Tempe Population and Demographics

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Tempe City, Arizona Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Tempe Population: 158625 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 81942 51.66% Female 76683 48.34%       Under 5 years 9074 5.72% 5 to 9 years 8466 5.34% 10 to 14 years 8625 5.44% 15 to 19 years 14595 9.2% 20 to 24 years 24530 15.46% 25 to 34 years 30710 19.36% 35 to 44 years 21918 13.82% 45 to 54 years 18694 11.79% 55 to 59 years 6283 3.96% 60 to 64 years 4324 2.73% 65 to 74 years 6204 3.91% 75 to 84 years 3832 2.42% 85 years and over 1370 0.86%       Median age (years) 28.8       18 years and over 127144 80.15% Male 65751 41.45% Female 61393 38.7% 21 years and over 112412 70.87% 62 years and over 13813 8.71% 65 years and over 11406 7.19% Male 4668 2.94% Female 6738 4.25%       Race     One race 153389 96.7% White 122952 77.51% Black or African American 5801 3.66% American Indian and Alaska Native 3186 2.01% Asian 7531 4.75% Asian indian 1734 1.09% Chinese 2135 1.35% Filipino 535 0.34% Japanese 536 0.34% Korean 671 0.42% Vietnamese 836 0.53% Other Asian 1084 0.68% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 455 0.29% Native Hawaiian 119 0.08% Guamanian or Chamorro 61 0.04% Samoan 45 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 230 0.14% Some other race 13464 8.49% Two or more races 5236 3.3%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 158625 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 28473 17.95% Mexican 22178 13.98% Puerto Rican 656 0.41% Cuban 180 0.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 5459 3.44% Not Hispanic or Latino 130152 82.05% White alone 110517 69.67%       Relationship     Total Population 158625 100.00% In households 153383 96.7% Householder 63602 40.1% Spouse 24404 15.38% Child 36144 22.79% Own child under 18 years 28129 17.73% Other relatives 8318 5.24% Under 18 years 2473 1.56% Nonrelatives 20915 13.19% Unmarried partner 4363 2.75% In group quarters 5242 3.3% Institutionalized population 406 0.26% Non-Institutionalized population 4836 3.05%       Households by Type     Total Households 63602 100.0 % Family households (families) 33654 52.91% With own children under 18 years 15549 24.45% Married-couple family 24404 38.37% With own children under 18 years 10714 16.85% Female householder, no husband present 6155 9.68% With own children under 18 years 3541 5.57% Non Family households 29948 47.09% Householder living alone 18109 28.47% Householder 65 years and over 2923 4.6%       Households with individuals under 18 years 17116 26.91% Households with individuals 65 years and over 8177 12.86%       Average Household size 2.41 Average family size 3.05       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 67068 100.00% Occupied housing units 63602 94.83% Vacant housing units 3466 5.17% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 560 0.83% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 63602 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 32444 51.01% Renter-occupied housing units. 31158 48.99%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.59 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.22

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