Population

Phoenix's current population is 63,285 people with 25,812 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 18.8% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 19.0% over the next five years. This is higher than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 34.5 which is below the state average of 37.7 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.2 persons. This area is not very family centric with 41.2% of the households being family households and with 26.4% having children in the home and 17.1% of the population being under 15 and an additional 17.1% being under 24. Another 30.0% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 23.7% between 45-64 years old leaving 12.1% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Phoenix has a daytime employee population of 116,463 versus a permanent population of 63,285 meaning the daytime employee population is 184.0% of the permanent population living in the area and 78.0% of the total daytime population. Phoenix has a significant employee population that strongly influences the area. This could allow a practice to keep more daytime weekday hours as opposed to early morning hours, evening hours, or Saturday hours.

In this area, 36.6% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Phoenix is higher than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Phoenix area are White 56.0%, Black 11.1%, Native American 3.6%, Asian 2.1%, 22.8% other races and 49.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Phoenix
		Arizona
Latitude / Longitude:		33.461655, -112.074536
Radius		2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		63,285	7,426,164	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		52,407	6,405,671	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		62,239	7,319,321	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		75,294	7,938,518	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		18.8%	14.3%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		3.5%	1.3%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		34.5	37.7	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.2%	6.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.6%	6.5%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.2%	6.4%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		17.1%	12.9%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		30.0%	26.6%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		18,956	1,978,098	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		23.7%	23.0%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		14,992	1,710,654	83,512,738
65 years and over		12.1%	18.0%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		7,682	1,337,980	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		17.1%	19.4%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		10,801	1,441,227	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages