Tempe is considered a young city, with many young professionals. The population of Tempe was 169,712. That makes it the 8th largest city in Arizona.
Percentage White: 83.1%
Percentage African American: 3%
Percentage Asian: 4.6%
Percentage Latino/a or Hispanic (of any race): 22%
Percentage of people under 5 years old: 5.1%
Percentage of people over 65 years old: 6.7%
Median age: 28.4
Percentage of people 25 years old and older that graduated from college: 38.4%
Median household income (in 2005 inflation-adjusted dollars): $45,644
Percentage of people below poverty level: 13.5%
All statistics mentioned here were obtained from the July 1, 2006 census estimates.
