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Tucson, AZ
554,013 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0477000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Tucson ranked #148 of 340 cities and 6th of 14 in its peer group, on 7 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Tucson and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Oklahoma City OK, Tulsa OK, Memphis TN, Fresno CA, Albuquerque NM, El Paso TX, Austin TX, New Orleans LA, Wichita KS, Corpus Christi TX, Nashville TN, Omaha NE, Columbus OH · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #148 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #204 | #241 | #181 | #269 | #145 | #300 | #257 | #215 | #271 | #192 | #233 | #218 | #182 | #175 | #173 | #135 | #75 | #182 | #148 | #141 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 505,902 | 513,333 | 517,450 | 520,054 | 520,418 | 527,160 | 530,709 | 531,880 | 532,945 | 534,800 | 535,607 | 537,528 | 541,377 | 544,858 | 548,073 | 542,649 | 541,283 | 547,476 | 549,932 | 554,013 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #57 of 340 cities · 1st of 14 in its peer group | +1.3 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | — | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #160 of 304 cities with data · 7th of 12 in its peer group with data · 2019 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #174 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | 21.2% | 20.6% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 23.8% | 24.4% | 25.0% | 24.9% | 24.4% | 23.5% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 22.9% | — | 22.8% | 24.6% | 25.5% | 24.5% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #210 of 304 cities with data · 7th of 13 in its peer group with data | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 10.5 | — | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.5 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #208 of 295 cities with data · 5th of 12 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107.4 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 245,774 | 231,336 | 248,370 | 237,381 | 237,152 | 238,543 | 230,359 | 232,922 | 226,940 | 237,318 | 228,080 | 230,655 | 235,862 | 235,880 | 240,683 | 233,429 | 235,109 | 246,707 | 252,586 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #215 of 329 cities with data · 11th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -0.1 | -3.7 | +0.8 | -1.3 | +1.6 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +0.9 | -2.3 | +0.9 | -2.1 | -0.8 | +1.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.0 | -0.7 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221,291 | 225,918 | 229,037 | 234,104 | 231,328 | 240,167 | 239,426 | 249,028 | 256,810 | — | 254,885 | 256,498 | 269,180 | 270,330 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #180 of 340 cities · 9th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | — | 6.9% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.1% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | 78% | 80% | 83% | 79% | 77% | 71% | 69% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 69% | 71% | 74% | 76% | 73% | 73% | 76% | 77% | 75% | 77% | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #31 of 314 cities with data · 1st of 14 in its peer group | 12% | 19% | 19% | 23% | 23% | -1% | 16% | 30% | 29% | 33% | 33% | 25% | 23% | 27% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 23% | 47% | 40% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #104 of 314 cities with data · 4th of 14 in its peer group | $3,343 | $3,305 | $3,321 | $4,047 | $3,940 | $3,225 | $3,184 | $3,017 | $3,128 | $2,680 | $2,286 | $2,582 | $2,378 | $1,873 | $1,405 | $980 | $534 | $1,768 | $2,148 | $1,884 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Tucson. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.