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Population (year 2000): 158,625. Estimated
population in July 2005: 161,143 (+1.6% change)
Males: 81,942 (51.7%), Females: 76,683 (48.3%)
Maricopa County
Zip codes:
85281,
85282,
85283,
85284.
Median resident age: 28.8 years
Median household income: $42,361 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,100 (year 2000)
Races in Tempe:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.7%)
- Hispanic (17.9%)
- Other race (8.5%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
- Chinese (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.7%), Irish (12.0%),
English (11.2%), Italian (5.5%), United States (4.0%), Polish
(2.9%).
Land area: 40.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tempe
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.6%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tempe city
- Never married: 44.0%
- Now married: 41.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 3.3%
- Divorced: 10.0%
12.9% Foreign born (6.1% Latin America, 4.4%
Asia, 1.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +16,071
(+11.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Tempe:
- TEMPE ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL (1500 SOUTH MILL
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Tempe:
- DESERT SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
MESA, AZ)
- CHANDLER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CHANDLER,
AZ)
- MESA GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
MESA, AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tempe:
- PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 6 miles; PHOENIX, AZ;
ID: PHX)
- WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 21 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; ID:
IWA)
- LUKE AFB (about 32 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; ID: LUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tempe:
- STELLAR AIRPARK (about 8 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID:
P19)
- CHANDLER MUNI (about 13 miles; CHANDLER, AZ; ID:
CHD)
- FALCON FLD (about 16 miles; MESA, AZ; ID: FFZ)
Amtrak stations near Tempe:
- 7 miles: PHOENIX AIRPORT (PHOENIX, TERMINAL 2) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
- 12 miles: PHOENIX (401 W. HARRISON ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi
stand.
- 18 miles: PHOENIX NORTHWEST (PHOENIX, 8101 BLACK
CANYON FWY.) - Bus Station. Services: public payphones,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Tempe:
- ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 37,174; Public; Website:
www.asu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- RIO SALADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
4,472; Location: 2323 W 14TH ST; Public; Website:
www.rio.maricopa.edu)
- AL COLLINS GRAPHIC DESIGN SCHOOL LTD (FT
enrollment: 4,057; Location: 1140 S PRIEST DR; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.collinscollege.edu)
- UNIVERSITY OF ADVANCING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
(FT enrollment: 931; Location: 2625 W BASELINE RD;
Private, for-profit; Website: www.uact.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
- SOUTHWEST COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MED & HEALTH
SCI (FT enrollment: 260; Location: 2140 E BROADWAY
RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.scnm.edu)
- EDUCATION AMERICA INC (FT enrollment: 239;
Location: 875 W ELLIOT RD #126; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.educationamerica.com)
- CONSERVATORY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES
(FT enrollment: 225; Location: 2300 E BROADWAY RD;
Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.CRAS.ORG)
- CARSTEN INSTITUTE OF HAIR AND BEAUTY (FT
enrollment: 125; Location: 3345 S RURAL RD; Private,
for-profit)
- LAMSON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 88; Location:
1126 N SCOTTSDALE RD STE 17; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.lamsoncollege.com)
- INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 74; Location: 4415 N RURAL RD 2; Private,
for-profit)
- INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
45; Location: 2150 E SOUTHERN AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: ibc4u@juno.com; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- COOK COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
(Location: 708 S LINDON LN; Private, not-for-profit)
- MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OFFICE
(Location: 2411 W 14TH ST; Public; Website:
www.dist.maricopa.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Tempe:
- MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; MESA, AZ;
Full-time enrollment: 11,928)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-PHOENIX CAMPUS (about 7 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 9,152)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ONLINE CAMPUS (about 8 miles;
PHOENIX, AZ; FT enrollment: 14,783)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; Phoenix,
AZ; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- CHANDLER/GILBERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
CHANDLER, AZ; FT enrollment: 2,990)
- SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
SCOTTSDALE, AZ; FT enrollment: 5,345)
- PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; FT
enrollment: 5,911)
Biggest public high schools in Tempe:
- CORONA DEL SOL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,755;
Location: 1001 E. KNOX RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MARCOS DE NIZA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,955;
Location: 6000 S LAKESHORE DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCCLINTOCK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,797;
Location: 1830 E DEL RIO DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TEMPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,363; Location:
1730 S. MILL AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TEMPE ACCELERATED HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 445;
Location: 5040 S. PRICE RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TEMPE PREPARATORY ACADEMY (Students: 304;
Location: 1251 EAST SOUTHERN AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)
- COMPADRE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 273;
Location: 500 W GUADALUPE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEW SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS & ACADEMICS
(Students: 271; Location: 1216 EAST APACHE BOULEVARD;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INSTITUTE - TEMPE
(Students: 204; Location: 1105 E. BROADWAY ROAD; Grades:
07 - 12)
- PINNACLE HIGH SCHOOL - TEMPE (Students: 162;
Location: 2224 W. SOUTHERN AVE. #2; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Tempe:
- TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 429;
Location: 2150 EAST SOUTHERN AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Tempe:
- KYRENE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,097;
Location: 1050 EAST CARVER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FEES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,068;
Location: 1600 E WATSON DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GILILLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,019;
Location: 1025 S BECK AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CONNOLLY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 971;
Location: 2002 E CONCORDA DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MCKEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 952;
Location: 2250 S COLLEGE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WOOD SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location: 727 W
CORNELL DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- C I WAGGONER SCHOOL (Students: 624; Location:
1050 E CARVER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FLORA THEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 608;
Location: 2130 E HOWE AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- HOLDEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 602;
Location: 1326 W 18TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- KYRENE DE LAS MANITAS SCHOOL (Students: 594;
Location: 1201 W COURTNEY LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Tempe:
- GRACE COM. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 619;
Location: 1200 E SOUTHERN AVE/PO 26966; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOO (Students:
481; Location: 2117 S. RURAL ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BETHANY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 312;
Location: 6240 SOUTH PRICE ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- DAYSPRING PRESCHOOL & KNDG (Students: 248;
Location: 1365 E ELLIOT; Grades: PK - KG)
- GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 234;
Location: 1035 E GUADALUPE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- TEMPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 217;
Location: 3929 S. RURAL RD; Grades: PK - 7)
- EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCH (Students: 140;
Location: 715 W SOUTHERN AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRI-CITY JCC SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location:
1965 E HERMOSA DR; Grades: PK - 1)
- MONTESSORI DAY CARE (Students: 121; Location:
6915 LAKESHORE DR; Grades: PK - 6)
- MERITOR ACADEMY (Students: 92; Location: 7570
S WILLOW DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Tempe:
- TEMPE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$4,529,015; Location: 3500 SOUTH RURAL ROAD; 441,980
books; 8,741 audio materials; 12,515 video materials;
969 serial subscriptions)
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