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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Maricopa, AZ compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureMaricopa, AZ
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)78,362
Change since April 2020+34.8%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census58,125
Residents per square mile (2020)1,368
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents15.5
Median home value ÷ median household income3.9 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)24.9%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Maricopa beyond the margins of error.
MeasureMaricopa, AZ
Total population67,163±71
Median age36.8±1.2
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28.8%±2.4 pts
White alone, not Hispanic45.2%±2.4 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic12.7%±1.5 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic3.1%±0.8 pts
Born outside the United States9.2%±1.3 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.6%±1.8 pts
Median household income$96,391±$3,640
Per capita income$36,983±$1,793
People below the poverty line7.4%±1.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%±1.2 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$377,200±$6,653
Median gross rent$1,998±$102
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent41.1%±7.8 pts
Owner-occupied homes83.6%±2.2 pts
Built 2020 or later6.6%±1.2 pts
Worked from home22.2%±2.7 pts
Drove alone to work62.6%±3.1 pts
Public transportation0.2%±0.3 pts
Mean travel time to work36.6 min±1.3
No health insurance coverage10.0%±1.6 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov