Avondale, AZ

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2020 Population
86,091
1.6% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Democratic Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2020 Median Age
31.6
2.6% 1-year increase
2020 Poverty Rate
11.5%
13.3% 1-year decrease
2020 Median Household Income
$67,886
9.8% 1-year growth
2020 Median Property Value
$232,500
8.09% 1-year growth
2020 Employed Population
41,738
2.94% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Avondale, AZ had a population of 86.1k people with a median age of 31.6 and a median household income of $67,886. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Avondale, AZ grew from 84,736 to 86,091, a 1.6% increase and its median household income grew from $61,825 to $67,886, a 9.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Avondale, AZ are White (Hispanic) (33.4%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Other (Hispanic) (11.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.79%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (7.92%).

None of the households in Avondale, 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.

90.4% of the residents in Avondale, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Avondale, AZ are Estrella Mountain Community College (2,204 degrees awarded in 2020), Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (958 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Avondale (60 degrees).

In 2020, the median property value in Avondale, AZ was $232,500, and the homeownership rate was 60.7%.

Most people in Avondale, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Avondale, AZ was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Avondale, AZ is home to a population of 86.1k people, from which 90.4% are citizens. As of 2020, 18.4% of Avondale, AZ residents were born outside of the country (15.9k people).

In 2020, there were 1.16 times more White (Hispanic) residents (28.7k people) in Avondale, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.4%
2020 Citizenship
92%
2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 90.4% of Avondale, AZ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Avondale, AZ was 92%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Avondale, AZ
  1. White (Hispanic)
    28.7k ± 1.72k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    24.8k ± 1.61k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    10.1k ± 1.52k
53.8%
Hispanic Population
46.3k people

In 2020, there were 1.16 times more White (Hispanic) residents (28.7k people) in Avondale, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 24.8k White (Non-Hispanic) and 10.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

53.8% of the people in Avondale, AZ are hispanic (46.3k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    514,264 ± 16,964 people
  2. Canada
    43,680 ± 5,116 people
  3. India
    42,811 ± 5,065 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 514,264 Arizona residents, followed by Canada with 43,680 and India with 42,811.

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Foreign-Born Population

18.4%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
15.9k people
16.2%
2019 Foreign-Born Population
13.7k people

As of 2020, 18.4% of Avondale, AZ residents (15.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Avondale, AZ was 16.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,526 ± 266
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,041 ± 244
  3. Vietnam
    953 ± 169

Avondale, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Avondale, AZ employs 41.7k people. The largest industries in Avondale, AZ are Retail Trade (5,806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,120 people), and Educational Services (3,183 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($112,614), Utilities ($74,617), and Public Administration ($54,882).

Males in Arizona have an average income that is 1.29 times higher than the average income of females, which is $51,015. The income inequality in Arizona (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

41.7k
2020 Value
± 1,828
2.94%
1 Year growth
± 5.52%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Avondale, AZ grew at a rate of 2.94%, from 40.5k employees to 41.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Avondale, AZ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,187 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,075 people), and Management Occupations (3,166 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Avondale, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

41.7k
2020 Value
± 1,828
2.94%
1 Year growth
± 5.52%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Avondale, AZ grew at a rate of 2.94%, from 40.5k employees to 41.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Avondale, AZ, are Retail Trade (5,806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,120 people), and Educational Services (3,183 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Avondale, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Avondale, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,846
Median earning men ± $1,399
$34,050
Median earning women ± $1,942

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($60,462), Wholesale Trade ($52,622), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,828).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($46,548), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,419), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,163).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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8.45%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $35.2B
  2. $22.1B
  3. $18.2B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $35.2B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($22.1B) and Mixed freight ($18.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$230B
2020 Value in Arizona
$463B
Projected 2050 Value in Arizona
101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $230B. This is expected to increase 101% to $463B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $32.1B
  2. $14.9B
  3. $5.53B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $32.1B, followed by Texas with $14.9B and Michigan and $5.53B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

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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.

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema
Senator from Arizona1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Mark Kelly
Senator from Arizona3
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.

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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.

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In 2020, universities in Avondale, AZ awarded 3,222 degrees. The student population of Avondale, AZ in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 4,954 male students and 5,797 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Avondale, AZ are Hispanic or Latino (1,403 and 43.7%), followed by White (1,150 and 35.8%), Black or African American (193 and 6.01%), and Two or More Races (183 and 5.7%).

The largest universities in Avondale, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Estrella Mountain Community College (2,204 and 68.4%), Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc (958 and 29.7%), and Empire Beauty School-Avondale (60 and 1.86%).

The most popular majors in Avondale, AZ are General Art Studies (597 and 18.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (555 and 17.2%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (513 and 15.9%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 10,751 students enrolled in Avondale, AZ, 46.1% men and 53.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,284 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 555 degree-majors awarded
  2. 513 degree-majors awarded
  3. 185 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Avondale, AZ was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 555 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Avondale, AZ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,204 degrees awarded
  2. 958 degrees awarded
  3. 60 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Estrella Mountain Community College with 2,204 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2020, 1,814 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Avondale, AZ, which is 1.29 times more than the 1,408 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,403 degrees mean that there were 1.22 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,150 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,040) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($30) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

Public, 2-year ($1,464) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2020, 0.954% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (1.47M), High School or Equivalent (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (966k).

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The median property value in Avondale, AZ was $232,500 in 2020, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $215,100 to $232,500, a 8.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Avondale, AZ is 60.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Avondale, AZ have an average commute time of 29.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Avondale, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Avondale, AZ is $67,886. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Avondale, AZ was Census Tract 610.21 with a value of $127,969, followed by Census Tract 822.11 and Census Tract 820.19, with respective values of $95,000 and $93,194.

Property

$232,500
Median Property Value 2020
±$4,815
$16,036
Median Property Taxes
±$1,072

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

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

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Rent vs Own

60.7%
Homeownership
2020
69.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2020

In 2020, 60.7% of the housing units in Avondale, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 610.21
  2. Census Tract 822.11
  3. Census Tract 820.19

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Avondale, AZ was Census Tract 610.21 with a value of $127,969, followed by Census Tract 822.11 and Census Tract 820.19, with respective values of $95,000 and $93,194.

The following map shows all of the places in Avondale, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,886
Median Household Income
± $2,837
26.4k
Number of Households
± 1,399

In 2020, the median household income of the 26.4k households in Avondale, AZ grew to $67,886 from the previous year's value of $61,825.

The following chart displays the households in Avondale, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Avondale, AZ is from Arizona.
0.462
2020 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.465
2019 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2020, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.736% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020
  1. Drove Alone (76.7%)
  2. Carpooled (12.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.62%)

In 2020, 76.7% of workers in Avondale, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (6.62%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Avondale, AZ have a longer commute time (29.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.6% of the workforce in Avondale, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Avondale, AZ (9.8k out of 85.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Avondale, AZ is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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88% of the population of Avondale, AZ has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 6.61% on Medicare, 9.37% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Arizona was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see 1448 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.9% increase from the previous year (1421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1466 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 701 patients per year.

Daily New Cases by Date

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This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Arizona, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,448 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Maricopa County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see an average of 1,448 patients per year. This represents a 1.9% increase from the previous year (1,421 patients).

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

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Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Arizona across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 25.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.71% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

12%
Uninsured
50.6%
Employer Coverage
19.4%
Medicaid
6.61%
Medicare
9.37%
Non-Group
1.89%
Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Avondale, AZ grew by 7.22% from 11.2% to 12%.

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

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