Oro Valley, AZ

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2022 Population
47,053
1.16% 1-year growth
US Senator
Kyrsten Sinema
Independent Party
US Senator
Mark Kelly
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
54.5
1.11% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
6.84%
1.47% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$101,394
9.56% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$404,500
16.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Oro Valley, AZ had a population of 47.1k people with a median age of 54.5 and a median household income of $101,394. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Oro Valley, AZ grew from 46,515 to 47,053, a 1.16% increase and its median household income grew from $92,548 to $101,394, a 9.56% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oro Valley, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.9%), White (Hispanic) (5.88%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.01%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.6%).

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 2022, the median property value in Oro Valley, AZ was $404,500, and the homeownership rate was 76.7%.

Most people in Oro Valley, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Oro Valley, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Economy

The economy of Oro Valley, AZ employs 18.5k people. The largest industries in Oro Valley, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), Manufacturing (2,163 people), and Educational Services (2,057 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($152,500), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($128,548), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($127,984).

Occupations

18.5k
2022 Value
± 1,135
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 8.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Oro Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.3k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oro Valley, AZ, are Management Occupations (2,278 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,948 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,810 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

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Employment by Industries

18.5k
2022 Value
± 1,135
1.5%
1 Year growth
± 8.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Oro Valley, AZ grew at a rate of 1.5%, from 18.3k employees to 18.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oro Valley, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,126 people), Manufacturing (2,163 people), and Educational Services (2,057 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

$69,583
Median earning men ± $8,962
$46,577
Median earning women ± $5,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($131,607), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($128,266), and Public Administration ($101,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Manufacturing ($82,681), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,346), and Public Administration ($59,861).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Arizona went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.52%).

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
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018
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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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.12% 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 2022 were Some college (1.42M), High School or Equivalent (1.41M), and Bachelors Degree (1.02M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Oro Valley, AZ was $404,500 in 2022, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $348,200 to $404,500, a 16.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Oro Valley, AZ is 76.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Oro Valley, AZ have an average commute time of 26.6 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.

Median household income in Oro Valley, AZ is $101,394. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Oro Valley, AZ was Census Tract 46.34 with a value of $160,179, followed by Census Tract 47.13 and Census Tract 46.40, with respective values of $139,205 and $121,221.

Property

$404,500
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,269
$16,120
Median Property Taxes
±$916

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

76.7%
Homeownership
2022
69.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 76.7% of the housing units in Oro Valley, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 46.34
  2. Census Tract 47.13
  3. Census Tract 46.40

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Oro Valley, AZ was Census Tract 46.34 with a value of $160,179, followed by Census Tract 47.13 and Census Tract 46.40, with respective values of $139,205 and $121,221.

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

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Household Income

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$101,394
Median Household Income
± $4,612
21k
Number of Households
± 1,150

In 2022, the median household income of the 21k households in Oro Valley, AZ grew to $101,394 from the previous year's value of $92,548.

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
2022 Wage GINI in Arizona
0.46
2021 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2022, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.545% decline from 2021 to 2022, 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 2022
  1. Drove Alone (71.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (17.6%)
  3. Carpooled (7.24%)

In 2022, 71.8% of workers in Oro Valley, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.24%).

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

26.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oro Valley, AZ have a shorter commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.85% 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 & Diversity

6.84% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oro Valley, AZ (3.2k out of 46.8k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

96.7% of the population of Oro Valley, AZ has health coverage, with 48% on employee plans, 5.51% on Medicaid, 25.9% on Medicare, 14.6% on non-group plans, and 2.74% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pima County, AZ see 1146 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0873% increase from the previous year (1145 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1488 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 462 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,146 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pima County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Pima County, AZ see an average of 1,146 patients per year. This represents a 0.0873% increase from the previous year (1,145 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.3%
Uninsured
48%
Employer Coverage
5.51%
Medicaid
25.9%
Medicare
14.6%
Non-Group
2.74%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oro Valley, AZ grew by 26.6% from 2.61% to 3.3%.

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

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