Phoenix, Arizona Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Phoenix	Arizona	National
Population	1,555,324	7,278,717	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	3,005	65	91
Median age	33.3	37.1	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.0:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	46%	53%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	50%	42%	43%
Speak English	63%	73%	79%
Speak Spanish	31%	20%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Phoenix is 4522% higher than Arizona
The median age in Phoenix is 10% lower than Arizona
In Phoenix 72.59% of the population is White
In Phoenix 6.81% of the population is Black
In Phoenix 3.53% of the population is Asian

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Phoenix population breakdown by race

Race	Phoenix	Arizona	National
White	72.59%	77.80%	73.35%
Black	6.81%	4.27%	12.63%
Asian	3.53%	3.05%	5.22%
American Indian	2.01%	4.41%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.21%	0.19%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.38%	3.31%	3.06%
Other race	11.48%	6.97%	4.75%

In Phoenix, 41.8% 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.

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Household income distribution

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Phoenix age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

Source: The Phoenix, AZ demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).