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Tucson, Arizona

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The 2000 Census showed that Tucson had a population of 486,699 people ^<1>. This represents 9.42% of the total population of Arizona, making it the state's 2nd 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	541,811	+11.32%	+0.95% since 2007
2007	536,735	+10.28%	+1.35% since 2006
2006	529,608	+8.82%	+1.06% since 2005
2005	524,034	+7.67%	+1.41% since 2004
2004	516,748	+6.17%	+1.33% since 2003
2003	509,960	+4.78%	+1.19% since 2002
2002	503,973	+3.55%	+1.54% since 2001
2001	496,327	+1.98%	+1.98% since 2000
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2000	486,699	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
1	Phoenix	NW	120 mi [193.1 km]	1,567,924	18.69% increase
-2-	Tucson			541,811	11.32% increase
3	Mesa	NW	99 mi [159.3 km]	463,552	16.95% increase
4	Glendale	NW	121 mi [194.7 km]	251,522	14.95% increase
5	Scottsdale	NW	120 mi [193.1 km]	235,371	16.12% increase
6	Chandler	NW	96 mi [154.5 km]	247,140	39.96% increase
7	Tempe	NW	104 mi [167.4 km]	175,523	10.65% increase

Tucson had 209,609 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Tucson has an area ^<4> of 194.7 square miles [504 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Tucson had a 2000 population density of 2,500 people per square mile [965 people/km²], making it the state's 10th most densely populated area.

Pima County

The city of Tucson is located in Pima County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 848,549 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 486,699 people, Tucson contained 57.4% of the Pima County total.

In addition, where the community of Tucson has a population density of 2,500 people per square mile [965 people/km²], Pima County averages 92.4 people per square mile [35.66 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Tucson and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Tucson. 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]	1	541,811	11.32% increase
15 mi [24 km]	2	547,824	11.3% increase
20 mi [32 km]	4	614,202	16.96% increase
30 mi [48 km]	5	648,668	20.42% 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 Tucson. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Tucson, it also contains a comparison between Tucson and the state of Arizona.

Click here for the Tucson QuickFact (QF-0477000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Pima County (QF-04019).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Pima County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cochise	QF-04003	E	129,006	9.32% increase
Graham	QF-04009	NE	36,452	8.68% increase
Maricopa	QF-04013	NW	3,954,598	27.67% increase
Pinal	QF-04021	NW	327,301	80.55% increase
Santa Cruz	QF-04023	S	42,923	11.42% increase
Yuma	QF-04027	W	194,322	20.91% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

	State Code:	04 (Arizona)
	County Code:	019 (Pima County)
	Place Code:	77000 (Tucson)

	State & County Code:	04019 (Arizona/Pima County)

	State & Place Code:	0477000 (Arizona/Tucson)

Tucson 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 Tucson.

The Commemorative
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Arizona ^<6>

Search for Local Businesses

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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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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Tucson? Please visit the Map Page for Tucson.

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 Tucson 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 Tucson. 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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