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Arizona·Pima County
152 tracts·525K people·$266K median·2,170/mi²
White 43 · Hispanic 43 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 2
Living alone 36 · Married couple 33 · Other 31
Health 32 · Professional 22 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Sales · office 22 · Service 21 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 13 · Walk 3 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Tucson is $266,200 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Tucson has 547,073 residents across 140 census tracts and 96 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.6; the population is 43.3% White, 42.8% Hispanic or Latino, 4.8% Black, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.1% Asian and 1.8% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 31.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.9% (Census ACS).
Senita Valley Elementary School (77%), Esmond Station School (68%) and Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School (65%) lead the elementary schools; Desert Sky Middle School (58%), Rincon Vista Middle School (58%) and Wakefield Middle School (40%) lead the middle schools; University High School (82%), BASIS Tucson North (78%) and Empire High School (74%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,145/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Tucson is $57,073 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Tucson, median rent is $1,145/month and the median home value is $266,200 (Census ACS).
Tucson reported 0.0 violent crimes and 0.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 101°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 58 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 11 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Tucson are heat wave (88), earthquake (78) and hail (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Tucson scores 12.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.6% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).