| | People QuickFacts | Tempe | Arizona |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 164,268 | 6,482,505 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 161,719 | 6,392,013 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 161,719 | 6,392,017 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.0% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 16.8% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 8.4% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 47.9% | 50.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 72.6% | 73.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.9% | 4.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.9% | 4.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.7% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.9% | 3.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 21.1% | 29.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 62.3% | 57.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 69.9% | 79.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.3% | 14.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 27.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.8% | 85.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 41.3% | 26.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.7 | 24.8 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 46.7% | 67.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 44.7% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $248,500 | $215,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 64,227 | 2,326,468 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.42 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $26,234 | $25,680 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,443 | $50,448 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 20.6% | 15.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Tempe | Arizona |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 16,792 | 491,529 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.9% | 2.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 1.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | 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 | 6.2% | 10.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.1% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 5,877,588 | 57,977,827 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,286,114 | 57,573,459 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,172,475 | 86,758,801 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $35,768 | $13,637 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 606,835 | 13,268,514 |