Paradise Valley, AZ

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2020 Population

14,502

0.975% 1-year growth

US Senator

Kyrsten Sinema

Democratic Party

US Senator

Mark Kelly

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

54.9

2.43% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

4.06%

12.9% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$212,773

0.653% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$1.66M

9.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Paradise Valley, AZ had a population of 14.5k people with a median age of 54.9 and a median household income of $212,773. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Paradise Valley, AZ grew from 14,362 to 14,502, a 0.975% increase and its median household income grew from $211,393 to $212,773, a 0.653% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Paradise Valley, AZ are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.1%), White (Hispanic) (5.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.59%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.81%).

None of the households in Paradise Valley, AZ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Paradise Valley, AZ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Paradise Valley, AZ are The School of Architecture (104665) (7 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Paradise Valley, AZ was $1.66M, and the homeownership rate was 94.2%.

Most people in Paradise Valley, AZ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Paradise Valley, AZ was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Paradise Valley, AZ is home to a population of 14.5k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 10.9% of Paradise Valley, AZ residents were born outside of the country (1.58k people).

In 2020, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11.9k people) in Paradise Valley, AZ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 754 White (Hispanic) and 536 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.5%

2020 Citizenship

97.2%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 97.5% of Paradise Valley, AZ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Paradise Valley, AZ was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Paradise Valley, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Paradise Valley, AZ

White (Non-Hispanic)
11.9k ± 492
White (Hispanic)
754 ± 345
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
536 ± 340

8.64%

Hispanic Population

1.25k people

8.64% of the people in Paradise Valley, AZ are hispanic (1.25k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Paradise Valley, AZ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.58k people

9.96%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.43k people

As of 2020, 10.9% of Paradise Valley, AZ residents (1.58k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Paradise Valley, AZ was 9.96%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Paradise Valley, AZ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
311 ± 91
World War II
154 ± 167
Gulf War (2001-)
79 ± 59

Paradise Valley, AZ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Paradise Valley, AZ employs 6.18k people. The largest industries in Paradise Valley, AZ are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,366 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,045 people), and Retail Trade (503 people), and the highest paying industries are Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($210,192), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($179,712).

Employment

Occupations

6.18k

2020 Value

± 597

−4.44%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Paradise Valley, AZ declined at a rate of −4.44%, from 6.46k employees to 6.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Paradise Valley, AZ, are Management Occupations (1,355 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,146 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (843 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Paradise Valley, AZ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arizona (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.18k

2020 Value

± 597

−4.44%

1 Year decline

± 12.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Paradise Valley, AZ declined at a rate of −4.44%, from 6.46k employees to 6.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Paradise Valley, AZ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,366 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,045 people), and Retail Trade (503 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Paradise Valley, AZ, though some of these residents may live in Paradise Valley, AZ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$161,250

Median earning men ± $54,951

$60,086

Median earning women ± $19,007

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($190,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Wholesale Trade ($115,417), Public Administration ($89,638), and Manufacturing ($79,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Arizona. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arizona.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona product (by dollars) was Electronics with $35.2B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($22.1B) and Mixed freight ($18.2B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Arizona products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Arizona.

$230B

2020 Value in Arizona

$463B

Projected 2050 Value in Arizona

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Arizona trade was $230B. This is expected to increase 101% to $463B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Arizona trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Arizona to other states, or from other states to Arizona.

Most Common Trade Partners

California
$32.1B
Texas
$14.9B
Michigan
$5.53B

In 2020, the top outbound Arizona domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was California with $32.1B, followed by Texas with $14.9B and Michigan and $5.53B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Arizona shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing the state of Arizona. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Arizona

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

Kyrsten Sinema

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Mark Kelly

Senator from Arizona

Assumed office on December 2, 2020
Elected to the seat to succeed Martha McSally, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of John McCain and the resignation of Jon Kyl.

Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are the senators currently representing Arizona.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arizona over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Arizona

Arizona is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arizona have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Paradise Valley, AZ awarded 7 degrees. The student population of Paradise Valley, AZ in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 5 male students and 5 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Paradise Valley, AZ are White (4 and 57.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (2 and 28.6%), Asian (1 and 14.3%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Paradise Valley, AZ by number of degrees awarded are The School of Architecture (104665) (7 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Paradise Valley, AZ are Architecture (7 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.954% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (1.47M), High School or Equivalent (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (966k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Paradise Valley, AZ was $1.66M in 2020, which is 7.24 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $1.52M to $1.66M, a 9.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Paradise Valley, AZ is 94.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Paradise Valley, AZ have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Paradise Valley, AZ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Paradise Valley, AZ is $212,773. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Paradise Valley, AZ was Census Tract 1050.03 with a value of $223,000, followed by Census Tract 1050.04 and Census Tract 1051.03, with respective values of $219,952 and $200,694.

Property

$1.66M

Median Property Value 2020

±$147,025

$5,460

Median Property Taxes

±$526

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Paradise Valley, AZ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Paradise Valley, AZ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

94.2%

Homeownership

2020

71.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 94.2% of the housing units in Paradise Valley, AZ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Paradise Valley, AZ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1050.03
Census Tract 1050.04
Census Tract 1051.03

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Paradise Valley, AZ was Census Tract 1050.03 with a value of $223,000, followed by Census Tract 1050.04 and Census Tract 1051.03, with respective values of $219,952 and $200,694.

The following map shows all of the places in Paradise Valley, AZ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$212,773

Median Household Income

± $28,713

5.8k

Number of Households

± 554

In 2020, the median household income of the 5.8k households in Paradise Valley, AZ grew to $212,773 from the previous year's value of $211,393.

The following chart displays the households in Paradise Valley, AZ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Paradise Valley, AZ is from Arizona.

0.462

2020 Wage GINI in Arizona

0.465

2019 Wage GINI in Arizona

In 2020, the income inequality in Arizona was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.736% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arizona was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arizona in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arizona across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (69.1%)
Worked At Home (19.6%)
Carpooled (6.69%)

In 2020, 69.1% of workers in Paradise Valley, AZ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.69%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Paradise Valley, AZ have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 3% of the workforce in Paradise Valley, AZ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Paradise Valley, AZ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Paradise Valley, AZ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Paradise Valley, AZ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Paradise Valley, AZ (586 out of 14.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Paradise Valley, AZ is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.5% of the population of Paradise Valley, AZ has health coverage, with 50.5% on employee plans, 3.46% on Medicaid, 24.9% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 0.628% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Arizona was $6,452 in 2014. This is a 3.03% increase from the previous year ($6,262).

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see 1448 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.9% increase from the previous year (1421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1466 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 701 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Arizona. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Arizona, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Maricopa County, AZ.

1,448 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Maricopa County, AZ

Primary care physicians in Maricopa County, AZ see an average of 1,448 patients per year. This represents a 1.9% increase from the previous year (1,421 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Maricopa County, AZ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arizona.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Arizona across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 8.84% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.55%

Uninsured

50.5%

Employer Coverage

3.46%

Medicaid

24.9%

Medicare

17%

Non-Group

0.628%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Paradise Valley, AZ declined by 2.31% from 3.63% to 3.55%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Paradise Valley, AZ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.