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Chandler, AZ vs Maricopa, AZ

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- Maricopa is 0% more densely populated than Chandler.
- People are 10.3% more likely to be married in Maricopa.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Maricopa.
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Population272,43957,075329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%51.3%50.5%
 Male Population49.6%48.7%49.5%
 Median Age36.936.338.4
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 Population - 2010236,45943,692309,327,143
 Population - 2000176,5811,040285,036,114
 Population - 199090,5331,085251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now50.3%5,144.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now193.2%4,926.6%30.8%
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 Population Density4,192.61,333.693.4
 Land Area65.042.83,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%6.6%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.8%7.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%9.2%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.2%4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%2.9%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.3%3.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.9%12.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4415.5%15.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.5%12.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.4%4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%4.7%6.3%
 Age 65 to 747.6%10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%3.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.0%0.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 White56.4%46.6%59.4%
 Black5.4%12.1%12.2%
 Asian10.8%3.1%5.6%
 Native American1.4%1.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%1.1%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%4.5%3.2%
 Hispanic21.5%30.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chandler, AZMaricopa, AZUnited States
 Married Population52.7%58.1%49.8%
     Currently Married51.6%57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%1.0%1.8%
 Single Population47.3%41.9%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%28.7%33.8%
 Divorced12.1%9.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%3.5%5.6%
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 Household Size2.653.122.60
 Households102,56818,282124,010,992
 Family Households70,01014,69480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.4%35.2%30.5%
     Married couple, no children38.8%43.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households32,5583,58843,255,233
     Single householder, w/children15.3%15.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%5.9%10.8%
Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

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Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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