Population

78,362

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$377,200

Owner-occupied units

Maricopa, AZ

Arizona · 33.042° N, 111.999° W · 42 sq mi

Maricopa is a city in Arizona, with a population of 78,362 and about 1,844 residents per square mile. The median household earns $96,391 a year, and the median home is worth $377,200.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

42 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,844

People per square mile

Rank by population

#507

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#300

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$96,391

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,998

Per month

Homeownership

83.6%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

36.6 min

One way

People

Median age

36.8

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

9.2%

Households

21,038

3.19 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 18.8^%

Retail trade 14^%

Professional & business services 11.4^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 10.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Arizona

Name

Ernest Garcia II

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$17.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Tempe

Source of wealth

Used cars

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Arizona · private sector

Employer

Banner Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Arizona

Company

Freeport-McMoRan

Revenue

$25.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Phoenix

Ticker

FCX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Arizona

State bird

Cactus Wren

State flower

Saguaro Blossom

State capital

Phoenix

Nickname

The Grand Canyon State

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