El Mirage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 35,850 people and nine associated neighborhoods, El Mirage is the 29th largest community in Arizona. Much of the housing stock in El Mirage was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local El Mirage economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in El Mirage, where the median household income is $72,134.00.

A relatively large number of people in El Mirage telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.50% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In El Mirage, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in El Mirage with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.35% of adults in El Mirage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in El Mirage in 2022 was $26,087, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,348 for a family of four. However, El Mirage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

El Mirage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Mirage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Mirage, accounting for 49.27% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Mirage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Mirage include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in El Mirage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.