Pima County vs. Maricopa County

	Pima County (AZ)	Maricopa County (AZ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,039,073	4,410,824
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.0%	15.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	980,263	3,817,359
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	980,263	3,817,117
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.9%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.8%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	50.5%
White alone, percent	84.9%	83.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.2%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.3%	2.8%
Asian alone, percent	3.4%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.6%	31.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	51.4%	54.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	84,854	253,896
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	13.0%	14.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	462,749	1,762,834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.4%	61.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,500	$242,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,297	$1,492
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$431	$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$885	$1,079
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	22.7%	25.1%
Building permits, 2018	4,404	26,724
Households, 2014-2018	400,907	1,520,767
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.76
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	79.3%	82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	28.5%	27.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.0%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.1%	84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.3%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.9%	32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.5%	7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.9%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.9%	57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,154,716	9,105,877
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	6,617,542	23,736,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	8,686,598	34,583,412
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,099,331	60,841,058
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,377,154	57,296,663
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,464	$14,534
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,037	$61,606
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$28,480	$31,697
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	12.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	20,300	94,566
Total employment, 2017	320,502	1,675,392
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	13,430,728	83,170,215
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.2%	3.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	67,757	324,240
All firms, 2012	77,869	324,146
Men-owned firms, 2012	36,649	163,095
Women-owned firms, 2012	29,799	115,146
Minority-owned firms, 2012	24,973	83,284
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	49,129	227,870
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,462	29,940
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	65,741	278,278
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	2.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	14.1%	9.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	106.7	414.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,187.04	9,200.14

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Pima county (AZ) and Maricopa county (AZ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.