Tolleson is a very small city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 4,963 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Tolleson is the 75th largest community in Arizona.

When you are in Tolleson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.4% of Tolleson's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Tolleson is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tolleson who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.41%), sales jobs (9.31%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.86%).

As is often the case in a small city, Tolleson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Tolleson Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Tolleson ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 6.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Tolleson in 2000 was $13,747, 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 $54,988 for a family of four.

Tolleson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tolleson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Tolleson, accounting for 78.14% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Tolleson is African-American, followed by Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Tolleson include Irish and English.

Tolleson also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.57%.

The most common language spoken in Tolleson is Spanish. Some people also speak English.