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Tucson Residents

Subject Number   Percent
       
Total population 843,746   100
       
SEX AND AGE      
Male 412,562   48.9
Female 431,184   51.1
       
Under 5 years 55,829   6.6
5 to 9 years 58,919   7
10 to 14 years 58,933   7
15 to 19 years 62,199   7.4
20 to 24 years 63,785   7.6
25 to 34 years 113,874   13.5
35 to 44 years 126,061   14.9
45 to 54 years 110,563   13.1
55 to 59 years 40,351   4.8
60 to 64 years 33,745   4
65 to 74 years 62,916   7.5
75 to 84 years 43,499   5.2
85 years and over 13,072   1.5
       
Median age (years) 35.7   (X)
       
18 years and over 635,850   75.4
Male 305,885   36.3
Female 329,965   39.1
21 years and over 593,560   70.3
62 years and over 139,369   16.5
65 years and over 119,487   14.2
Male 51,549   6.1
Female 67,938   8.1
       
RACE      
One race 816,677   96.8
White 633,387   75.1
Black or African American 25,594   3
American Indian and Alaska Native 27,178   3.2
Asian 17,213   2
Asian Indian 2,105   0.2
Chinese 4,390   0.5
Filipino 2,478   0.3
Japanese 1,761   0.2
Korean 1,795   0.2
Vietnamese 2,331   0.3
Other Asian 1 2,353   0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,088   0.1
Native Hawaiian 348   0
Guamanian or Chamorro 270   0
Samoan 169   0
Other Pacific Islander 2 301   0
Some other race 112,217   13.3
Two or more races 27,069   3.2
       
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3      
White 656,275   77.8
Black or African American 30,893   3.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 33,910   4
Asian 22,373   2.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2,097   0.2
Some other race 127,000   15.1
       
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE      
Total population 843,746   100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 247,578   29.3
Mexican 205,623   24.4
Puerto Rican 3,155   0.4
Cuban 1,030   0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino 37,770   4.5
Not Hispanic or Latino 596,168   70.7
White alone 518,720   61.5
       
RELATIONSHIP      
Total population 843,746   100
In households 821,712   97.4
Householder 332,350   39.4
Spouse 158,471   18.8
Child 232,927   27.6
Own child under 18 years 182,478   21.6
Other relatives 46,344   5.5
Under 18 years 19,755   2.3
Nonrelatives 51,620   6.1
Unmarried partner 20,917   2.5
In group quarters 22,034   2.6
Institutionalized population 9,168   1.1
Noninstitutionalized population 12,866   1.5
       
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE      
Total households 332,350   100
Family households (families) 212,092   63.8
With own children under 18 years 97,195   29.2
Married-couple family 158,471   47.7
With own children under 18 years 65,488   19.7
Female householder, no husband present 39,217   11.8
With own children under 18 years 23,688   7.1
Nonfamily households 120,258   36.2
Householder living alone 94,798   28.5
Householder 65 years and over 31,271   9.4
       
Households with individuals under 18 years 107,954   32.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over 83,970   25.3
       
Average household size 2.47   (X)
Average family size 3.06   (X)
       
HOUSING OCCUPANCY      
Total housing units 366,737   100
Occupied housing units 332,350   90.6
Vacant housing units 34,387   9.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10,622   2.9
       
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8   (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2   (X)
       
HOUSING TENURE      
Occupied housing units 332,350   100
Owner-occupied housing units 213,603   64.3
Renter-occupied housing units 118,747   35.7
       
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.59   (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.26   (X)
       
(X) Not applicable      
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.      
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.      
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.      
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.