Phoenix, AZ Population

Overview

1.59 million

Total Population

34.1

Median age

49.72%

Female population %

101.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

47.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

679,93

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Phoenix's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Phoenix is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Phoenix's population under 18 was 25.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Phoenix's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Phoenix, 21.02% were under the age of 15, 22.26% aged 15 to 29, 45.67% aged 30 to 64, 9.84% aged 65 to 84, and 1.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 9,043 less females than males in Phoenix:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.72% females and 50.28% males in Phoenix, AZ.
The Phoenix, AZ gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 65,933.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 65,901.

Phoenix's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Phoenix population: 64.41% are White, 7.28% are Black or African American, 2.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.88% are Asian, 0.19% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.49% are some other race and 12.69% are multiracial.
Phoenix's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 679,93 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 911,189 (57.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Phoenix is White with a population of 1.02 million (64.41% of the total population).

Phoenix's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,682,933 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Phoenix's population increased by 121,802 (9.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Phoenix's population increased by 163,339 (11.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Phoenix's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,327,196.