Goodyear, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
107,645
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.1
3.19% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.25%
9.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$103,319
1.48% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$471,300
6.65% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
47,458
2.91% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Goodyear, 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.

96.4% of the residents in Goodyear, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Goodyear, AZ are Commercial Divers International (81 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Goodyear, AZ was $471,300, and the homeownership rate was 77.7%.

Most people in Goodyear, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Goodyear, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Goodyear, AZ is home to a population of 108k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.53% of Goodyear, AZ residents were born outside of the country (10.3k people).

In 2024, there were 4.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.1k people) in Goodyear, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 12.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%
2024 Citizenship
95.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of Goodyear, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Goodyear, AZ was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Goodyear, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    56.1k ± 2.22k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13.7k ± 2.21k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    12.1k ± 1.4k
31.7%
Hispanic Population
34.2k people

In 2024, there were 4.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.1k people) in Goodyear, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 12.1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.7% of the people in Goodyear, AZ are hispanic (34.2k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arizona.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    487,424 ± 16,556 people
  2. India
    44,278 ± 5,150 people
  3. Canada
    39,616 ± 4,873 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arizona was Mexico, the natal country of 487,424 Arizona residents, followed by India with 44,278 and Canada with 39,616.

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Foreign-Born Population

9.53%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
10.3k people
9.36%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
9.63k people

As of 2024, 9.53% of Goodyear, AZ residents (10.3k 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 Goodyear, AZ was 9.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    2,480 ± 395
  2. Vietnam
    2,026 ± 323
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,928 ± 470

Goodyear, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Goodyear, AZ employs 47.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Goodyear, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,497 people), Retail Trade (5,777 people), and Educational Services (4,478 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($148,462), Utilities ($122,951), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,655).

Employment

Occupations

47.5k
2024 Value
± 2,132
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 6.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goodyear, AZ grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 46.1k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Goodyear, AZ, are Management Occupations (6,437 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,383 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (5,013 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Goodyear, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

47.5k
2024 Value
± 2,132
2.91%
1 Year growth
± 6.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Goodyear, AZ grew at a rate of 2.91%, from 46.1k employees to 47.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Goodyear, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,497 people), Retail Trade (5,777 people), and Educational Services (4,478 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Goodyear, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Goodyear, 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

$64,142
Median earning men ± $5,091
$46,272
Median earning women ± $2,539

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($86,146), Public Administration ($86,087), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,681).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($66,346), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,032), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,451).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Goodyear, AZ. Showing the available data for Arizona.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (52.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (46.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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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.
Ruben Gallego
Senator from Arizona1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Goodyear, AZ awarded 81 degrees. The student population of Goodyear, AZ in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 45 male students and 2 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Goodyear, AZ are White (48 and 59.3%), Hispanic or Latino (19 and 23.5%), Black or African American (6 and 7.41%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (4 and 4.94%).

The largest universities in Goodyear, AZ by number of degrees awarded are Commercial Divers International (81 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Goodyear, AZ are Professional & Instructor Diver (81 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 47 students enrolled in Goodyear, AZ, 95.7% men and 4.26% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 17 records, of which 0% were women and 100% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Professional & Instructor Diver
Most Common
81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Goodyear, AZ was Professional & Instructor Diver with 81 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Goodyear, AZ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Commercial Divers International
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Commercial Divers International with 81 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 79 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Goodyear, AZ, which is 39.5 times more than the 2 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 48 degrees mean that there were 2.53 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 19 degrees awarded.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Goodyear, AZ was $471,300 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $441,900 to $471,300, a 6.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Goodyear, AZ is 77.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Goodyear, AZ have an average commute time of 29.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Goodyear, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$471,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,847
$29,681
Median Property Taxes
±$1,545

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 Goodyear, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

77.7%
Homeownership
2024
69.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.7% of the housing units in Goodyear, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$103,319
Median Household Income
± $4,008
38.2k
Number of Households
± 1,862

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.2k households in Goodyear, AZ grew to $103,319 from the previous year's value of $101,814.

The following chart displays the households in Goodyear, 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 Goodyear, AZ is from Arizona.
0.457
2023 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2023, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.105% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.6%)
  3. Carpooled (7.34%)

In 2024, 68.9% of workers in Goodyear, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.34%).

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

29.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Goodyear, AZ have a longer commute time (29.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.94% of the workforce in Goodyear, 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 Goodyear, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Goodyear, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Goodyear, AZ (5.37k out of 102k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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Health

92.7% of the population of Goodyear, AZ has health coverage, with 53.1% on employee plans, 9.85% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 2.33% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

7.32%
Uninsured
53.1%
Employer Coverage
9.85%
Medicaid
14.7%
Medicare
12.7%
Non-Group
2.33%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Goodyear, AZ declined by 3.28% from 7.57% to 7.32%.

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