Maricopa County, Arizona

4,559,748 people. The median home is worth $452,800 (typical Arizona town: $248,600) and the median household earns $89,300.

Towns in Maricopa County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Phoenix	1,608,139	$420,700	$81,332	34.9
Mesa	504,258	$408,000	$82,752	37.4
Chandler	275,987	$507,800	$108,095	37.5
Gilbert	267,918	$575,100	$122,551	36.1
Glendale	248,325	$387,500	$73,530	34.6
Scottsdale	241,361	$789,800	$110,886	49.0
Peoria	190,985	$463,600	$95,815	41.7
Tempe	180,587	$455,400	$79,663	30.0
Surprise	143,148	$435,100	$96,711	41.4
Goodyear	95,294	$471,300	$103,319	42.1
Buckeye	91,502	$419,800	$99,486	35.7
Avondale	89,334	$394,600	$86,123	33.4
Queen Creek	59,519	$635,400	$141,978	37.0
Sun City	39,931	$280,900	$54,586	72.7
El Mirage	35,805	$321,900	$78,050	32.7
Sun City West	25,806	$377,800	$63,685	74.8
Fountain Hills	23,820	$622,900	$112,654	61.5
Anthem	23,190	$569,900	$120,613	46.3
New River	17,290	$640,600	$134,289	50.7
Sun Lakes	14,868	$455,200	$67,853	73.5
Paradise Valley	12,658	$2,000,001	$247,159	55.8
Wickenburg	7,474	$470,300	$67,600	65.2
Tolleson	7,216	$306,400	$59,626	31.9
Youngtown	7,056	$320,000	$68,321	41.2
Litchfield Park	6,847	$577,000	$126,250	45.0
Guadalupe	5,322	$271,300	$51,354	32.4
Citrus Park	5,194	$722,500	$141,026	47.6
Cave Creek	4,892	$906,100	$107,067	61.2
Carefree	3,690	$1,088,100	$147,165	64.9

2,280,645 jobs in 2024, average pay $73,840 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

NOAA recorded 3,872 storm events in Maricopa County from 1996 to 2026, with 2,079 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Maricopa County has been included in 26 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).