Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

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2024 Population

137,045

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

US Senator

Ruben Gallego

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.3

0.199% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.79%

1.17% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$135,326

2.81% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$847,500

8.68% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

61,086

3.8% 1-year growth

About

10.8% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, 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.

97.1% of the residents in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was $847,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.9%.

Most people in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ borders Maricopa County--Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ, Maricopa County (Northeast)--Scottsdale City (Southeast) & Fountain Hills Town PUMA, AZ, Phoenix City (Northeast) PUMA, AZ, Phoenix City (Northeast Central) PUMA, AZ, and Phoenix (Far North) & Peoria (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

United States Arizona

Population & Diversity

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is home to a population of 137k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.69% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents were born outside of the country (13.3k people).

In 2024, there were 15.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (111k people) in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.12k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.14k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are Spanish (5,252 households), Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (904 households), and French (Incl. Cajun) (607 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

68,433

Women

50.6%

66,913

Men

49.4%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 135,346 inhabitants, with 49.4% men, and 50.6% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

97.1%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
111k ± 3.31k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.12k ± 1.04k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.14k ± 818

7.41%

Hispanic Population

10.2k people

7.41% of the people in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ are hispanic (10.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Canada
2,115 ± 1,120 people
India
1,877 ± 1,056 people
Philippines
589 ± 595 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was Canada, the natal country of 2,115 Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents, followed by India with 1,877 and Philippines with 589.

Foreign-Born Population

9.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13.3k people

9.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

13.3k people

As of 2024, 9.69% of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ residents (13.3k 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 Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 9.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
5,252 households (4.01%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
904 households (0.69%)
French (Incl. Cajun)
607 households (0.463%)

10.8% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was Spanish. 4.01% of the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,205 ± 423
Gulf War (1990s)
1,147 ± 278
Gulf War (2001-)
1,014 ± 233

Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.79 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

Economy

The economy of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ employs 61.1k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ were General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,224 people), Construction (3,218 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,676 people), and the highest paying industries were Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing ($276,215), Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers ($263,428), and Administration of human resource programs ($216,560).

Males in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have an average income that is 1.66 times higher than the average income of females, which is $100,069. The income inequality in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.492, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

28,575

Women

46.8%

32,511

Men

53.2%

The workforce of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in 2023 was 61,086 people, with 46.8% woman, and 53.2% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

61.1k

2023 Value

3.8%

1 Year growth

± 3.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 3.8%, from 58.8k employees to 61.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, are Other managers (3,738 people), Chief executives & legislators (2,421 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,643 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, 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

61.1k

2023 Value

3.8%

1 Year growth

± 3.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew at a rate of 3.8%, from 58.8k employees to 61.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,224 people), Construction (3,218 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,676 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$104,190

Median earning men ± $1,776

$62,106

Median earning women ± $3,895

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($158,098), Wholesale Trade ($150,430), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($129,728).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($97,800), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,259), and Wholesale Trade ($80,958).

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 Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, 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.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.117% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.218% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (37.6k), Graduate Degree (26.7k), and Some college (20.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was $847,500 in 2024, which is 2.55 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $779,800 to $847,500, a 8.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is 78.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$847,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$18,971

$46,128

Median Property Taxes

±$1,622

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 County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.9% of the housing units in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, 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.

$135,326

Median Household Income

± $5,723

58.5k

Number of Households

± 1,922

In 2024, the median household income of the 58.5k households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ grew to $135,326 from the previous year's value of $131,621.

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.492

2023 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

0.493

2022 Wage GINI in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ

In 2023, the income inequality in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0819% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.9%)
Worked At Home (32.7%)
Carpooled (4.72%)

In 2024, 59.9% of workers in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (32.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.72%).

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

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.79% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ (7.89k out of 136k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ is White, followed by Asian 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.3% of the population of Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ has health coverage, with 57.3% on employee plans, 3.61% on Medicaid, 20.4% on Medicare, 14.4% on non-group plans, and 0.617% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,505 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Arizona

Primary care physicians in Arizona see an average of 1,505 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,505 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.2% under 18 years, 13.6% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.74%

Uninsured

57.3%

Employer Coverage

3.61%

Medicaid

20.4%

Medicare

14.4%

Non-Group

0.617%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ declined by 11.5% from 4.23% to 3.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.