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Who knew Surprise demographics could be so sexy? Check out Census 2010 data and current American Community Survey data for Surprise, AZ. Feast your eyes on statuesque tables, curvacous pie charts and titillating trend lines. We dare you to call Surprise demographic data boring!

Quick Facts

Population 2010 Census 117,517 #10 in the state
Median Income 2010 for Households $62,141
Poverty Rate 7.7%
Median Age 36.8 years
Largest Racial or Ethnic Group White
Sources: Census 2010 SF1 & 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5 year estimates

Surprise Demographics Summary

population icon With 117,517 people, Surprise is the 10th most populated city in the state of Arizona out of 451 cities. But watch out, Surprise, because Yuma with 93,064 people and San Tan Valley with 81,321 people are right behind you.

income icon In 2010, the median household income of Surprise residents was $62,141. Surprise households made slightly more than Buckeye households ($62,046) and Solomon households ($61,525) However, 7.7% of Surprise residents live in poverty.

age icon The median age for Surprise residents is 36.8 years young.

race icon The largest Surprise racial/ethinic groups are White (71.2%) followed by Hispanic (18.5%) and Black (4.8%).

Surprise Race / Ethnic Groups

Non-Hispanic Population
White 83,677
Black 5,648
American Indian 543
Asian 2,884
Pacific Islander 211
Some Other Race 156
Two or More Races 2,674
Hispanic 21,724
Source: Census 2010 SF1 Table P9 Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino by Race
  • White
  • Black
  • Indian
  • Asian
  • Pacific Islander
  • Some Other Race
  • Two or More Races
  • Hispanic

3 Largest Surprise Race / Ethnic Groups

  • The Surprise White population is 83,677 persons or 71.2%.
  • The Surprise Hispanic population is 21,724 persons or 18.5%.
  • The Surprise Black population is 5,648 persons or 4.8%.

Note: the US Census Bureau defines race and ethnicity differently from the way most people think about race and ethnicity. In a nutshell, a person's origin (or what used to be called ethnicity) is either Hispanic or Non-Hispanic. And a person's race can be white, black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Some Other Race or Two or More Races. For more details about race and origin data, google "US Census Bureau race and origin Census 2010."


Surprise Median Age

Fellas, you need to start eating your Wheaties™. Surprise ladies have a higher median age.

Median Age 36.8 years
Median Age - Females 37.7 years
Median Age - Males 36.0 years
Source: Census 2010 SF1 Table P13 Median Age by Male/Female

Under 18 and Over 65 Age Breakdown

With 27.3% of the Surprise population under 18, Surprise has more spring chickens than a KFC ® at dinner time.

Persons Under 18 27.3%
Persons Over 65 19.0%
Everyone else 53.7
Source: Census 2010 SF1 Table P12 Male/Female by Age
  • Under 18
  • Over 65
  • Everyone else

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