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Tucson, Arizona: commercial real estate data.
Tucson is a Census city of 547,073 people across 242.20 square miles of land, in Pima County. Median household income is $57,073, 51.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 730 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $437.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tucson
What Tucson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area242.2 sq mi
- Water area0.32 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,259
- County holding the largest share of its areaPima County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tucson
How many people live in Tucson
- Population547,073
- Median age34.6
- Population under 18105,851
- Share under 1819.3 percent
- Population 65 and over88,716
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households228,020
- Family households120,728
- Share of households that are families52.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tucson
Income and work in Tucson
- Median household income$57,073
- Per capita income$32,537
- Civilian labor force274,914
- Employed257,967
- Unemployed16,947
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over357,599
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tucson
Housing in Tucson
- Housing units247,823
- Occupied units228,020
- Vacant units19,803
- Vacancy rate8.0 percent
- Owner occupied118,217
- Renter occupied109,803
- Ownership rate51.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$266,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,145
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.1 percent
- Single family units148,686
- Share single family60.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more83,555
- Share in buildings of two or more33.7 percent
- Mobile homes15,046
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tucson
How Tucson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute222,836
- Commuting under 15 minutes60,894
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59,511
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.7 percent
- Drove alone68.0 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent
- Public transport2.3 percent
- Walked2.6 percent
- Worked from home13.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Tucson
SBA loans in Tucson (7(a))
- Approvals730
- Gross approval$437,621,100
- Average approval$599,481
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,458,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported8,342
- Jobs per approval11.4
- Loans with a final outcome120
- Paid in full108
- Charged off12
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans10.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.9 percent
- Share to franchises14.1 percent
- Distinct lenders100
- Distinct industries by NAICS244
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tucson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tucson
SBA loans in Tucson (504)
- Approvals213
- Gross approval$154,632,000
- Average approval$725,972
- Median approval$444,000
- Largest approval$4,999,000
- Jobs supported2,315
- Loans with a final outcome65
- Charged off5
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans7.7 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tucson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Tucson
Flood risk in Tucson
- NFIP communityCity of Tucson
- NFIP community number040076
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date09/28/12
The City of Tucson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 040076 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pima County, not Tucson
Pima County context, not Tucson figures
- Establishments in Pima County21,381
- Covered employment, Pima County386,312
- Average annual pay, Pima County$61,936
- Housing units permitted, Pima County5,250
Every figure in this section is published for Pima County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tucson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tucson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tucson, Arizona?
547,073, in 228,020 households. Tucson city covers 242.20 square miles of land, which is 2,259 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tucson in?
Pima County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tucson?
$57,073. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,200. Median gross rent is $1,145 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tucson businesses?
730 7(a) approvals totaling $437.6 m since FY2020, across 100 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 213 504 approvals worth $154.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tucson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tucson borrowers get paid back?
Of the 120 loans that have reached a final outcome, 108 were paid in full and 12 charged off, a charge off rate of 10.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Tucson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tucson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tucson, city of, community 040076, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tucson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pima County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tucson.
Is zoning published for Tucson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.