City safety & data profile

PhoenixAZ

Phoenix, AZ is a 1.7M-resident city in Maricopa County with a median household income of $81,332.

Maricopa County, Arizona. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Phoenix, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Phoenix has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $420,700, and 22 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Compiled by Areazine

Data updated 2026-09-03

1.7M
Population (place): Top 1%
By size: $81,332
Median income (place): $420,700
Median home (place): 13.7%
Poverty rate (place)

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The read on Phoenix

Phoenix posts a median household income higher than 51% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 6 recent safety alerts are on record and 22 hospitals serve the Phoenix area.

Top 49%
by median income, US cities: 6
safety alerts on record: 22
hospitals in & near Phoenix

Where Phoenix income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$81,332 Top 49% higher than 51% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Phoenix

1,650,070
Tucson

542,629
Mesa

471,825
Chandler

260,828
Gilbert

247,542
Glendale

240,126
Scottsdale

236,839
Peoria

190,985
Tempe

175,826
Surprise

143,148

What this shows Phoenix is the largest AZ city on this list; Paradise Valley leads median income.

Paradise Val…

$247,159
Queen Creek

$141,978
New River

$134,289
Vail

$130,904
Gilbert

$122,551
Tanque Verde

$121,599
Anthem

$120,613
Catalina Foo…

$115,304
Fountain Hills

$112,654
Marana

$112,606

What this shows Paradise Valley posts the highest place-level median income in AZ; Phoenix is largest by headcount.

The quick read

Reading Phoenix, AZ beyond the headline numbers

Phoenix sits inside Maricopa County, Arizona, at roughly 33.45°N, -112.07°W. Population 1,650,070, $81,332 median household income. Median home value $420,700, median rent $1,582. Poverty rate 13.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

22 hospitals in/around Phoenix, 3.3/5 avg rating, 10 with an ER.

Poverty in Phoenix, AZ stands at 13.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Phoenix runs about 5.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

19% of Phoenix workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 17.3% in Phoenix, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Phoenix's median age is 34.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Phoenix from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)

1,650,070

Phoenix · Census Place

Median Income (place)

$81,332

-9% vs avg

Median Home Value (place)

$420,700

Near average

Median Age (place)

34.9

years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Maricopa County): Phoenix's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024

Population

4.6M+17%

Median Income

$89,300+67%

Median Home Value

$452,800+157%

Poverty Rate

11%-34%

Unemployment

4.5%-53%

Economics

Economics indicators for Phoenix, AZ
Indicator	Value
Median Rent	$1,582/mo
Poverty Rate	13.7% +10% vs avg
Unemployment	5%
Bachelor's Degree+	33.6%
Work From Home	19%
Public Transit	1.9%

Population

White 47.9%

African American 7.8%

Asian 4.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration

36.9%

Obesity

32.3%

High Blood Pressure

29.3%

Physical Inactivity

22.9%

Lack of Health Insurance

17.3%

Binge Drinking

16.3%

Frequent Mental Distress

16.2%

Frequent Physical Distress

12.5%

Current Smoking

12.2%

Diabetes

10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 56%

Annual Checkup 71.3%

Other Measures

Current Asthma

10.3%

Coronary Heart Disease

5.1%

Stroke

2.9%

Hospitals 22 total

Rating Distribution

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Average Rating

3.3/5

Total Hospitals

With ER

MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL