Cities / Arizona / Tucson

Tucson, AZ

547,073 people

Right Now

Weather

88.7°F

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 107°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Tucson)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

TUS

7 mi — Tucson International Airport

Population & People

Population

547,073

Median age

34.6

Median household income

$57,073

Poverty rate

18.9%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

31.1%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

42.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$266,200

Median gross rent

$1,145/mo

Homeownership rate

51.85%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,129

HUD Fair Market Rent (Santa Cruz County, 48 mi from Tucson), 2026. Efficiency $778, 1BR $860, 2BR $1129, 3BR $1570, 4BR $1615. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arizona commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Arizona industrial electricity

8.1¢/kWh

Arizona residential electricity

15.32¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

598188.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

455745.2

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arizona

734.15

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Arizona-specific series.

Nearby Airports

TUS

Tucson International Airport

7 mi away

PHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

105 mi away

ELP

El Paso International Airport

268 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arizona energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arizona economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).