Editing Tempe, Arizona (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 135
|1890= 897
|1900= 885
|1910= 1473
|1920= 1963
|1930= 2495
|1940= 2906
|1950= 7684
|1960= 24897
|1970= 63550
|1980= 106919
|1990= 141865
|2000= 158945
|2010= 161719
|2020= 180587
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|access-date=June 4, 2016|publisher=Census.gov|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829184404/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

[[File:231021-2 downtown Tempe panorama.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Tempe from Hayden Butte]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Tempe, Arizona – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Tempe city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0473000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 19, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830072049/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0473000|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tempe city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0473000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 19, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830072050/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?g=160XX00US0473000|url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tempe city, Arizona|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0473000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 19, 2024|archive-date=August 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830072051/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?g=160XX00US0473000|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|110,517
|100,711
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97,651
|69.67%
|62.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|5,546
|9,021
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,393
|3.50%
|5.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.31%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,678
|3,870
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,357
|1.69%
|2.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|7,405
|9,035
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17,169
|4.67%
|5.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|425
|618
|style='background: #ffffe6; |688
|0.27%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|244
|312
|style='background: #ffffe6; |939
|0.15%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3,337
|4,060
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,692
|2.10%
|2.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|28,473
|34,092
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39,698
|17.95%
|21.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''158,625'''
|'''161,719'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''180,587'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2010 census, there were 161,719 people, 63,602 households, and 33,645 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,959.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 67,068 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,674.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 77.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 5.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 5.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 8.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.9% from two or more races. 21.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 63,602 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, 19.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $55,237. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $28,605 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,406. About 7.5% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

There is a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] community in Tempe centered around the neighboring town of Guadalupe.<ref>{{cite book|title=Mexicans in Tempe| isbn=9780738570563 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fmbDTsth4OEC&q=images+of+america+mexicans | last1=Vega | first1=Santos C. | date=September 27, 2023 | publisher=Arcadia }}</ref>