Tolleson, AZ

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2024 Population

7,668

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

31.9

9.63% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18%

41.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$59,626

8.38% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$306,400

6.76% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

3,481

14.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Tolleson, 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.

82.2% of the residents in Tolleson, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Tolleson, AZ are Xtylo Beauty College (88 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Tolleson, AZ was $306,400, and the homeownership rate was 41.7%.

Most people in Tolleson, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Tolleson, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Tolleson, AZ is home to a population of 7.67k people, from which 82.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.5% of Tolleson, AZ residents were born outside of the country (2.11k people).

In 2024, there were 1.72 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (3.2k people) in Tolleson, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.86k Other (Hispanic) and 762 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.2%

2024 Citizenship

80.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.2% of Tolleson, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tolleson, AZ was 80.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tolleson, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tolleson, AZ

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.2k ± 802
Other (Hispanic)
1.86k ± 728
White (Hispanic)
762 ± 433

79.5%

Hispanic Population

6.1k people

79.5% of the people in Tolleson, AZ are hispanic (6.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tolleson, AZ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
491,277 ± 16,626 people
India
45,077 ± 5,197 people
Canada
39,505 ± 4,867 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 491,277 Arizona residents, followed by India with 45,077 and Canada with 39,505.

Foreign-Born Population

27.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.11k people

28%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.03k people

As of 2024, 27.5% of Tolleson, AZ residents (2.11k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tolleson, AZ was 28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tolleson, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

98 ± 89

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tolleson, AZ.

Health

84.7% of the population of Tolleson, AZ has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 8.99% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.404% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arizona see 1,505 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1509 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.4% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.3%

Uninsured

33.2%

Employer Coverage

26.6%

Medicaid

8.99%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

0.404%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Tolleson, AZ grew by 6.61% from 14.3% to 15.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Tolleson, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Tolleson, AZ employs 3.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tolleson, AZ were Construction (473 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (470 people), and Manufacturing (458 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($63,448), Public Administration ($58,750), and Construction ($56,641).

Employment

Occupations

3.48k

2024 Value

± 691

14.2%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tolleson, AZ grew at a rate of 14.2%, from 3.05k employees to 3.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tolleson, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (640 people), Production Occupations (461 people), and Management Occupations (445 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tolleson, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.48k

2024 Value

± 691

14.2%

1 Year growth

± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tolleson, AZ grew at a rate of 14.2%, from 3.05k employees to 3.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tolleson, AZ, are Construction (473 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (470 people), and Manufacturing (458 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tolleson, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Tolleson, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,080

Median earning men ± $9,330

$30,463

Median earning women ± $4,954

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,067), Construction ($56,641), and Retail Trade ($51,884).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,270), Manufacturing ($29,059), and Retail Trade ($25,618).

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 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego 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 Tolleson, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (46.7%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.54%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Donald J. Trump with 52.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (46.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.54%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

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.{{cite news |last1=Edmondson |first1=Catie |title=Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/arizona-mark-kelly.html |access-date=2 December 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=4 November 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Pathé |first1=Simone |title=Arizona Governor to Appoint Martha McSally to McCain's Senate Seat |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2018/12/18/arizona-governor-to-appoint-martha-mcsally-to-mccains-senate-seat/ |website=Roll Call |publisher=FiscalNote |access-date=2 December 2020 |url-access=subscription|date=18 December 2018 |language=en}}

Ruben Gallego

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego 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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Tolleson, AZ awarded 88 degrees. The student population of Tolleson, AZ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2 male students and 76 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Tolleson, AZ are Hispanic or Latino (76 and 92.7%), White (4 and 4.88%), and Asian (2 and 2.44%).

The largest universities in Tolleson, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Xtylo Beauty College (88 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Tolleson, AZ are General Cosmetology (44 and 50%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (44 and 50%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 78 students enrolled in Tolleson, AZ, 2.56% men and 97.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 69 records, of which 97.1% were women and 2.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

44 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Tolleson, AZ was General Cosmetology with 44 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Tolleson, AZ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Xtylo Beauty College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

88 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Xtylo Beauty College with 88 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 2 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Tolleson, AZ, which is 0.0233 times less than the 86 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 76 degrees mean that there were 19 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 4 degrees awarded.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tolleson, AZ was $306,400 in 2024, which is 0.921 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,000 to $306,400, a 6.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Tolleson, AZ is 41.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tolleson, AZ have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tolleson, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,798

$1,127

Median Property Taxes

±$307

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 Tolleson, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tolleson, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

41.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.7% of the housing units in Tolleson, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 51.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tolleson, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$59,626

Median Household Income

± $16,388

2.7k

Number of Households

± 603

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.7k households in Tolleson, AZ grew to $59,626 from the previous year's value of $55,015.

The following chart displays the households in Tolleson, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tolleson, AZ is from Arizona.

0.456

2024 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.457

2023 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2024, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Carpooled (8.56%)

In 2024, 64% of workers in Tolleson, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.56%).

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

21.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tolleson, AZ have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Tolleson, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tolleson, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tolleson, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tolleson, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tolleson, AZ (1.36k out of 7.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tolleson, AZ is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Other.

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.