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Oro Valley, AZ
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Oro Valley profile


Living in Oro Valley



Oro Valley is a medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 48,226 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Oro Valley is the 22nd largest community in Arizona.

Oro Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Oro Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Oro Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Oro Valley, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Oro Valley is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 56.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Oro Valley in 2018 was $58,527, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $234,108 for a family of four.

Oro Valley is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Oro Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Oro Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Oro Valley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.44% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Oro Valley include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Oro Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.