Tempe, Arizona Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Tempe	Arizona	National
Population	174,708	7,278,717	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	4,370	65	91
Median age	28.5	37.1	37.7
Male/Female ratio	1.1:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	34%	53%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	39%	42%	43%
Speak English	75%	73%	79%
Speak Spanish	14%	20%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Tempe is 6623% higher than Arizona
The median age in Tempe is 23% lower than Arizona
In Tempe 69.88% of the population is White
In Tempe 5.91% of the population is Black
In Tempe 7.66% of the population is Asian

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Tempe population breakdown by race

Race	Tempe	Arizona	National
White	69.88%	77.80%	73.35%
Black	5.91%	4.27%	12.63%
Asian	7.66%	3.05%	5.22%
American Indian	2.60%	4.41%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.46%	0.19%	0.18%
Mixed race	4.16%	3.31%	3.06%
Other race	9.33%	6.97%	4.75%

In Tempe, 22.2% 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

Place of birth by citizenship

Tempe age breakdown

Marital status

Age of children in married couples

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