Compare Phoenix Metro Area, AZ vs Arizona (AZ) vs United States

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Metric	Phoenix Metro Area, AZ Metro Area	Arizona (AZ) State	United States Country
Overview
Total population	5,028,754	7,378,838	334,922,499
Rent	$1,702	$1,543	$1,413
Year built	1994	1992	1980
Household income	$88,301	$79,964	$80,734
Per capita income	$45,239	$42,503	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%	4.0%
Household size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Rent over 30% of income	49.4%	48%	47.6%
Demographics
Total population	5,028,754	7,378,838	334,922,499
Adults over 25	3,446,042	5,088,675	230,807,303
Total households	1,892,613	2,856,081	129,227,496
Household size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income	$88,301	$79,964	$80,734
Per capita income	$45,239	$42,503	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.5%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%	4.0%
Rent over 30% of income	49.4%	48%	47.6%
Housing
Rent	$1,702	$1,543	$1,413
Year built	1994	1992	1980
Households that rent	33.4%	32.6%	34.8%
Households that own	66.6%	67.4%	65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes)	5.5	5.3	5.5
Race
White	58.9%	59%	61%
Black	5.7%	4.6%	12.2%
Asian	4.3%	3.6%	6%
Two or more races	19.3%	19.5%	12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	31.1%	31.4%	19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino	68.9%	68.6%	80.7%
Commute
Commute rate	79.5%	81.6%	84.9%
Commute time to work	26.0 min	25.0 min	26.0 min
Work from home	20.5%	18.4%	15.1%
Education
Less than high school	30.8%	31.8%	27.5%
High school graduate or GED	22.7%	23.5%	26%
Some college or associate degree	11.1%	11.4%	10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher	35.3%	33.3%	35.7%