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Cities in Arizona by median household income

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest median household income of 44 cities in 2021, at $203,659. Nogales, AZ had the lowest, at $31,997. The median was $61,058 and the figure for Arizona was $65,913. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest203,659Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest31,997Nogales, AZ
Median61,05844 cities
Arizona65,913History

All cities, 2021

Paradise Valley, AZ: 203,659 USDParadise Valley, AZ203,659Queen Creek, AZ: 111,743 USDQueen Creek, AZ111,743Gilbert, AZ: 105,733 USDGilbert, AZ105,733Scottsdale, AZ: 97,409 USDScottsdale, AZ97,409Marana, AZ: 94,983 USDMarana, AZ94,983Oro Valley, AZ: 92,548 USDOro Valley, AZ92,548Chandler, AZ: 91,299 USDChandler, AZ91,299Sahuarita, AZ: 91,110 USDSahuarita, AZ91,110Goodyear, AZ: 91,073 USDGoodyear, AZ91,073Fountain Hills, AZ: 90,143 USDFountain Hills, AZ90,143Buckeye, AZ: 84,568 USDBuckeye, AZ84,568Maricopa, AZ: 82,388 USDMaricopa, AZ82,388Peoria, AZ: 81,017 USDPeoria, AZ81,017Surprise, AZ: 76,623 USDSurprise, AZ76,623Avondale, AZ: 69,241 USDAvondale, AZ69,241Sierra Vista, AZ: 66,129 USDSierra Vista, AZ66,129Mesa, AZ: 65,725 USDMesa, AZ65,725El Mirage, AZ: 65,072 USDEl Mirage, AZ65,072Phoenix, AZ: 64,927 USDPhoenix, AZ64,927Tempe, AZ: 64,080 USDTempe, AZ64,080Florence, AZ: 63,072 USDFlorence, AZ63,072Prescott, AZ: 61,090 USDPrescott, AZ61,090Flagstaff, AZ: 61,026 USDFlagstaff, AZ61,026Glendale, AZ: 60,499 USDGlendale, AZ60,499Prescott Valley, AZ: 60,033 USDPrescott Valley, AZ60,033Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,817 USDLake Havasu City, AZ59,817Casa Grande, AZ: 59,175 USDCasa Grande, AZ59,175Payson, AZ: 58,109 USDPayson, AZ58,109Yuma, AZ: 56,292 USDYuma, AZ56,292Somerton, AZ: 53,741 USDSomerton, AZ53,741Show Low, AZ: 53,569 USDShow Low, AZ53,569Safford, AZ: 53,503 USDSafford, AZ53,503Kingman, AZ: 52,768 USDKingman, AZ52,768Coolidge, AZ: 51,512 USDCoolidge, AZ51,512Eloy, AZ: 49,526 USDEloy, AZ49,526Apache Junction, AZ: 48,917 USDApache Junction, AZ48,917Tucson, AZ: 48,058 USDTucson, AZ48,058Chino Valley, AZ: 46,893 USDChino Valley, AZ46,893Camp Verde, AZ: 46,563 USDCamp Verde, AZ46,563San Luis, AZ: 43,630 USDSan Luis, AZ43,630Bullhead City, AZ: 43,368 USDBullhead City, AZ43,368Douglas, AZ: 39,479 USDDouglas, AZ39,479Cottonwood, AZ: 39,437 USDCottonwood, AZ39,437Nogales, AZ: 31,997 USDNogales, AZ31,997Paradise Valley, AZ: 203,659 USDParadise Valley, AZ203,659Queen Creek, AZ: 111,743 USDQueen Creek, AZ111,743Gilbert, AZ: 105,733 USDGilbert, AZ105,733Scottsdale, AZ: 97,409 USDScottsdale, AZ97,409Marana, AZ: 94,983 USDMarana, AZ94,983Oro Valley, AZ: 92,548 USDOro Valley, AZ92,548Chandler, AZ: 91,299 USDChandler, AZ91,299Sahuarita, AZ: 91,110 USDSahuarita, AZ91,110Goodyear, AZ: 91,073 USDGoodyear, AZ91,073Fountain Hills, AZ: 90,143 USDFountain Hills, AZ90,143Buckeye, AZ: 84,568 USDBuckeye, AZ84,568Maricopa, AZ: 82,388 USDMaricopa, AZ82,388Peoria, AZ: 81,017 USDPeoria, AZ81,017Surprise, AZ: 76,623 USDSurprise, AZ76,623Avondale, AZ: 69,241 USDAvondale, AZ69,241Sierra Vista, AZ: 66,129 USDSierra Vista, AZ66,129Mesa, AZ: 65,725 USDMesa, AZ65,725El Mirage, AZ: 65,072 USDEl Mirage, AZ65,072Phoenix, AZ: 64,927 USDPhoenix, AZ64,927Tempe, AZ: 64,080 USDTempe, AZ64,080Florence, AZ: 63,072 USDFlorence, AZ63,072Prescott, AZ: 61,090 USDPrescott, AZ61,090Flagstaff, AZ: 61,026 USDFlagstaff, AZ61,026Glendale, AZ: 60,499 USDGlendale, AZ60,499Prescott Valley, AZ: 60,033 USDPrescott Valley, AZ60,033Lake Havasu City, AZ: 59,817 USDLake Havasu City, AZ59,817Casa Grande, AZ: 59,175 USDCasa Grande, AZ59,175Payson, AZ: 58,109 USDPayson, AZ58,109Yuma, AZ: 56,292 USDYuma, AZ56,292Somerton, AZ: 53,741 USDSomerton, AZ53,741Show Low, AZ: 53,569 USDShow Low, AZ53,569Safford, AZ: 53,503 USDSafford, AZ53,503Kingman, AZ: 52,768 USDKingman, AZ52,768Coolidge, AZ: 51,512 USDCoolidge, AZ51,512Eloy, AZ: 49,526 USDEloy, AZ49,526Apache Junction, AZ: 48,917 USDApache Junction, AZ48,917Tucson, AZ: 48,058 USDTucson, AZ48,058Chino Valley, AZ: 46,893 USDChino Valley, AZ46,893Camp Verde, AZ: 46,563 USDCamp Verde, AZ46,563San Luis, AZ: 43,630 USDSan Luis, AZ43,630Bullhead City, AZ: 43,368 USDBullhead City, AZ43,368Douglas, AZ: 39,479 USDDouglas, AZ39,479Cottonwood, AZ: 39,437 USDCottonwood, AZ39,437Nogales, AZ: 31,997 USDNogales, AZ31,997
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Paradise Valley, AZ203,659
2Queen Creek, AZ111,743
3Gilbert, AZ105,733
4Scottsdale, AZ97,409
5Marana, AZ94,983
6Oro Valley, AZ92,548
7Chandler, AZ91,299
8Sahuarita, AZ91,110
9Goodyear, AZ91,073
10Fountain Hills, AZ90,143
11Buckeye, AZ84,568
12Maricopa, AZ82,388
13Peoria, AZ81,017
14Surprise, AZ76,623
15Avondale, AZ69,241
16Sierra Vista, AZ66,129
17Mesa, AZ65,725
18El Mirage, AZ65,072
19Phoenix, AZ64,927
20Tempe, AZ64,080
21Florence, AZ63,072
22Prescott, AZ61,090
23Flagstaff, AZ61,026
24Glendale, AZ60,499
25Prescott Valley, AZ60,033
26Lake Havasu City, AZ59,817
27Casa Grande, AZ59,175
28Payson, AZ58,109
29Yuma, AZ56,292
30Somerton, AZ53,741
31Show Low, AZ53,569
32Safford, AZ53,503
33Kingman, AZ52,768
34Coolidge, AZ51,512
35Eloy, AZ49,526
36Apache Junction, AZ48,917
37Tucson, AZ48,058
38Chino Valley, AZ46,893
39Camp Verde, AZ46,563
40San Luis, AZ43,630
41Bullhead City, AZ43,368
42Douglas, AZ39,479
43Cottonwood, AZ39,437
44Nogales, AZ31,997

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Paradise Valley, AZ, with $203,659 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nogales, AZ, with $31,997 in 2021.

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