Tucson Mountains, Arizona
census-designated place in Arizona, United States
Tucson Mountains is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is bordered to the east by the city of Tucson and to the west by the Tucson Mountains, including part of Saguaro National Park. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Tucson Mountains had a population of 10,862. The median age was 56.5 years. 14.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 32.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.
74.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 25.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,551 households in Tucson Mountains, of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.9% were married-couple households, 14.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present.
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