Arizona Homes For Sale and Real Estate Data

About Arizona Real Estate

Buying Arizona Real Estate

if considering a move to Arizona, review the information before buying Arizona real estate.

Arizona Population

Most of Arizona’s population lives in Maricopa County, which contains much of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Phoenix, the largest city in the state, is the capital. The Phoenix metro area includes Mesa (the third largest city in Arizona and the most populous suburban city in the United States), Glendale, Peoria, Chandler, Sun City, Sun City West, Fountain Hills, Surprise, Gilbert, El Mirage, Avondale, Tempe and Scottsdale, with a total population of nearly 3.9 million. Tucson is the state's second largest city, located 110 miles southeast of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Yuma is center of the third largest metropolitan area in Arizona. It is located near the borders of California and Mexico. Flagstaff is the largest city in northern Arizona.

The estimated 2006 population of Arizona is 6,166,318, reflecting a jump of approximately 20.19% since the 2000 census. This makes Arizona one of the fastest growing states in the US. This is reflected in the Arizona real estate statistics as well. In 2005, there were 2,544,806 housing units, an increase of 16.24% from 2000.

Arizona Economy

The State of Arizona is the state’s largest employer, followed by Wal-Mart, the largest private employer. High tech industries also play a large part in Arizona’s economy. Software development and computers are the largest high tech segment, followed by electronics components manufacturing, aerospace manufacturing, architectural and engineering services, telecommunications, and instruments manufacturing. Boeing, Honeywell and General Dynamics have operations there.

Arizona Tourism and Recreation

Aside from hiking, biking, and skiing in Arizona’s beautiful parks and resorts, Arizona is home to professional baseball, basketball, ice hockey and football teams.

Arizona is a beautiful state that combines desert vistas, high plateaus, and beautiful national parks. If these attributes sound appealing to you, then considering buying Arizona real estate may be the right move for you.

Population
Population Change Since 2000
1,525,359
15 %
529,250
9 %
474,028
20 %
252,618
15 %
241,295
37 %
236,373
17 %
177,471
12 %
152,529
39 %
145,280
34 %
87,796
13 %
65,990
114 %
63,178
17 %
61,655
72 %
59,945
11 %
56,960
8 %
55,882
33 %
45,478
140 %
42,297
25 %
42,274
25 %
40,969
29 %
40,329
5 %
39,883
6 %
36,704
24 %
32,572
29 %
30,697
17 %
29,179
24 %
28,738
168 %
27,358
15 %
25,745
28 %
25,292
24 %
23,820
18 %
22,055
63 %
20,665
35 %
20,368
-2 %
19,863
15 %
18,911
38 %
18,849
148 %
17,992
6 %
17,745
10 %
17,211
16 %
16,561
10 %
16,071
35 %
15,528
14 %
15,419
8 %
13,789
1 %
11,960
17 %
11,765
28 %
11,689
24 %
11,597
19 %
10,911
5 %
10,833
33 %
10,712
148 %
10,574
35 %
10,053
6 %
9,994
66 %
9,842
51 %
9,426
22 %
9,226
27 %
9,160
11 %
9,025
81 %
8,847
-4 %
8,829
26 %
8,766
39 %
8,146
5 %
7,360
7 %
7,116
-5 %
6,616
25 %
6,495
7 %
6,130
22 %
6,093
16 %
5,991
15 %
5,989
61 %
5,891
20 %
5,858
34 %
5,854
7 %
5,843
29 %
5,823
15 %
5,789
11 %
5,466
16 %
5,354
0 %
5,155
16 %
5,141
5 %
5,007
34 %
4,867
648 %
4,813
41 %
4,678
12 %
4,617
6 %
4,514
35 %
4,451
18 %
4,342
27 %
4,249
5 %
4,234
11 %
4,205
26 %
4,055
25 %
4,023
12 %
4,020
27 %
4,017
20 %
3,939
6 %
3,878
5 %
3,865
8 %
3,827
3 %
3,815
-5 %
3,811
32 %
3,781
19 %
3,780
-6 %
3,744
13 %
3,708
0 %
3,680
55 %
3,673
32 %
3,627
249 %
3,563
22 %
3,543
30 %
3,451
28 %
3,352
0 %
3,344
35 %
3,293
9 %
3,276
1 %
3,260
21 %
2,994
-5 %
2,982
-9 %
2,960
2 %
2,886
3 %
2,861
22 %
2,796
-9 %
2,651
21 %
2,575
25 %
2,292
2 %
2,242
20 %
2,230
22 %
2,202
11 %
2,169
26 %
2,157
52 %
2,102
21 %
2,077
-20 %
2,020
27 %
1,946
1 %
1,942
-2 %
1,899
8 %
1,860
15 %
1,830
-7 %
1,824
4 %
1,810
14 %
1,800
7 %
1,769
-9 %
1,760
7 %
1,752
14 %


Data on community demographics, schools and recent sales provided by OnBoard LLC.
Copyright © 2007 OnBoard LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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