People QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	1,469,471	6,482,505
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	1,445,656	6,392,013
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.6%	1.4%
 	Population, 2010    	1,445,632	6,392,017
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	8.3%	7.1%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	28.2%	25.5%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	8.4%	13.8%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	49.8%	50.3% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	65.9%	73.0%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	6.5%	4.1%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	2.2%	4.6%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	3.2%	2.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.2%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.6%	3.4%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	40.8%	29.6%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	46.5%	57.8% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	78.2%	79.8%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	21.7%	14.2%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	36.9%	27.1%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	79.8%	85.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	25.5%	26.3%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	24.8	24.8 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	59.6%	67.4%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	32.2%	20.7%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$221,800	$215,000
 	Households, 2006-2010    	515,701	2,326,468
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.77	2.63
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$24,460	$25,680
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$48,823	$50,448
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	19.1%	15.3%

   	Business QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	112,202	491,529
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.0%	2.0%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.3%	1.9%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.7%	3.3%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	0.1%	S
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	11.3%	10.7%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	26.8%	28.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	16,926,892	57,977,827
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	23,670,515	57,573,459
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	21,859,505	86,758,801
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$14,209	$13,637
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	3,644,383	13,268,514

   	Geography QuickFacts	Phoenix	Arizona
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	516.70	113,594.08
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	2,797.8	56.3
 	FIPS Code    	55000	04
 	Counties    	Maricopa County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts