Sierra Vista Demographics

Population Sierra Vista U.S.
Total Population 37,775 281,421,920
Female 49.8% 50.9%
Male 50.2% 49.1%
18 years and over 74.2% 74.3%
65 years and over 12.1% 12.4%
Married Persons 60.5% 56.5%
Single Persons 39.5% 43.5%
Median Age 32.0 35.3
Average Family Size 3.0 3.1
Ethnicity
White 77.1% 77.0%
Black or African American 11.4% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9% 0.9%
Asian 3.7% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.1%
Other 6.4% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 16.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Sierra Vista U.S.
Total Housing Units 15,621 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $105,300 $119,600
Number of Households 14,196 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.48 2.59
Economic Characteristics Sierra Vista U.S.
Median Household Income $38,427 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,436 $21,587
In Labor Force 66.9% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 795 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Sierra Vista U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 4,126 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 1,947 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 3,301 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 22.8% 28.6%
Associates Degree 10.9% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 18.2% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 7.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census