Tucson, AZ Demographics

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Tucson demographics overview

StatisticTucsonArizonaNational
Population (2009 est.) 548,555 6,595,778 307,006,550
Population (2000) 486,591 5,130,632 281,421,906
Population growth 12.7% 28.6% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 67.4% 70.7% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 27.8% 18.1% 7.4%
Pct. married 47.3% 59.3% 57.7%
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The Tucson population was 548,555 in 2009 compared to 486,591 in 2000. The Tucson, AZ population has increased by 12.7% from 2000 to 2009.

In Tucson, 67.4% of the people speak English and 27.8% of people speak Spanish. In Tucson, 47.3% of people are married and 85.7% of residents were born in the US.

Tucson population breakdown by race

RaceTucsonArizonaNational
White70.03%76.57%70.38%
African American4.24%3.25%14.29%
American Indian2.26%3.08%0.76%
Asian2.39%1.92%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.15%0.13%0.16%
Mixed race4.05%3.11%3.01%
Other race16.89%11.94%6.88%
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In Tucson, 35.8% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

Languages spoken

Urban vs. Rural population

Household income distribution

Source of income

Tucson age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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