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 Tempe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	28,132 ±2,426	15.8% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,427 ±939	16.9% ±3.4	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,153 ±1,624	17.3% ±1.3	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,552 ±439	8.8% ±1.4	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tempe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tempe city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	86,182 ±1,525	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±0.5	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±1.1	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.3% ±1.4	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.7% ±1.4	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$455,400 ±$9,893	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,743 ±$26	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Tempe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	43,514 ±2,601	23.1% ±1.4	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	95,925 ±2,872	51.0% ±1.5	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12,910 ±2,006	6.9% ±1.1	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	18,166 ±1,713	9.7% ±0.9	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3,384 ±951	1.8% ±0.5	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	959 ±457	0.5% ±0.2	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,437 ±511	0.8% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,770 ±1,254	6.3% ±0.7	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 Tempe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	70,810 ±2,342	37.7% ±1.2	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	87,288 ±2,723	46.4% ±1.4	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,970 ±665	1.6% ±0.4	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	26,997 ±1,768	14.4% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,588 ±1,121	5.6% ±0.6	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16,409 ±1,472	8.7% ±0.8	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Tempe city among the places of Arizona

9th 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 Tempe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
San Tan Valley CDP	109,189 ±3,026
Goodyear city	107,645 ±89
Buckeye city	104,923 ±67
Yuma city	100,139 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Tempe city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 16 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 23 Places in Arizona by median home value
No. 27 Places in Arizona by per capita income
No. 31 Places in Arizona by median household income

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