| | People QuickFacts | Surprise | Arizona |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 119,489 | 6,467,315 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 117,517 | 6,392,015 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.7% | 1.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 117,517 | 6,392,017 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.3% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 19.0% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 80.6% | 73.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.1% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 4.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.6% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.8% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 18.5% | 29.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 71.2% | 57.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.1% | 80.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.7% | 13.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 12.4% | 27.1% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 92.1% | 85.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 27.5% | 26.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 12,230 | 536,449 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 33.5 | 24.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 52,586 | 2,844,526 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 77.8% | 66.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.3% | 20.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $219,800 | $197,400 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 39,719 | 2,344,215 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.77 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,192 | $25,784 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $60,687 | $50,752 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 8.1% | 16.2% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Surprise | Arizona |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 7,435 | 491,529 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.3% | 2.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.3% | 10.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 57,977,827 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 20,359 | 57,573,459 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 888,224 | 86,758,801 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,878 | $13,637 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 115,082 | 13,268,514 |