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in Phoenix, Arizona

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Phoenix, AZ is #37 on the list Top 100 Best Cities to Work Remote in 2023, #35 on the list Top 100 Best Cities to Work Remote in 2022

Population In Phoenix, Arizona

Population1658422

In terms of political views, the Phoenix population skews Democratic. The top religion in Phoenix is Protestant. The top age group is 25-44 per census data.

Household Types in Phoenix, Arizona

  • Singles in Phoenix 56.1%
  • Married Couples in Phoenix 43.9%

Age Groups of People Living in Phoenix, Arizona

  • 18 to 24 year olds 10.0%
  • 25 to 44 year olds 28.6%
  • 45 to 64 year olds 23.5%
  • 65+ year olds 14.2%

Race Diversity in Phoenix, Arizona

The Race Diversity score in Phoenix, Arizona is 32.Race diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

  • Latino/Hispanics 35.3%
  • Whites 72.1%
  • Black or African Americans 6.3%
  • American Indian & Alaska Natives 1.9%
  • Asians 3.7%
  • Native Hawaiians & Other Pacific Islanders 0.2%
  • Multi 7.6%
  • Other 8.2%

The Religion of people living in Phoenix, Arizona

The primary religious affiliation in Phoenix, Arizona is Protestant. The Religion Diversity score in Phoenix, Arizona is 28.4Religion diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score..

ReligionPercentage of Population
Protestant16.9%
Catholic13.6%
Orthodox0.4%
Other / Christian0.0%
Mormon6.4%
Jewish0.4%
Muslim0.2%
Buddhist0.3%
Hindu0.8%
Other / Non-Christian0.2%
No Religion60.8%

Industry and Occupation in Phoenix, Arizona

The top industry present in Phoenix, Arizona is Educational services, health care, and social assistance. 36.9 % of residents work in Management, business, science, and arts occupations, while only 8.8% work in Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations. The Industry Diversity score in Phoenix, Arizona is 69.7.Industry diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5%
  • Construction 7.6%
  • Manufacturing 7.1%
  • Wholesale trade 2.5%
  • Retail trade 12.0%
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8%
  • Information 1.9%
  • Finance and insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 9.9%
  • Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 13.7%
  • Educational services, health care, and social assistance 20.6%
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services 10.3%
  • Other services, except public administration 4.8%
  • Public administration 3.6%

The Occupation Diversity score in Phoenix, Arizona is 73.1.Occupation diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations 36.9%
  • Service occupations 18.2%
  • Sales and office occupations 24.6%
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 8.8%
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 11.6%

Average Educational level of people living in Phoenix,Arizona

63.3% of residents in Phoenix, Arizona have earned a Bachelor’s degree or higher, compared to the U.S. average of 46.6%. 42.5% of residents in Phoenix, Arizona hold STEM degrees (STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The Educational level Diversity score in Phoenix, Arizona is 80.5.Educational diversity score ranges from 0 to 100. The more diverse, the higher the score.

  • Less than high school graduate 13.4%
  • High school graduate (includes equivalency) 23.3%
  • Some college or associate's degree 32.3%
  • Bachelor's degree 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree 11.5%

Pros and Cons of living in Phoenix, Arizona in reviews from users in their own words:

ProsCons
  • "Mild weather, history"
  • "It’s home"
  • "Downtown, small town vibe, close to freeways, small local businesses"
  • "Winter weather"
  • "warm"
  • "Mild winters,"
  • "nothing"
  • "Large city, sunny weather, local businesses"
  • "Own a home, sunny"
  • "Cheap and wearher"
  • "Climate"
  • "No snow "
  • "The scenery"
  • "Close to hiking and shops"
  • "Mild Winters"
  • "Sunshine, lots to do, something for everyone"
  • "Weather is great 2/3 of the year, Clear skies, plenty to do"
  • "warm"
  • "Lived here all my life"
  • "Sunny"
  • "Outdoors Fall Spring"
  • "nothinh"
  • "Family, Proximity, Safe"
  • "The winter. Less humidity"
  • "weather, suburbs, views"
  • "Variety of restaurants"
  • "Relative low cost of living, good highway system"
  • "Clean"
  • "outdoors, swimming, restaurants"
  • "homelessness, liberal, too large"
  • "Homeslessness, liberal, too big"
  • "Large Population, traffic"
  • "bad air"
  • "Conservative, low education, summer heat"
  • "everything"
  • "Too hot, unsafe, poor education, too conservative"
  • "Big, hot, unfriendly"
  • "The wearther and crowds and crime"
  • "Politics"
  • "Heat"
  • "The transportation"
  • "Too congested, crime, high cost of living "
  • "Intensely hot summers"
  • "Too hot when not beautiful outside; education statewide "
  • "Housing too expensive, Summers are too hot"
  • "people."
  • "Weather, homeless, liberal politics "
  • "Republican"
  • "Heat Cost of Living"
  • "weather recreation"
  • "The heat, dry, desert, people"
  • "Crime, traffic, cost of living, summer heat"
  • "lived here forever and need a change"
  • "too hot, too crowded, traffic, rude people"
  • "Hot, too big"
  • "The weather"
  • "Summer all the time "
  • "too far from family, too hot"

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