Oro Valley
| Oro Valley | |||
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Location in County and Arizona
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1874 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Arizona | ||
| County : | Pima County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 25 ′ N , 110 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Standard Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 39,308 (as of: 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 477 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 82.7 km 2 (about 32 mi 2 ) of which 82.4 km 2 (about 32 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 798.6 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 85704, 85737, 85742, 85755 | ||
| Area code : | +1 520 | ||
| FIPS : | 04-51600 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0037458 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.oro-valley.az.us | ||
| Mayor : | Paul Loomis | ||
Oro Valley is a city in the US state of Arizona , United States , with 35,100 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). Arizona State Route 77 runs through the Oro Valley .
Oro Valley has been a suburb of Tucson in Pima County since 1974 .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 1,489 |
| 1990 | 6,670 |
| 2000 | 29,700 |
| 2005 | 38,438 |
¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, the Oro Valley was inhabited by 29,700 people. The population density was 360.3 people per km ². There were 13,946 housing units at an average of 169.2 per km ². The Oro Valley population was 93.10% White , 1.06% Black or African American , 0.41% Native American , 1.92% Asian , 0.12% Pacific Islander , 1.83% said others Belonging to races and 1.56% named two or more races. 7.47% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Oro Valley distributed to 12,249 households out of which 27.0% were living in children under the age of 18. 69.8% of households were married, 4.9% had a female head of household without a husband, and 23.4% were not families. 19.4% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 8.2% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.76 people.
The population was divided into 21.5% minors, 4.5% 18–24 year olds, 23.5% 25–44 year olds, 27.7% 45–64 year olds and 22.7% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 women there were 94.4 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 91.0 men.
The median household income in Oro Valley was 61,037 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 67,563 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 55,522 compared with $ 31,517 for women. The per capita income was $ 31,134. 2.4% of the population and 3.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 2.0% of minors and 2.2% of the age group 65 and over were affected.
