Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

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2022 Population

130,198

2.23% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

49.7

1.02% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

5.2%

5.82% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$127,299

4.08% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$711,500

18.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ had a population of 130k people with a median age of 49.7 and a median household income of $127,299. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew from 127,358 to 130,198, a 2.23% increase and its median household income grew from $122,312 to $127,299, a 4.08% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.09%), White (Hispanic) (4.36%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.27%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.14%).

11.6% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was $711,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.7%.

Most people in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ borders Maricopa County--Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ, Maricopa County (Northeast)--Scottsdale City (Southeast) & Fountain Hills Town PUMA, AZ, Phoenix City (Northeast) PUMA, AZ, Phoenix City (Northeast Central) PUMA, AZ, and Phoenix (Far North) & Peoria (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

United States Arizona

Population & Diversity

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is home to a population of 130k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 10.3% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents were born outside of the country (13.4k people).

In 2022, there were 16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (106k people) in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.63k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 5.67k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are Spanish (4,997 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (727 households), and Hindi (703 households).

Citizenship

96.9%

2022 Citizenship

96.8%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.9% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
106k ± 3.22k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.63k ± 1.01k
White (Hispanic)
5.67k ± 1.45k

7.38%

Hispanic Population

9.61k people

7.38% of the people in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are hispanic (9.61k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

13.4k people

10.2%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

13k people

As of 2022, 10.3% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents (13.4k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 10.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
4,997 households (4.03%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
727 households (0.586%)
Hindi
703 households (0.567%)

11.6% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was Spanish. 4.03% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,108 ± 401
Gulf War (1990s)
1,018 ± 272
Gulf War (2001-)
658 ± 165

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.05 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ employs 58.8k people. The largest industries in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,398 people), Construction (2,899 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,786 people), and the highest paying industries are Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($252,279), Data processing, hosting & related services ($246,611), and Electronics stores ($206,547).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

26,909

Women

45.4%

32,336

Men

54.6%

The workforce of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in 2020 was 59,245 people, with 45.4% woman, and 54.6% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

58.8k

2022 Value

2.45%

1 Year growth

± 2.45%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 2.45%, from 57.4k employees to 58.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, are Other managers (3,245 people), Chief executives & legislators (2,492 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,599 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

58.8k

2022 Value

2.45%

1 Year growth

± 2.45%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 2.45%, from 57.4k employees to 58.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,398 people), Construction (2,899 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,786 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$100,836

Median earning men ± $4,028

$57,788

Median earning women ± $2,612

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($125,529), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($118,924), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,388).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,077), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,491), and Wholesale Trade ($77,708).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Y-Axis

2.3%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.15M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 2.3% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.21%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.114% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.212% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (36.5k), Graduate Degree (25.3k), and Some college (19.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was $711,500 in 2022, which is 2.52 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $600,900 to $711,500, a 18.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is 78.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is $127,299. In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was Maricopa County--Gilbert (South) & Queen Creek Towns PUMA, AZ with a value of $128,801, followed by Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and Maricopa County--Chandler City (South) PUMA, AZ, with respective values of $127,299 and $114,429.

Property

$711,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$15,363

$43,063

Median Property Taxes

±$1,529

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.7%

Homeownership

2022

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.7% of the housing units in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was Maricopa County--Gilbert (South) & Queen Creek Towns PUMA, AZ with a value of $128,801, followed by Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and Maricopa County--Chandler City (South) PUMA, AZ, with respective values of $127,299 and $114,429.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$127,299

Median Household Income

± $4,450

54.7k

Number of Households

± 1,849

In 2022, the median household income of the 54.7k households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew to $127,299 from the previous year's value of $122,312.

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.493

2022 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

0.487

2021 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

In 2022, the income inequality in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.13% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (28.1%)
Carpooled (5.2%)

In 2022, 64.1% of workers in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.983% of the workforce in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ (6.73k out of 130k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.8% of the population of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ has health coverage, with 56.4% on employee plans, 3.72% on Medicaid, 20.1% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 0.614% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1524 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1499 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1526 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

1,524 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 1.67% increase from the previous year (1,499 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Arizona in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 25% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.17%

Uninsured

56.4%

Employer Coverage

3.72%

Medicaid

20.1%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

0.614%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew by 9.22% from 3.82% to 4.17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.