Tempe

Population & Demographics

Tempe, AZ

Tempe is home to 188,065 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 85,638 resident workers commute each day.

ArizonaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
188,065
people
Population

188,065 residents

Median age 30.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Tempe population & demographics

Who lives in Tempe — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
188,065
Median age
30.0yrs
Median household income
$79,663
Median home value
$455,400
Median gross rent
$1,743/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
50.0%
Poverty rate
15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Tempe

How Tempe breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White51.0%
Hispanic or Latino23.1%
Asian9.7%
Black6.9%
Two or more races6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.8%
Some other race0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%

Race across Tempe

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Tempe.

Tempe at a glance
Employed Residents
85,638
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
24.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
21.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Phoenix
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Tempe proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Tempe commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

71
Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Tempe

85,638 commutes, one dot at a time

Tempe

Where 85,638 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Tempe, by worker count.

1Phoenix13.2 mi29,267
2Tempe0.0 mi21,053
3Scottsdale15.4 mi7,729
4Chandler8.3 mi7,285
5Mesa11.4 mi6,353
6Gilbert11.9 mi2,952
7Tucson100.8 mi1,175
8Glendale20.7 mi935

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Tempe.

1Phoenix13.2 mi67,386
2Mesa11.4 mi31,819
3Chandler8.3 mi22,465
4Tempe0.0 mi21,053
5Gilbert11.9 mi18,001
6Scottsdale15.4 mi10,849
7Glendale20.7 mi6,057
8San Tan Valley25.2 mi5,128

Top industries

The sectors that employ Tempe’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services12.4%
FIFinance and Insurance10.9%
RTRetail Trade9.8%
COConstruction9.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.2%
MFManufacturing7.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Tempe

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps4%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Tempe

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