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Population (year 2000): 18,911. Estimated
population in July 2005: 43,941 (+132.4% change)
Males: 9,625 (50.9%), Females: 9,286 (49.1%)
Maricopa County
Zip code:
85338
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $57,492 (year 2000)
Median house value: $156,800 (year 2000)
Races in Goodyear:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
- Hispanic (20.8%)
- Other race (10.9%)
- Black (5.2%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (9.8%),
English (8.4%), Italian (4.9%), United States (4.4%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 967 feet
Land area: 116.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Goodyear
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Goodyear city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 7.5%
7.5% Foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 1.3%
Asia, 1.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +12,682
(+203.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Goodyear:
- ARROWHEAD COMMUNITY HOSP/MED CENTER (about 17 miles;
GLENDALE, AZ)
- SCOTTSDALE HEALTHCARE-SHEA (about 17 miles;
SCOTTSDALE, AZ)
- WALTER O BOSWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
SUN CITY, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Goodyear:
- LUKE AFB (about 11 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
- PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 28 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; ID: PHX)
- WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 53 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID:
IWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goodyear:
- PHOENIX GOODYEAR (about 3 miles; GOODYEAR, AZ; ID:
GYR)
- GLENDALE MUNICIPAL (about 12 miles; GLENDALE, AZ;
ID: GEU)
- BUCKEYE MUNI (about 20 miles; BUCKEYE, AZ; ID: BXK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Goodyear:
- GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
GLENDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 9,981)
- GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PHOENIX,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 21 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,091)
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 23 miles;
Glendale, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,334)
- PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 24 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT
enrollment: 5,911)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 25 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,165)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS (about 26
miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 9,152)
Public high schools in Goodyear:
- MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,625;
Location: 14802 W WIGWAM BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 754;
Location: 14802 W. WIGWAM BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DESERT EDGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 354;
Location: 15778 WEST YUMA ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ESTRELLA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
115; Location: 13033 S ESTRELLA PARKWAY; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Goodyear:
- WESTERN SKY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 972;
Location: 4095 N. 144TH AVE.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- DESERT STAR (Students: 819; Location: 2131
WEST 157TH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- PALM VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 809;
Location: 2801 N. 135TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 734; Location: 10301 S SAN MIGUEL; Grades: KG
- 08)
- WILDFLOWER SCHOOL (Students: 606; Location:
325 S. WILDFLOWER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- PIONEER SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location: 540
E. LA PASADA; Grades: 03 - 04)
- ASPC-PERRYVILLE (Location: 2014 N. CITRUS
RD.; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle school in Goodyear:
- ST JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC SCHOO (Students:
264; Location: 539 LA PASADA BLVD; Grades: PK - 6)
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