Tucson is a very large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 546,574 people and 218 associated neighborhoods, Tucson is the second largest community in Arizona.Unlike some cities, Tucson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tucson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tucson is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tucson who work in office and administrative support (13.18%), sales jobs (9.58%), and management occupations (7.95%). Also of interest is that Tucson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Tucson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.74% 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 terms of college education, Tucson is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.39% of adults in Tucson have a college degree. The per capita income in Tucson in 2022 was $29,009, 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 $116,036 for a family of four. However, Tucson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tucson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tucson 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 Tucson, accounting for 44.77% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Tucson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tucson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Tucson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
