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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
1,480,659
12 %
521,179
7 %
462,327
17 %
246,529
13 %
232,929
15 %
232,228
32 %
173,076
9 %
146,886
34 %
136,496
26 %
83,437
8 %
59,899
94 %
59,809
11 %
59,026
10 %
56,760
7 %
54,297
51 %
53,883
28 %
43,383
36 %
40,692
21 %
40,471
19 %
39,651
4 %
39,196
4 %
37,085
96 %
35,750
20 %
31,765
26 %
28,307
7 %
27,491
17 %
26,559
11 %
25,976
142 %
24,515
20 %
24,072
19 %
23,934
19 %
21,274
2 %
20,392
33 %
20,348
50 %
19,397
12 %
18,528
9 %
17,432
129 %
17,385
27 %
17,313
7 %
16,749
13 %
16,298
8 %
15,369
29 %
15,297
7 %
15,151
11 %
14,086
3 %
11,689
13 %
11,660
15 %
11,411
24 %
11,309
20 %
11,263
15 %
10,637
31 %
10,220
30 %
9,813
3 %
9,406
56 %
9,280
21 %
9,160
11 %
9,096
25 %
8,854
-4 %
8,731
12 %
8,690
24 %
8,340
32 %
8,071
23 %
7,260
7 %
7,045
63 %
7,018
41 %
6,897
-8 %
6,511
23 %
6,436
6 %
6,275
43 %
5,950
18 %
5,896
13 %
5,808
18 %
5,783
28 %
5,731
13 %
5,708
9 %
5,623
2 %
5,513
48 %
5,474
4 %
5,423
15 %
5,317
-1 %
5,083
14 %
5,072
3 %
4,916
12 %
4,681
37 %
4,662
25 %
4,615
10 %
4,519
20 %
4,405
32 %
4,218
4 %
4,214
23 %
4,141
16 %
4,065
22 %
4,040
6 %
3,967
11 %
3,955
19 %
3,917
21 %
3,908
5 %
3,817
3 %
3,795
3 %
3,788
-6 %
3,785
-6 %
3,778
14 %
3,751
28 %
3,728
17 %
3,702
17 %
3,682
28 %
3,589
-3 %
3,548
28 %
3,510
8 %
3,493
28 %
3,382
1 %
3,336
24 %
3,292
38 %
3,260
22 %
3,224
7 %
2,962
-9 %
2,960
4 %
2,944
-6 %
2,936
18 %
2,841
2 %
2,838
21 %
2,776
-9 %
2,726
25 %
2,715
40 %
2,489
21 %
2,456
9 %
2,341
36 %
2,199
20 %
2,188
17 %
2,167
9 %
2,086
20 %
2,055
-21 %
1,954
11 %
1,945
-2 %
1,925
22 %
1,894
33 %
1,885
8 %
1,882
-3 %
1,860
17 %
1,860
14 %
1,818
-8 %
1,816
7 %
1,785
26 %
1,760
7 %
1,724
165 %
1,717
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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