Superior, AZ

Census Place

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2022 Population

2,639

1.49% 1-year decline

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

53.9

0.372% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

17.3%

14.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$39,600

11.2% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$123,600

6.28% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Superior, AZ had a population of 2.64k people with a median age of 53.9 and a median household income of $39,600. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Superior, AZ declined from 2,679 to 2,639, a −1.49% decrease and its median household income grew from $35,603 to $39,600, a 11.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Superior, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (34.9%), White (Hispanic) (26%), Two+ (Hispanic) (20.8%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.71%).

None of the households in Superior, 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.

96.7% of the residents in Superior, AZ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Superior, AZ was $123,600, and the homeownership rate was 73%.

Most people in Superior, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Superior, AZ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Superior, AZ is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 96.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 9.62% of Superior, AZ residents were born outside of the country (254 people).

In 2022, there were 1.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (921 people) in Superior, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 687 White (Hispanic) and 550 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.7%

2022 Citizenship

96.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 96.7% of Superior, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Superior, AZ was 96.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Superior, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Superior, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
921 ± 233
White (Hispanic)
687 ± 200
Two+ (Hispanic)
550 ± 224

60%

Hispanic Population

1.58k people

60% of the people in Superior, AZ are hispanic (1.58k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Superior, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

9.62%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

254 people

11%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

294 people

As of 2022, 9.62% of Superior, AZ residents (254 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Superior, AZ was 11%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Superior, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
85 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
29 ± 23
Gulf War (2001-)
22 ± 23

Superior, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.93 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Superior, AZ employs 1.09k people. The largest industries in Superior, AZ are Public Administration (211 people), Construction (161 people), and Retail Trade (128 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($107,614), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,365), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,365).

Employment

Occupations

1.09k

2022 Value

± 215

5.09%

1 Year growth

± 26.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Superior, AZ grew at a rate of 5.09%, from 1.04k employees to 1.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Superior, AZ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (121 people), Management Occupations (98 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (92 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Superior, AZ.

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

1.09k

2022 Value

± 215

5.09%

1 Year growth

± 26.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Superior, AZ grew at a rate of 5.09%, from 1.04k employees to 1.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Superior, AZ, are Public Administration (211 people), Construction (161 people), and Retail Trade (128 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Superior, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Superior, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,921

Median earning men ± $9,455

$29,224

Median earning women ± $7,246

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,365), Public Administration ($71,875), and Construction ($43,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($44,438), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,889).

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.

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.1%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.52%)
Libertarian Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arizona for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arizona

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Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Kyrsten Sinema won election to the Senate as a Democrat in 2018

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.

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

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).

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 Superior, AZ was $123,600 in 2022, which is 0.438 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $116,300 to $123,600, a 6.28% increase. The homeownership rate in Superior, AZ is 73%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Superior, AZ have an average commute time of 32.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Superior, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$123,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$24,256

$967

Median Property Taxes

±$221

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 Superior, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

73%

Homeownership

2022

68.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73% of the housing units in Superior, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Superior, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 4

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$39,600

Median Household Income

± $5,882

1.32k

Number of Households

± 264

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.32k households in Superior, AZ grew to $39,600 from the previous year's value of $35,603.

The following chart displays the households in Superior, 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Superior, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (72.5%)
Carpooled (13%)
Worked At Home (9.23%)

In 2022, 72.5% of workers in Superior, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (9.23%).

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

32.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Superior, AZ have a longer commute time (32.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.72% of the workforce in Superior, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Superior, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Superior, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Superior, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Superior, AZ (456 out of 2.64k 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

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

96.2% of the population of Superior, AZ has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 21.3% on Medicare, 13.5% on non-group plans, and 2.84% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pinal County, AZ see 6772 patients per year on average, which represents a 6.81% increase from the previous year (6340 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3234 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1168 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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6,772 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pinal County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Pinal County, AZ see an average of 6,772 patients per year. This represents a 6.81% increase from the previous year (6,340 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.8% under 18 years, 14.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.75%

Uninsured

37%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

21.3%

Medicare

13.5%

Non-Group

2.84%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Superior, AZ grew by 24.1% from 3.02% to 3.75%.

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

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