Maricopa Colony, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
836
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
26.3
3.54% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
47.7%
15.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$34,620
3.39% 1-year decline
2021 Median Property Value
$168,200
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
274
25.7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Maricopa Colony, 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.

100% of the residents in Maricopa Colony, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Maricopa Colony, AZ was $168,200, and the homeownership rate was 73.3%.

Most people in Maricopa Colony, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Maricopa Colony, AZ was 4 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Maricopa Colony, AZ is home to a population of 836 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Maricopa Colony, AZ residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 19.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (768 people) in Maricopa Colony, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Maricopa Colony, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maricopa Colony, AZ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa Colony, AZ
  1. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    768 ± 447
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    39 ± 54
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    21 ± 29
0.957%
Hispanic Population
8 people

In 2024, there were 19.7 times more American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents (768 people) in Maricopa Colony, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.957% of the people in Maricopa Colony, AZ are hispanic (8 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maricopa Colony, 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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Economy

The economy of Maricopa Colony, AZ employs 274 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Maricopa Colony, AZ were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (149 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Manufacturing (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($34,946), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($34,946), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,893).

Employment

Occupations

274
2024 Value
± 134
25.7%
1 Year growth
± 59.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maricopa Colony, AZ grew at a rate of 25.7%, from 218 employees to 274 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maricopa Colony, AZ, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (79 people), Personal Care & Service Occupations (49 people), and Production Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maricopa Colony, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

274
2024 Value
± 134
25.7%
1 Year growth
± 59.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Maricopa Colony, AZ grew at a rate of 25.7%, from 218 employees to 274 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maricopa Colony, AZ, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation (149 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (59 people), and Manufacturing (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maricopa Colony, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Maricopa Colony, 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

$37,297
Median earning men ± $9,816
$32,931
Median earning women ± $7,532

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($36,216).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($32,893).

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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 Maricopa Colony, 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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Maricopa Colony, AZ was $168,200 in 2021, which is 0.506 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $151,600 to $168,200, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Maricopa Colony, AZ is 73.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maricopa Colony, AZ have an average commute time of 14.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maricopa Colony, AZ is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$168,200
Median Property Value 2021
±$43,947
$121
Median Property Taxes
±$66

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 Colony, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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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.
$34,620
Median Household Income
± $15,740
165
Number of Households
± 85

In 2024, the median household income of the 165 households in Maricopa Colony, AZ declined from $34,620 from the previous year's value of $35,833.

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa Colony, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Maricopa Colony, 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 (68.6%)
  2. Carpooled (31.4%)

In 2024, 68.6% of workers in Maricopa Colony, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (31.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

14.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maricopa Colony, AZ have a shorter commute time (14.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Maricopa Colony, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa Colony, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Maricopa Colony, AZ have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

47.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maricopa Colony, AZ (399 out of 836 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 Females < 5, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maricopa Colony, AZ is Native American, followed by Asian and Hispanic.

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

56.2% of the population of Maricopa Colony, AZ has health coverage, with 20.2% on employee plans, 30.5% on Medicaid, 3.83% on Medicare, 1.67% on non-group plans, and 0% 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, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.1% under 18 years, 34.8% between 18 and 34 years, 26.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.78% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.5% were men and 47.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

43.8%
Uninsured
20.2%
Employer Coverage
30.5%
Medicaid
3.83%
Medicare
1.67%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maricopa Colony, AZ declined by 4.37% from 45.8% to 43.8%.

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

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