Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County is one of the 15 county of Arizona, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. It is home to over 3072149 people (2000 census). It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3954598, It is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is spread over 9224.27 sq mi (23890.75 square kilometre), of which, 9203.14 square miles (23836.02 square kilometre ) of it is land and 21.13 square miles (54.73 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the fifth largest by area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in Arizona.

Maricopa County Arizona
Map of Maricopa County, Arizona

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 3072149 residents, 1132886 households, and 763110 families in the county. The population density was 333.8 people per square mile (128.88/kmē), making its Arizona's most densely populated county. There were 1250231 housing units at an average density of 135.8 per square mile (52.43/kmē). The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.21. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 27% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 3954598, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 3473274 White, 194404 Black or African American, 87291 American Indian, 118549 Asian, 9336 Native Hawaiian, and 71744 from two or more races.

Maricopa County Arizona Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Maricopa County Arizona School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Maricopa County Arizona GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $45358, it is Arizona's wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $51827, it is wealthiest county by median family income in Arizona. The per capita income for the county was $22251, it is Arizona's wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 833554 pupils and students, of which 423213 are male and 410341 are female, 27.13% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 51317 nursery or pri school, 48084 kindergarten, 372311 elementary school, 163929 high school and 197913 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Apache Junction CityMaricopa County, Pinal County34.2334.23031814929.31680633170
2Avondale CityMaricopa County41.3241.260.0635883869.71691949153
3Buckeye TownMaricopa County145.75145.750653744.81562735383
4Carefree TownMaricopa County8.858.8502927330.86243388702
5Cave Creek TownMaricopa County28.2428.24037281323807059938
6Chandler CityMaricopa County57.9857.890.11765813050.52390458416
7El Mirage CityMaricopa County9.679.6707609786.81034233813
8Fountain Hills TownMaricopa County18.2218.170.05202351113.83223061619
9Gila Bend TownMaricopa County22.8322.830198086.71079326895
10Gilbert TownMaricopa County43.242.960.241096972553.72479568032
11Glendale CityMaricopa County55.7555.680.072188123929.51912445015
12Goodyear CityMaricopa County116.46116.46018911162.42250657492
13Guadalupe TownMaricopa County0.770.77052286813.9814930089
14Litchfield Park CityMaricopa County3.133.13038101216.63779371875
15Mesa CityMaricopa County125.18124.990.23963753171.31960142817
16New River CdpMaricopa County70.8370.830.0110740151.62593262307
17Paradise Valley TownMaricopa County15.515.5013664881.781290150228
18Peoria CityMaricopa County, Yavapai County141.68138.223.461083647842272652199
19Phoenix CityMaricopa County475.09474.860.2313210452781.91983341207
20Queen Creek TownMaricopa County, Pinal County25.825.804316167.32159263702
21Rio Verde CdpMaricopa County5.425.4201419261.95878386248
22Scottsdale CityMaricopa County184.43184.20.232027051100.43915857484
23Sun City CdpMaricopa County14.6114.510.09383092639.52593532508
24Sun City West CdpMaricopa County11.111.10263442374.23204943347
25Sun Lakes CdpMaricopa County5.245.240119362278.73339443634
26Surprise CityMaricopa County69.5169.490.0230848443.92145144156
27Tempe CityMaricopa County40.1940.060.131586253959.42240642361
28Tolleson CityMaricopa County5.565.5604974894.11374738773
29Wickenburg TownMaricopa County11.5111.5105082441.71977231716
30Youngtown TownMaricopa County1.311.31030102296.11674923164
YearPopulation
April 2000 census3072149
April 2000 Estimate3072172
July 2000 Estimate3097500
July 2001 Estimate3199440
July 2002 Estimate3296790
July 2003 Estimate3386847
July 2004 Estimate3495453
July 2005 Estimate3636250
July 2006 Estimate3766461
July 2007 Estimate3865048
July 2008 Estimate3954598
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school267312458651317
Kindergarten246642342048084
Elementary school190851181460372311
High school8485879071163929
College or graduate school96109101804197913
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Maricopa County, Arizona$45358$51827$22251
Arizona, United States$40558$46723$20275
United States$41994$50046$21587