Sessions College's Living Circumstances

Tempe School District Overview

Sessions College for Professional Design located in Tempe School District area. A total of 62,617 households are located in Tempe School District area. Among them, 12,949 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.22 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 32,104 and 60,368 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

13.15% (20,373) of residents are non-citizens and 30.37% (47,043) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Tempe School District, Arizona
Household	62,617
Population	154,912
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,949 (20.68%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	32,104
Total Students	60,368
Pre-Kindergarten	1,744
Kindergarten	1,301
Grade 1-8	10,495
Grade 9-12	6,208
College/Graduate School	40,620
Veterans	138,939
Non-citizen	20,373
Non-English Home Language	47,043
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

142,048 residents are over the age of 16 and 97,753 people are in labor force. Among them, 97,717 people are in civilian labor force and 36 are in armed labor force. 92,327 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tempe School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	91,152	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	64,159	70.39%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,438	9.26%
Public transportation	4,268	4.68%
Walked	4,571	5.01%
Other method	5,750	6.31%
Worked from home	3,966	4.35%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,327	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	37,289	40.39%
Service	17,197	18.63%
Sales and office	23,226	25.16%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,081	5.50%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,534	10.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,327	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	346	0.37%
Construction	4,241	4.59%
Manufacturing	5,836	6.32%
Wholesale trade	2,201	2.38%
Retail trade	10,659	11.54%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,346	4.71%
Information	2,310	2.50%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,217	8.90%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	12,375	13.40%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	22,477	24.34%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	13,379	14.49%
Other services, except public administration	3,707	4.02%
Public administration	2,233	2.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	92,327	-
Private wage and salary workers	76,027	82.35%
Government workers	12,279	13.30%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,898	4.22%
Unpaid family workers	123	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,736 for the 62,617 households in Tempe School District area, Arizona. The average income of a single worker is $27,177. 146,119 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.70%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	62,617	-
Less than $10,000	6,734	10.75%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,991	4.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,834	9.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,977	9.55%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,143	14.60%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,087	19.30%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,064	12.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,463	11.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,635	4.21%
More than $200,000	1,689	2.70%
Median Household Income	$50,875	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,736	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	28,518	-
Less than $10,000	1,308	4.59%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,049	3.68%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,977	6.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,264	7.94%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,935	13.80%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,054	21.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,448	15.60%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,638	16.26%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,820	6.38%
More than $200,000	1,025	3.59%

Median Family Income	$63,814	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,709	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,177	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,090	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,090	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	164,733	-
With health insurance coverage	146,119	88.70%
Public coverage	45,360	27.54%
Private health insurance	112,220	68.12%
Without health insurance coverage	18,614	11.30%

Housing

There are 70,535 housing units in Tempe School District area, Arizona with 62,617 units (88.77%) occupied. 22,243 houses (35.52%) are occupied by owner and 40,374 houses (64.48%) are rented. The average housing value is $225,000 and the average rental cost is $1,128. 2,020 houses (2.86%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,741 houses (2.47%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,535	-
Occupied	62,617	88.77%
Owner Occupied	22,243	35.52%
Renter Occupied	40,374	64.48%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	25,380	35.98%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	5,768	8.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	36,390	51.59%
Mobile Homes	2,977	4.22%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	20	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,535	-
Built 2014 or later	2,020	2.86%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,596	3.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	6,346	9.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,562	12.14%
Built 1980 - 1989	14,735	20.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	21,452	30.41%
Built 1960 - 1969	9,393	13.32%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,690	5.23%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,741	2.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,535	-
1 room	9,240	13.10%
2 rooms	3,119	4.42%
3 rooms	8,160	11.57%
4 rooms	16,020	22.71%
5 rooms	12,434	17.63%
6 rooms	11,191	15.87%
7 rooms	5,188	7.36%
8 rooms	3,074	4.36%
9 rooms or more	2,109	2.99%
Median Number of Rooms	4.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,535	-
no bedroom	9,497	13.46%
1 bedroom	8,876	12.58%
2 bedrooms	22,765	32.27%
3 bedrooms	20,498	29.06%
4 bedrooms	8,030	11.38%
5 bedrooms or more	869	1.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	22,243	-
Less than $50,000	1,568	7.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,436	6.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,498	11.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,894	17.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,576	34.06%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,485	20.16%
$500,000 - $999,999	739	3.32%
$1,000,000 or more	47	0.21%
Median House Value	$225,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	39,409	-
Less than $500	638	1.62%
$500 - $999	13,441	34.11%
$1,000 - $1,499	17,270	43.82%
$1,500 - $1,999	6,255	15.87%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,154	2.93%
$2,500 - $2,999	330	0.84%
$3,000 or more	321	0.81%
Median Rental Costs	$1,128	-

Demographic

A total of 164,972 people lives in Tempe School District area, Arizona with 86,673 male and 78,299 female. The males to female ratio is 52.54 to 47.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	164,972	-
Male	86,673	52.54%
Female	78,299	47.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	164,972	-
Under 5 years	7,991	4.84%
5 - 9 years	6,341	3.84%
10 - 14 years	6,967	4.22%
15 - 19 years	16,819	10.20%
20 - 24 years	29,286	17.75%
25 - 34 years	37,471	22.71%
35 - 44 years	16,689	10.12%
45 - 54 years	15,233	9.23%
55 - 59 years	6,787	4.11%
60 - 64 years	6,870	4.16%
65 - 74 years	9,002	5.46%
75 - 84 years	3,962	2.40%
85 years and older	1,554	0.94%
Median Age	28.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	164,972	-
One Race	156,662	94.96%
White	107,127	64.94%
Black or African American	12,610	7.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,554	3.37%
Asian	13,210	8.01%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,131	0.69%
Other	17,030	10.32%

Two or more races	8,310	5.04%
White and Black or African American	1,654	1.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,095	0.66%
White and Asian	1,684	1.02%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	264	0.16%