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Tucson, Arizona

Tucson (city), Arizona

	People QuickFacts	Tucson
Population, 2003 estimate	507,658	5,580,811
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003	4.2%	8.8%
Population, 2000	486,699	5,130,632
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	16.7%	40.0%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	7.2%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.6%	26.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	11.9%	13.0%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.0%	50.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	70.2%	75.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	4.3%	3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.3%	5.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.1%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	16.8%	11.6%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	3.8%	2.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000	35.7%	25.3%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over	42.8%	44.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	14.3%	12.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	32.6%	25.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	80.4%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	22.9%	23.5%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000	21.6	24.9

Housing units, 2000	209,609	2,189,189
Homeownership rate, 2000	53.4%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$96,300	$121,300

Households, 2000	192,891	1,901,327
Persons per household, 2000	2.42	2.64
Median household income, 1999	$30,981	$40,558
Per capita money income, 1999	$16,322	$20,275
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	18.4%	13.9%

	Business QuickFacts	Tucson
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000)	1,801,002	45,899,068
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	5,370,201	43,960,933
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$11,707	$9,657
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000)	704,694	6,634,744
Total number of firms, 1997	33,805	329,031
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	19.0%	13.2%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	28.2%	27.0%

	Geography QuickFacts	Tucson
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	195	113,635
Persons per square mile, 2000	2,500.1	45.2
FIPS Code	77000	04
	Counties

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:03:35 EST

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Tucson, Arizona

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