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Maricopa County, Arizona
At a Glance
Population 4,420,568
County Seat Maricopa County Northeast Regional Court Center
State FIPS 04
County FIPS 013
Num Towns 44
Census-Designated Places 20
Total Town Population 4,284,895
Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 4,430,871
Median Age 37.1
Veterans 244,160
Housing Units 1,821,463
Uninsured 92,542
Net Migration (recent) 10,521
Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 107,648
Total Employees 1,940,767
Avg Annual Pay $73,840
Median Household Income $80,675
Poverty Rate 11.5%
Unemployment Rate 4.7%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $95,318
Federal Spending FY2024 $42,908,649,912
Federal Spending Per Capita $9,707
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $371,400
Median Rent $1,437
FMR Studio $1,530
FMR 1BR $1,679
FMR 2BR $1,950
FMR 3BR $2,624
FMR 4BR $2,934
Health & Safety
Hospitals 450
EMS Stations 135
Fire Stations 135
Police Stations 128
Adult Smoking 14.0%
Adult Obesity 30.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 38.3
Air Quality Good Days 33
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.91
Electric Customers 3134733
Towns with Broadband Data 45
Towns with 90%+ Coverage 45
Community
Churches 2,574
Libraries 83
Historic Places (NRHP) 450
Homeless Population 9,435
Schools 1,568
SNAP Stores 2,737
Bank Branches 655
Agriculture
Total Farms 420
Land in Farms (acres) 148,853
Avg Farm Size (acres) 354.4
Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date
FM BOULDER VIEW FIRE 2024-06-28
FM ROSE FIRE 2024-06-12
FM DIAMOND FIRE 2023-06-28
FM AVONDALE FIRE 2020-06-27
FM AQUILA FIRE 2020-06-23
FM BUSH FIRE 2020-06-20
FM OCOTILLO FIRE 2020-05-30
FM EAST DESERT FIRE 2020-05-18
DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-04
EM COVID-19 2020-03-13
Detailed Topics
Communities in Maricopa County
Phoenix — pop 1,608,139
Mesa — pop 504,258
Chandler — pop 275,987
Gilbert — pop 267,918
Glendale — pop 248,325
Scottsdale — pop 241,361
Peoria — pop 190,985
Tempe — pop 180,587
Surprise — pop 143,148
Goodyear — pop 95,294
Buckeye — pop 91,502
Avondale — pop 89,334
Queen Creek — pop 59,519
Sun City — pop 39,931
Apache Junction — pop 38,499
El Mirage — pop 35,805
Sun City West — pop 25,806
Fountain Hills — pop 23,820
Anthem — pop 23,190
New River — pop 17,290
Sun Lakes — pop 14,868
Paradise Valley — pop 12,658
Wickenburg — pop 7,474
Tolleson — pop 7,216
Youngtown — pop 7,056
Litchfield Park — pop 6,847
Guadalupe — pop 5,322
Citrus Park — pop 5,194
Cave Creek — pop 4,892
Carefree — pop 3,690
Rio Verde — pop 2,210
Gila Bend — pop 1,892
Komatke — pop 1,013
Maricopa Colony — pop 854
Wittmann — pop 684
Gila Crossing — pop 636
Aguila — pop 565
Circle City — pop 522
Morristown — pop 186
Arlington — pop 150
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.