Tempe is a relatively large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 185,950 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Tempe is the ninth largest community in Arizona. Tempe real estate is some of the most expensive in Arizona, although Tempe house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Tempe is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.48% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Tempe is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tempe who work in office and administrative support (12.35%), sales jobs (10.09%), and management occupations (9.04%). Also of interest is that Tempe has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Tempe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Tempe is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Tempe has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Tempe enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Tempe. The citizens of Tempe are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.87% of adults in Tempe have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Tempe in 2022 was $40,495, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,980 for a family of four. However, Tempe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tempe is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tempe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tempe residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Tempe also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tempe include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Tempe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
