Demographics of Tucson city, Arizona

Tucson city, Arizona had 548,371 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,750 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tucson city, in four figures

548,371
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 547,073 ±85.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +5,750 people.; 34.6 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,073 ±$944
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.

Tucson city, Arizona's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tucson 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

Tucson city, Arizona's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tucson 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	542,621	100.0	100.0
2021	541,311	99.8	100.2
2022	546,838	100.8	100.7
2023	548,213	101.0	101.6
2024	550,633	101.5	102.5
2025	548,371	101.1	103.1

Population of Tucson city, Arizona on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	542,621	—
2021	541,311	−1,310
2022	546,838	+5,527
2023	548,213	+1,375
2024	550,633	+2,420
2025	548,371	−2,262

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.6 ±0.3: for men 33.5 ±0.4 and for women 35.9 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tucson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Under 5	27,946 ±1,043	5.1% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	77,905 ±1,999	14.2% ±0.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	83,623 ±2,349	15.3% ±0.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	153,534 ±2,426	28.1% ±0.4	26.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	115,349 ±2,320	21.1% ±0.4	23.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	88,716 ±2,188	16.2% ±0.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,073 ±$944, and income per person $32,537 ±$668, 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 Tucson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Arizona	United States
Under $25,000	47,916 ±2,022	21.0% ±0.9	13.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	53,191 ±2,200	23.3% ±0.9	17.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	39,557 ±1,715	17.3% ±0.7	16.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	29,275 ±1,376	12.8% ±0.6	13.5% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	32,876 ±1,488	14.4% ±0.6	18.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13,750 ±783	6.0% ±0.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,455 ±801	5.0% ±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 Tucson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Arizona	United States
All ages	98,741 ±4,316	18.9% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	25,197 ±1,786	24.2% ±1.6	16.2% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	57,039 ±2,638	18.8% ±0.8	11.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	16,505 ±1,116	14.3% ±0.9	10.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tucson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tucson city	Arizona	United States
Housing units	247,823 ±1,521	3,192,839 ±631	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.0% ±0.5	89.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.0% ±0.6	10.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.8% ±0.8	67.4% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.2% ±0.8	32.6% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$266,200 ±$3,734	$394,500 ±$1,474	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,145 ±$13	$1,543 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Tucson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Hispanic or Latino	233,878 ±2,824	42.8% ±0.5	31.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	236,728 ±2,845	43.3% ±0.5	52.6% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	26,020 ±1,223	4.8% ±0.2	4.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17,022 ±1,049	3.1% ±0.2	3.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6,800 ±1,043	1.2% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	836 ±272	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,135 ±455	0.4% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	23,654 ±1,833	4.3% ±0.3	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 Tucson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Arizona	United States
Born in the state	248,784 ±3,607	45.5% ±0.7	39.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	214,015 ±3,881	39.1% ±0.7	46.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,756 ±1,022	2.0% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	73,518 ±2,802	13.4% ±0.5	13.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	37,357 ±1,813	6.8% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	36,161 ±2,261	6.6% ±0.4	6.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Tucson city among the places of Arizona

2nd 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 Tucson 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

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Tucson city, Arizona

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in Arizona by poverty rate
No. 13 Places in Arizona by foreign-born share
No. 13 Places in Arizona by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 45 Places in Arizona by median rent
No. 52 Places in Arizona by per capita income
No. 58 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