Arizona Profile and Statistics

Arizona Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Arizona had 2215761 total households with the average home having 2.73 residents and the average family coming in at 3.33.

Of those homes reported, 30.7% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.8% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 59516 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 160002 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Arizona, 594298 people live alone, and of that, 191865 are 65 and over.

There were 757904 (34.2%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 541047 (24.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Arizona

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 6042761, 36.7 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.2 are spouses. There are 1850434 children, and 475194 comprise “other relatives.” 404357 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 141042 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Arizona Census Marital Status data

In Arizona, there are 2384373 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 807808 have never married; 1221322 are currently still married, but have separated. 38629 are legally separated, 255254 are divorced and 61360 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2408710), 26.1% never married, 49% are married but separated while 2.3% are legally still separated. 13.6% are divorced and 9% are widowed.

Arizona Fertility Rates and AZ Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Arizona (AZ): In the 2007 report, 93550 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Arizona (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 32445 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 42 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 63 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 37 babies, while there were 113 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 24.

Arizona Grandparents Statistics

There are 136679 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 57034 (41.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 60.4% are the grandmothers and 71.8% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 13597 have done it for less than a year; 12561 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 12245 handling things 3 or 4 years and 18631 doing the job 5 or more years.

Arizona School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (AZ)

In Arizona, 1613255 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 84743 (5.3%) are in nursery or preschool; 88662 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 695351 (43.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 349227 (21.6%) are slogging through High School, while 395272 (24.5%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 26.5% (1048320); 16.1% (634946) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3949023), 287662 (7.3%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 365239 (9.2%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1048320 (26.5%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 941660 (23.8%) have some college experience but no degree; 309190 (7.8%) reached an Associate’s degree; 634946 (16.1%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 362006 (9.2%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Arizona is 4511396. Of that, 557867 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5589003 (100%) – of that, 802200 (14.4%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (966451), 55547 (5.7%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3846324), 447644 (11.6%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (776228), 299009 (38.5%) have a disability.

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