As poverty numbers swell year-to-year -- a 2016 United States Census Bureau report suggested nearly 18 percent of Arizonans live in poverty, which is the fifth highest rate of poverty in the nation - is the good done by local...
In 2017, the growth rate in national park visits within the Tucson MSA was 16.2 percent, double the previous year’s growth. Tucson ranked second among peer western MSAs behind El Paso. Colorado Springs and Portland posted a decline in the...
The Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area economy is back on track and growing at a solid rate. Click the link below to read the full article. View Article
The voter turnout rate in the state of Arizona was 49.9 percent for the 2016 presidential election. That was 5.6 percentage points lower than the national rate. Voter turnout in Arizona is relatively low when compared to other western states...
In 2017, business growth in the Tucson MSA accelerated to 0.5 percent. This ranked Tucson 10th among peer western MSAs. Despite Tucson’s low ranking this was a considerable improvement over the substantial decline during the Great Recession and the previous...
The Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked eighth out of 12 comparable western MSAs in the percent of good air quality in 2017. Tucson’s air quality was rated “good” 39.7 percent of the time, a decline from 54.9 percent in...
Tucson MSA’s median household income in 2016 was $46,764, ranking it 11th among peer western metropolitan areas. This was 15.5% lower than the nation and 8.9% below the state of Arizona. After adjusting for differences in the cost of living...
In 2016, the secondary school teacher wage for the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was $39,927, after adjustment for the cost of living. This ranked Tucson last among peer western MSAs. Accounting for differences in the relative cost of living...
In 2016, the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked ninth out of 12 comparable western MSAs in the labor force participation rate for the working-age population (25-54). Tucson posted a 0.6 percentage point increase in the rate since 2009. The...
In 2017, the Tucson metropolitan area added over 5,000 jobs, which translated into 1.5 percent growth. That ranked Tucson 10th among peer western metropolitan areas and was an improvement over Tucson’s last place ranking during the previous two years. Tucson...
