Mexico became the #1 trading partner of the U.S. in 2019, surpassing China for the first time ever. However, Mexico has long been Arizona’s #1 trading partner. As shown in Figure 1, Arizona exported $22.5 billion in goods to the...
In 2018, the Tucson MSA generated no growth in the number of establishments employing workers. This ranked Tucson 12th among peer western MSAs. Tucson’s growth in business establishments was down from 0.6% in 2017. Despite Tucson’s slow or non-existent growth...
During the 2018 mid-term election, the voter turnout rate for the state of Arizona was 43.7 percent. This was more than six percentage points lower than the rate during the 2016 presidential election. Traditionally, voter turnout is significantly lower during...
Georgraphy Primer and Census Geography Layers for Tucson & Southern Arizona Do you know all the geographical regions in Southern Arizona? There are many and it is helpful to know specifically what they are. This article explores the geographic layers...
Home prices continued to rise in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and across the nation in 2018. Tucson’s median home price increased by 6.0 percent, rising from $210,300 in 2017 to $223,000 in 2018. When compared across 12 peer...
In 2018, the average electricity price in Arizona was 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Arizona tied with New Mexico for the second highest price among western states, just behind the nation. California’s price of 18.9 cents (kWh) was the highest...
How affordable is housing in Tucson? It depends on who you ask and what data you explore. In this article we review the key measures of affordability and what they mean for the Tucson region. Further, we will explore how...
The median sales price of existing single-family homes in the Tucson Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has steadily increased since the end of the Great Recession. Tucson’s median home price of $223,000 in 2018 was at an eleven-year high and just...
In 2017, 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’s rate of 80.2 percent was a 0.9 percentage point increase since 2009...
