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As of 2010, the per capita income of Phoenix is $22,429, which is lower than the state average of $23,618 and is lower than the national average of $26,059. Phoenix median household income is $48,823, which has grown by 18.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 15.36% and is about the same as the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Phoenix residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #104

Phoenix, AZ	22,429 USD
Arizona	23,618 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	29,078 USD
Arizona	27,813 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	30,910 USD
Arizona	31,580 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	26,351 USD
Arizona	24,416 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #108

Phoenix, AZ	42,260 USD
Arizona	46,789 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	61,295 USD
Arizona	62,838 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #151

Phoenix, AZ	18.48%
Arizona	15.36%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Phoenix, AZ		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.40%	$12,654, see rank	19.93%	$15,143	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	20.92%	$16,319, see rank	29.93%	$17,245	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.92%	$3,609, see rank	2.76%	$3,646	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	11.78%	$18,758, see rank	19.03%	$22,523	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	50,027 USD
Arizona	55,353 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	69,779 USD
Arizona	71,580 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
White	$44,884, see rank	$48,539	$52,480
Black	$29,884, see rank	$36,351	$33,578
Hispanic	$31,513, see rank	$36,622	$40,165
Asian	$66,388, see rank	$63,376	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,060, see rank	$29,487	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$50,414, see rank	$43,871	$52,776
One Race, Other	$33,562, see rank	$36,319	$38,230
Two or More Races	$51,799, see rank	$47,285	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$26,557, see rank	$25,455	$24,143
25 to 44	$42,213, see rank	$50,309	$54,024
45 to 64	$51,984, see rank	$55,978	$60,683
65 or over	$35,427, see rank	$37,134	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Phoenix, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,088,735	see rank	4,963,740	243,832,923
Male¹	544,141	49.98%, see rank	49.33%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	385,922	70.92%, see rank	66.32%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	622	0.11%, see rank	0.67%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	385,300	70.81%, see rank	65.65%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	337,191	87.51%, see rank	87.37%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	48,109	12.49%, see rank	12.63%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	158,219	29.08%, see rank	33.68%	30.22%
Female¹	544,594	50.02%, see rank	50.67%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	326,591	59.97%, see rank	55.92%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	376	0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	326,215	59.90%, see rank	55.82%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	292,239	89.58%, see rank	89.10%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33,976	10.42%, see rank	10.90%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	218,003	40.03%, see rank	44.08%	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Phoenix, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	620,072	100%	2,621,839	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	462,869	74.65%, see rank	76.48%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	79,252	12.78%, see rank	11.64%	9.69%
Public Transportation	19,204	3.10%, see rank	1.79%	4.94%
Walked	11,025	1.78%, see rank	2.00%	2.77%
Other Means	11,155	1.80%, see rank	2.34%	1.70%
Worked at Home	36,567	5.90%, see rank	5.76%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Phoenix, AZ	23.9 minutes
Arizona	23.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Phoenix, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	629,430	-	2,655,557	139,033,928
Male¹	337,191	53.57%, see rank	52.89%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104,312	30.94%, see rank	33.36%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	57,519	17.06%, see rank	17.08%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69,693	20.67%, see rank	19.61%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	691	0.20%, see rank	0.79%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34,850	10.34%, see rank	9.22%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51,995	15.42%, see rank	13.83%	17.70%
Female¹	292,239	46.43%, see rank	47.11%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	113,182	38.73%, see rank	38.06%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	63,580	21.76%, see rank	21.84%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99,057	33.90%, see rank	35.02%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	387	0.13%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	400	0.14%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,098	5.17%, see rank	4.34%	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Phoenix, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	629,430	100%	2,655,557	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,408	0.38%, see rank	1.27%	1.90%
Construction	47,696	7.58%, see rank	6.60%	6.25%
Manufacturing	47,455	7.54%, see rank	7.29%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	17,045	2.71%, see rank	2.45%	2.83%
Retail Trade	77,726	12.35%, see rank	12.66%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31,160	4.95%, see rank	4.94%	4.92%
Information	12,270	1.95%, see rank	1.92%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	59,859	9.51%, see rank	7.46%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85,271	13.55%, see rank	11.39%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	125,073	19.87%, see rank	22.64%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	64,855	10.30%, see rank	10.77%	9.25%
Public Administration	26,662	4.24%, see rank	5.90%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31,950	5.08%, see rank	4.71%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Phoenix, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	321,560	22.47%, see rank	17.44%	15.33%
Family in Poverty	57,217	17.54%, see rank	12.54%	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.