Tucson Population 2024

Tucson is a city in the U.S state of Arizona, second largest and is located in Pima County in Southwestern Arizona. and is 116 miles southeast of Phoenix and 69 miles north of the Mexico border. Tucson population in 2024 is estimated to be 551,897, covers area 240.79 sq mi (623.65 sq km). In 1775 when Hugo O'Conor founded the city, then part of Mexico, later became part of US territory, after the Gadsden Purchase of 1854. Tucson was the capital of the Arizona Territory from 1867 to 1889, but has since been replaced by the city of Phoenix. Tucson is the Spanish word meaning base of the black hill, is commonly known as "The Old Pueblo", and recently it is Optics Valley. Tucson popular attractions are the breathtaking national parks, monuments and wilderness areas. Crime rates aside, Tucson is an extremely popular place to live. Residents can explore the Saguaro National Park, hike the trails at the Sabino Canyon, and star gaze at Kitt Peak National Observatory. In 2015 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 980,263. The Greater Tucson or Tucson metropolitan MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area (CSA).

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Tucson population by year:

Tucson Metropolitan

Tucson Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Tucson by age is 548,082, out of these 274,387 are male, 273,695 are female, The sex ratio of Tucson is 100. The median age of the Tucson population is 34.5, Tucson population by age are, under 18 years is 109,425, 16 years and over is 450,072, 18 years and over is 438,657, 21 years and over is 404,552, 65 years and over is 101,248. 50.1% are male, 49.9% are female, 20.0% are under 18 years old, 82.1% are 16 years and over, 80.0% are 18 years and over, 73.8% are 21 years and over, 15.3% are 65 years and over. There are total 243,941 housing units, The voting population of Tucson are 390,747, out of these 194,222 are male voters, 196,525 are female voters, 49.7% are male, 50.3% are female. Tucson population in 2023 is estimated to be 551,789, population in 2022 is estimated to be 549,781, and in 2021 is estimated to be 543,215.

Tucson Population by Race

White Population

White population in Tucson, Arizona are 394,079, percentage wise 71.9 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Tucson, Arizona are 28,528, percentage wise 5.2 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Tucson, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Tucson are 17,344, percentage wise 3.2 percent are asians, out of these 2,304 are Asian Indians, 4,958 are Chinese, 2,851 are Filipinos, 815 are Japanese, 1,649 are Korean, 2,627 are Vietnamese and 2,140 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Tucson, Arizona are 248,875. Percentage wise 45.4 percent are hispanics, out of these 223,205 are Mexican people, 4,802 are Puerto Ricans, 1,731 are Cubans, and 19,137 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

Total Tucson native population is 458,657, out of these 247,180 born in the Arizona state and 201,809 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 89,425, out of these 37,575 are Naturalised US citizen, 3,954 are in Europe, 6,915 in Asia, 2,931 in Africa, 23,076 in Latin America and 699 in Northern America. Total Foreigners who are non US citizens living in Tucson are 51,850, out of these 2,064 are from Europe, 8,718 are from Asia, 4,311 from Africa, 35,177 are from Latin America and 913 are from Northern America.