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Queen Creek Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 4,316, Est. population in July 2002: 5,449 (+26.3% change)
Males: 2,209 (51.2%), Females: 2,107 (48.8%)

Elevation: 1403 feet

County: Maricopa

Land area: 25.8 square miles

Zip code: 85242

Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $63,702 (year 2000)
Median house value: $202,900 (year 2000)

Races in Queen Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (67.7%)
Hispanic (30.0%)
Other race (14.3%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.1%), English (13.7%), Irish (9.4%), United States (8.4%), Italian (3.1%), Polish (2.1%).

For population 25 years and over in Queen Creek

High school or higher: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Queen Creek town

Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 64.5%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 2.0%
Divorced: 7.0%

11.7% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gilbert, AZ (10.9 miles, pop. 109,697).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Mesa, AZ (13.8 miles, pop. 396,375).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (35.8 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Gilbert, AZ (10.9 miles), Santan, AZ (12.5 miles), Sacaton, AZ (13.1 miles), Apache Junction, AZ (13.5 miles), Mesa, AZ (13.8 miles), Blackwater, AZ (14.8 miles), Gold Camp, AZ (15.6 miles), Chandler, AZ (15.6 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 54 buildings, average cost: $128,300
1997: 62 buildings, average cost: $119,100
1998: 100 buildings, average cost: $161,400
1999: 204 buildings, average cost: $217,300
2000: 129 buildings, average cost: $195,500
2001: 181 buildings, average cost: $203,900
2002: 648 buildings, average cost: $201,700
2003: 1973 buildings, average cost: $229,500

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.4%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (11.6%), Construction (10.2%).