Phoenix is a very large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 1,650,070 people and 386 associated neighborhoods, Phoenix is the largest community in Arizona.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Phoenix is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Phoenix is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Phoenix who work in office and administrative support (12.50%), management occupations (10.58%), and sales jobs (9.58%). Also of interest is that Phoenix 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 Phoenix telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.93% 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. The overall education level of Phoenix citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.33% of adults in Phoenix have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Phoenix in 2022 was $40,309, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,236 for a family of four. However, Phoenix contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Phoenix is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Phoenix home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Phoenix, accounting for 41.78% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Phoenix residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Phoenix include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Phoenix has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.04%). The most common language spoken in Phoenix is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
