Arizona's Living Circumstances

Tucson Unified District Overview

University of Arizona located in Tucson Unified District area. A total of 193,922 households are located in Tucson Unified District area. Among them, 49,649 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 122,147 and 129,864 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

6.98% (32,224) of residents are non-citizens and 29.42% (135,827) 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 Tucson Unified District, Arizona
Household	193,922
Population	461,635
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	49,649 (25.60%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	122,147
Total Students	129,864
Pre-Kindergarten	5,700
Kindergarten	4,943
Grade 1-8	42,434
Grade 9-12	23,290
College/Graduate School	53,497
Veterans	379,548
Non-citizen	32,224
Non-English Home Language	135,827
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

394,873 residents are over the age of 16 and 239,068 people are in labor force. Among them, 235,127 people are in civilian labor force and 3,941 are in armed labor force. 218,254 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Tucson Unified District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	217,327	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	163,938	75.43%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	21,012	9.67%
Public transportation	6,288	2.89%
Walked	7,190	3.31%
Other method	8,106	3.73%
Worked from home	10,793	4.97%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218,254	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	80,083	36.69%
Service	47,757	21.88%
Sales and office	51,996	23.82%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	17,989	8.24%
Production, transportation, and material moving	20,429	9.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218,254	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,887	0.86%
Construction	14,118	6.47%
Manufacturing	13,084	5.99%
Wholesale trade	3,173	1.45%
Retail trade	25,920	11.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	9,240	4.23%
Information	3,664	1.68%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	11,812	5.41%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	28,443	13.03%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	56,300	25.80%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	27,503	12.60%
Other services, except public administration	11,284	5.17%
Public administration	11,826	5.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218,254	-
Private wage and salary workers	167,240	76.63%
Government workers	37,070	16.98%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	13,553	6.21%
Unpaid family workers	391	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,400 for the 193,922 households in Tucson Unified District area, Arizona. The average income of a single worker is $26,810. 425,632 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.28%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	193,922	-
Less than $10,000	16,669	8.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	10,555	5.44%
$15,000 - $24,999	23,868	12.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	21,441	11.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	29,423	15.17%
$50,000 - $74,999	35,758	18.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	22,399	11.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	20,111	10.37%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,471	3.85%
More than $200,000	6,227	3.21%
Median Household Income	$46,980	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,400	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	108,416	-
Less than $10,000	5,852	5.40%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,636	3.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	9,415	8.68%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,425	9.62%
$35,000 - $49,999	15,505	14.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,235	20.51%
$75,000 - $99,999	15,098	13.93%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,199	14.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,111	5.64%
More than $200,000	4,940	4.56%

Median Family Income	$59,866	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$77,850	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,810	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,756	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,756	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	471,471	-
With health insurance coverage	425,632	90.28%
Public coverage	202,962	43.05%
Private health insurance	280,662	59.53%
Without health insurance coverage	45,839	9.72%

Housing

There are 219,419 housing units in Tucson Unified District area, Arizona with 193,922 units (88.38%) occupied. 107,045 houses (55.20%) are occupied by owner and 86,877 houses (44.80%) are rented. The average housing value is $167,100 and the average rental cost is $868. 1,733 houses (0.79%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 16,945 houses (7.72%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	219,419	-
Occupied	193,922	88.38%
Owner Occupied	107,045	55.20%
Renter Occupied	86,877	44.80%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	124,990	56.96%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	17,314	7.89%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	62,066	28.29%
Mobile Homes	14,835	6.76%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	214	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	219,419	-
Built 2014 or later	1,733	0.79%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,281	1.50%
Built 2000 - 2009	26,722	12.18%
Built 1990 - 1999	28,018	12.77%
Built 1980 - 1989	36,680	16.72%
Built 1970 - 1979	49,680	22.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	25,217	11.49%
Built 1950 - 1959	31,143	14.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	16,945	7.72%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	219,419	-
1 room	7,851	3.58%
2 rooms	9,514	4.34%
3 rooms	30,077	13.71%
4 rooms	39,706	18.10%
5 rooms	46,211	21.06%
6 rooms	38,879	17.72%
7 rooms	22,425	10.22%
8 rooms	13,501	6.15%
9 rooms or more	11,255	5.13%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	219,419	-
no bedroom	8,620	3.93%
1 bedroom	35,798	16.31%
2 bedrooms	56,999	25.98%
3 bedrooms	81,856	37.31%
4 bedrooms	31,642	14.42%
5 bedrooms or more	4,504	2.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	107,045	-
Less than $50,000	8,252	7.71%
$50,000 - $99,999	13,288	12.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	21,633	20.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	25,026	23.38%
$200,000 - $299,999	21,727	20.30%
$300,000 - $499,999	12,136	11.34%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,240	3.96%
$1,000,000 or more	743	0.69%
Median House Value	$167,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	83,091	-
Less than $500	6,775	8.15%
$500 - $999	45,834	55.16%
$1,000 - $1,499	24,005	28.89%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,404	5.30%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,098	1.32%
$2,500 - $2,999	473	0.57%
$3,000 or more	502	0.60%
Median Rental Costs	$868	-

Demographic

A total of 480,094 people lives in Tucson Unified District area, Arizona with 233,908 male and 246,186 female. The males to female ratio is 48.72 to 51.28. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	480,094	-
Male	233,908	48.72%
Female	246,186	51.28%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	480,094	-
Under 5 years	26,536	5.53%
5 - 9 years	25,914	5.40%
10 - 14 years	27,184	5.66%
15 - 19 years	36,044	7.51%
20 - 24 years	51,514	10.73%
25 - 34 years	66,330	13.82%
35 - 44 years	52,191	10.87%
45 - 54 years	53,079	11.06%
55 - 59 years	29,506	6.15%
60 - 64 years	29,989	6.25%
65 - 74 years	46,560	9.70%
75 - 84 years	24,593	5.12%
85 years and older	10,654	2.22%
Median Age	36.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	480,094	-
One Race	457,220	95.24%
White	352,275	73.38%
Black or African American	21,402	4.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	18,394	3.83%
Asian	14,056	2.93%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	823	0.17%
Other	50,270	10.47%

Two or more races	22,874	4.76%
White and Black or African American	4,313	0.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	4,497	0.94%
White and Asian	4,093	0.85%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	719	0.15%