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Tempe, Arizona

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The 2000 Census showed that Tempe had a population of 158,625 people ^<1>. This represents 3.07% of the total population of Arizona, making it the state's 7th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	175,523	+10.65%	+1.92% since 2007
2007	172,210	+8.56%	+1.89% since 2006
2006	169,021	+6.55%	+1.7% since 2005
2005	166,191	+4.77%	+0.89% since 2004
2004	164,720	+3.84%	+1.72% since 2003
2003	161,933	+2.09%	+0.42% since 2002
2002	161,260	+1.66%	+0.83% since 2001
2001	159,938	+0.83%	+0.83% since 2000
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2000	158,625	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
4	Glendale	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
5	Scottsdale	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
6	Chandler	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
-7-	Tempe			175,523	10.65% increase
8	Gilbert	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
9	Peoria	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	157,960	45.77% increase
10	Yuma	W	161 mi [259.1 km]	90,041	16.16% increase

Tempe had 67,068 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Tempe has an area ^<4> of 40.06 square miles [103.8 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Tempe had a 2000 population density of 3,959 people per square mile [1,528 people/km²], making it the state's 4th most densely populated area.

Maricopa County

The city of Tempe is located in Maricopa County.

The county had a population of 3,097,500 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 158,625 people, Tempe contained 5.12% of the Maricopa County total.

In addition, where the community of Tempe has a population density of 3,959 people per square mile [1,528 people/km²], Maricopa County averages 336.6 people per square mile [130 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Maricopa County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Tempe and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Tempe. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	181,471	10.75% increase
10 mi [16 km]	5	468,352	29.48% increase
15 mi [24 km]	8	2,716,277	24.1% increase
20 mi [32 km]	13	3,259,957	23.49% increase
25 mi [40 km]	17	3,384,054	24.67% increase
30 mi [48 km]	19	3,447,424	25.99% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Tempe. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Tempe, it also contains a comparison between Tempe and the state of Arizona.

Click here for the Tempe QuickFact (QF-0473000).

The following communities are nearby Tempe and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Chandler	QF-0412000	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
Gilbert	QF-0427400	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	216,449	97.32% increase
Mesa	QF-0446000	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	463,552	16.95% increase
Phoenix	QF-0455000	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,567,924	18.69% increase
Glendale	QF-0427820	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
Scottsdale	QF-0465000	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
Apache Junction	QF-0402830	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	32,776	3.02% increase
Avondale	QF-0404720	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	81,299	126.57% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Tempe.

A Census Quickfact is available for Maricopa County (QF-04013).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Tempe:

	State Code:	04 (Arizona)
	County Code:	013 (Maricopa County)
	Place Code:	73000 (Tempe)

	State & County Code:	04013 (Arizona/Maricopa County)

	State & Place Code:	0473000 (Arizona/Tempe)

Tempe is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Tempe.

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Tempe. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Tempe and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Tempe. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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