Moving to Tempe, Arizona
About Tempe, Arizona

Tempe ( tem-PEE; Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler on the south, and Mesa on the east. Tempe is the location of the main campus of Arizona State University.
Gender
Gender | Tempe | Arizona | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 47.6% | 50.3% | 50.8% |
Male | 52.4% | 49.7% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Tempe | Arizona | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 9.1% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 7.6% | 8.6% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 7.8% | 9% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 19.2% | 18.6% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 13.2% | 13.2% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 15.3% | 15% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 5.6% | 6.4% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Tempe | Arizona | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 15% | 24% | 27.0% |
Other College | 24% | 25% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 8% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 27% | 19% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 14% | 8% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 3% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Tempe | Arizona | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 54.4% | 54.1% | 60.1% |
African American | 8% | 4.3% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% |
Asian | 9% | 3.2% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 4.1% | 2.6% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 22.1% | 31.5% | 18.2% |
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