Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ

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2022 Population
119,683
13.9% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
29.2
1.74% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
29.2%
0.913% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$37,087
7.21% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$182,500
18.1% 1-year growth
2022 Employed Population
56,362
14.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ had a population of 120k people with a median age of 29.2 and a median household income of $37,087. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ grew from 105,105 to 119,683, a 13.9% increase and its median household income grew from $34,594 to $37,087, a 7.21% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (51.4%), White (Hispanic) (13.9%), Other (Hispanic) (9.74%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.35%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.89%).

28.3% of the households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.5% of the residents in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are University of Arizona (11,858 degrees awarded in 2022), Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (105534) (1,311 degrees), and Aveda Institute-Tucson (476753) (190 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was $182,500, and the homeownership rate was 37.2%.

Most people in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ is home to a population of 120k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 14.1% of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ residents were born outside of the country (16.9k people).

In 2022, there were 3.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61.5k people) in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.6k White (Hispanic) and 11.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are Spanish (24,282 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (1,416 households), and Arabic (986 households).

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
62,043
Women
51.9%
57,562
Men
48.1%

The resident population of United States in 2022 was 119,605 inhabitants, with 48.1% men, and 51.9% women.

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Citizenship

90.5%
2022 Citizenship
90.5%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 90.5% of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    61.5k ± 2.41k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    16.6k ± 1.84k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    11.7k ± 1.46k
33.4%
Hispanic Population
40k people

In 2022, there were 3.71 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (61.5k people) in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.6k White (Hispanic) and 11.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

33.4% of the people in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are hispanic (40k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    8,628 ± 2,197 people
  2. China
    1,341 ± 894 people
  3. India
    550 ± 574 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was Mexico, the natal country of 8,628 Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ residents, followed by China with 1,341 and India with 550.

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Foreign-Born Population

14.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
16.9k people
14.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
15.2k people

As of 2022, 14.1% of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ residents (16.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was 14.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    24,282 households (21.1%)
  2. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    1,416 households (1.23%)
  3. Arabic
    986 households (0.855%)

28.3% of the households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was Spanish. 21.1% of the households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,351 ± 431
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,799 ± 459
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    687 ± 205

Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ employs 56.4k people. The largest industries in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (6,283 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,131 people), and Construction (2,557 people), and the highest paying industries are Legal services ($164,468), Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services ($108,946), and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution ($93,667).

Males in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ have an average income that is 1.05 times higher than the average income of females, which is $47,822. The income inequality in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
23,716
Women
48.7%
24,980
Men
51.3%

The workforce of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ in 2020 was 48,696 people, with 48.7% woman, and 51.3% men.

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Occupations

56.4k
2022 Value
14.7%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 14.7%, from 49.1k employees to 56.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, are Postsecondary teachers (1,869 people), Customer service representatives (1,724 people), and Retail salespersons (1,487 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

56.4k
2022 Value
14.7%
1 Year growth
± 14.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 14.7%, from 49.1k employees to 56.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (6,283 people), Restaurants & Food Services (6,131 people), and Construction (2,557 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$28,311
Median earning men ± $1,284
$24,461
Median earning women ± $921

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($53,897), Manufacturing ($46,649), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,042).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,750), Public Administration ($41,917), and Manufacturing ($41,436).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.3%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018
Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ awarded 13,774 degrees. The student population of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 22,564 male students and 30,207 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are White (6,554 and 50.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,976 and 30.7%), Asian (720 and 5.56%), and Two or More Races (641 and 4.95%).

The largest universities in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ by number of degrees awarded are University of Arizona (11,858 and 86.1%), Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (105534) (1,311 and 9.52%), and Aveda Institute-Tucson (476753) (190 and 1.38%).

The most popular majors in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ are Health Care Administration & Management (484 and 3.51%), General Psychology (465 and 3.38%), and Registered Nursing (458 and 3.33%).

The median tuition cost in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ for a public four year colleges is $11,210 for in-state students and $35,628 for out-of-state students.

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 52,771 (42.8% men and 57.2% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 52,771 students enrolled in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, 42.8% men and 57.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,750 records, of which 57.2% were women and 42.8% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 456 degrees awarded
  2. 256 degrees awarded
  3. 251 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was General Psychology with 456 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 11,858 degrees awarded
  2. 1,311 degrees awarded
  3. 190 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Arizona with 11,858 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 5,468 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ, which is 0.658 times less than the 8,306 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,554 degrees mean that there were 1.65 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,976 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,210) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,727) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.77% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ in 2022 were Some college (35.9k), High School or Equivalent (22.3k), and Bachelors Degree (16.9k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was $182,500 in 2022, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $154,500 to $182,500, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ is 37.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ is $37,087. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was Maricopa County--Gilbert (South) & Queen Creek Towns PUMA, AZ with a value of $128,801, followed by Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and Maricopa County--Chandler City (South) PUMA, AZ, with respective values of $127,299 and $114,429.

Property

$182,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$7,635
$19,617
Median Property Taxes
±$1,113

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Rent vs Own

37.2%
Homeownership
2022
59.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 37.2% of the housing units in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 40%.

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Income by Location

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In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was Maricopa County--Gilbert (South) & Queen Creek Towns PUMA, AZ with a value of $128,801, followed by Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and Maricopa County--Chandler City (South) PUMA, AZ, with respective values of $127,299 and $114,429.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$37,087
Median Household Income
± $1,387
52.8k
Number of Households
± 2,027

In 2022, the median household income of the 52.8k households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ grew to $37,087 from the previous year's value of $34,594.

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Wage Distribution

0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ
0.48
2021 Wage GINI in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ

In 2022, the income inequality in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.18% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (62.4%)
  2. Carpooled (10.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.7%)

In 2022, 62.4% of workers in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (10.7%).

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Commute Time

20 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

29.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ (32.2k out of 110k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

86.4% of the population of Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 24% on Medicaid, 8.98% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1524 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1499 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1526 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,524 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1,499 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 39.7% between 18 and 34 years, 28.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.6%
Uninsured
37.8%
Employer Coverage
24%
Medicaid
8.98%
Medicare
13.6%
Non-Group
2.04%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tucson City (Northwest) PUMA, AZ grew by 3.42% from 13.2% to 13.6%.

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