Tucson is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Tucson is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
In terms of college education, Tucson is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.39% of adults in Tucson have a college degree.
The per capita income in Tucson in 2022 was $29,009, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,036 for a family of four. However, Tucson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tucson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tucson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Tucson, accounting for 44.77% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Tucson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tucson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Tucson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
