Surprise, Arizona Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Surprise is 10th in Arizona out of 60 other cities in Current population (2012)

Surprise is 10th in Arizona out of 75 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Surprise is 10th in Arizona out of 98 other cities in Households

Surprise is 10th in Arizona out of 98 other cities in Housing units

Surprise is 14th in Arizona out of 73 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Surprise is 14th in Arizona out of 98 other cities in Size in square miles

Surprise is 15th in Arizona out of 74 other cities in Retail sales

Surprise is 15th in Arizona out of 98 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Surprise, Arizona Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Current population (2012)	121,287	10th	6,553,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	105.8	14th	113,594.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,111.3	35th	56.3	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents younger than 5	7.9%	30th	6.7%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.3%	37th	24.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.0%	38th	14.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.1%	31st	85.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.5%	35th	26.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Race - White	80.6%	55th	84.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.1%	15th	4.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7%	80th	5.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.6%	22nd	3.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	27th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.8%	27th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	55th	30.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	71.2%	50th	57.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Female residents	51.7%	24th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.7%	47th	13.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Housing units	52,586	10th	2,864,335	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	8.3%	53rd	20.6%	25.9%
Households	39,719	10th	2,344,215	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	77.8%	36th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$219,800	31st	$197,400	$186,200
People per household	2.8	35th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Income per capita	$25,192	38th	$25,784	$27,915
Income per household	$60,687	29th	$50,752	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.1%	71st	16.2%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Surprise	Rank	Arizona	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	7,435	10th	491,529	27,092,908
Retail sales	$888,224	15th	$86,758,801	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,878	42nd	$13,637	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$115,082	14th	$13,268,514	$613,795,732

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