Oro Valley, AZ

Census Place

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2024 Population
48,162
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
US Senator
Ruben Gallego
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
55.4
1.47% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.45%
2.83% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$107,117
1.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$475,700
8.02% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,354
1.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Oro Valley, 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.

97.3% of the residents in Oro Valley, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Oro Valley, AZ was $475,700, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Oro Valley, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Oro Valley, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oro Valley, AZ is home to a population of 48.2k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.3% of Oro Valley, AZ residents were born outside of the country (4.96k people).

In 2024, there were 9.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Oro Valley, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.94k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Oro Valley, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oro Valley, AZ was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oro Valley, AZ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.1k ± 1.22k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    3.71k ± 614
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.94k ± 541
16.7%
Hispanic Population
8.03k people

In 2024, there were 9.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.1k people) in Oro Valley, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.71k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.94k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.7% of the people in Oro Valley, AZ are hispanic (8.03k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oro Valley, 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

10.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.96k people
10.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
5.01k people

As of 2024, 10.3% of Oro Valley, AZ residents (4.96k 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 Oro Valley, AZ was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,019 ± 422
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    846 ± 187
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    461 ± 166

Oro Valley, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Oro Valley, AZ employs 19.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oro Valley, AZ were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,272 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,341 people), and Manufacturing (2,284 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($161,190), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($152,639), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($123,047).

Employment

Occupations

19.4k
2024 Value
± 1,182
1.05%
1 Year growth
± 8.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oro Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 19.2k employees to 19.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oro Valley, AZ, are Management Occupations (2,580 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,803 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,696 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oro Valley, AZ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

19.4k
2024 Value
± 1,182
1.05%
1 Year growth
± 8.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oro Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 19.2k employees to 19.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oro Valley, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,272 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,341 people), and Manufacturing (2,284 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oro Valley, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Oro Valley, 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

$74,353
Median earning men ± $5,347
$49,973
Median earning women ± $5,189

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($130,617), Manufacturing ($124,438), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($123,047).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($158,750), Wholesale Trade ($120,000), and Construction ($85,078).

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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 Oro Valley, 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 Oro Valley, AZ was $475,700 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $440,400 to $475,700, a 8.02% increase. The homeownership rate in Oro Valley, AZ is 76.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oro Valley, AZ have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oro Valley, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$475,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,260
$16,664
Median Property Taxes
±$893

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.4%
Homeownership
2024
69%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.4% of the housing units in Oro Valley, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

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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.
$107,117
Median Household Income
± $6,232
21.8k
Number of Households
± 1,207

In 2024, the median household income of the 21.8k households in Oro Valley, AZ grew to $107,117 from the previous year's value of $105,342.

The following chart displays the households in Oro Valley, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oro Valley, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.6%)
  3. Carpooled (6.09%)

In 2024, 68% of workers in Oro Valley, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.09%).

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

26.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oro Valley, AZ have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Oro Valley, 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 Oro Valley, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oro Valley, AZ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oro Valley, AZ (3.09k out of 47.9k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oro Valley, 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

96.8% of the population of Oro Valley, AZ has health coverage, with 46.4% on employee plans, 5.01% on Medicaid, 26% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 2.37% 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, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.7% under 18 years, 12.9% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

3.21%
Uninsured
46.4%
Employer Coverage
5.01%
Medicaid
26%
Medicare
17%
Non-Group
2.37%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oro Valley, AZ declined by 13% from 3.7% to 3.21%.

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