Senator Thomas "T.J." Shope, LD 16
President Pro Tempore
District 16
Representative Teresa Martinez, LD 16
Majority Whip
Representative Chris Lopez, LD 16
$73,903
Average Personal Income
$101,316
Average Household Income
$411,200
Median Home Value
8.37%
Average Combined Sales Tax Rate
10.04%
Average Combined Property Tax Rate
B
Average School Letter Grade
-3.04%
2019-2024 Enrollment Growth Rate
10.67%
2020-2021 Per Pupil Funding Growth Rate
189,533
Over 18 (Voting Age)
130,302
Male
115,566
Female
107,269
White
12,899
African American
95,068
Hispanic
43,709
Over 65
Population 25+
62,468
with High School Diploma
21,183
with BA/BS
School Aged Population
42,509
(17.29%)
K-12 Public School Enrollment
38,475
(90.51%)
K-12 Private & Home School Enrollment
4,598
(10.82%)
Prime Working Age Population
195,659
(79.58%)
Total Workers
98,223
Total Households
82,132
Unemployment Rate
6.30%
Government Workers
16,806
(17.11%)
Mean Household Income
$87,665
Median Household Income
$69,184
Households with cash public assistance income
1,663
Households with food stamps, SNAP benefits
10,894
Population with private insurance
137,792
(56.04%)
Population with public health insurance coverage
101,640
(41.34%)
Population with no health insurance
25,884
(10.53%)
Total housing units
93,780
Occupied Units
82,132
Owner occupied units
62,144
Owner Occupied Housing Vacancy Rate
0.90%
Rental Housing Vacancy Rate
6.50%
Median Value of Owner Occupied Units
$233,600
Homeowners with mortgage
36,471
(58.69%)
Homeowners without mortgage
25,673
(41.31%)
Monthly owner costs of housing units with mortgage
$1,462
Monthly owner costs of housing units without mortgage
$454
Median gross rent of occupied units paying rent
$1,184
Households with a car
78,968
(96.15%)
Average Household Income
$87,665
Median Household Income
$69,184
Household Income Tax Liability
$2,082
Statewide benchmarks
Corporate Tax Rate
4.90%
Corporate Tax Liability
$1,833
District Sales Tax Rate
9.00%
Estimated Average District Sales Tax Liability
$5,875
Estimated Average Property Tax Rate
13.14%
Commercial Effective Average Property Tax Rate
2.30%
Residential Effective Average Property Tax Rate
1.15%
Median Real Estate Taxes Paid
$1,516
# of School Districts that Fall into the District
14
Median home value
$233,600
Residential assessed ratio
10.00%
Commercial assessed ratio
17.50%
Average residential property tax liability
$2,683
Equivalent commercial property tax liability
$5,371
Major School District
Maricopa Unified School District
Major School District Total Enrollment
9,116
Major School District 5-Year Enrollment Change
24.64%
Major School District Letter Grade
B
District public school average 5-yr enrollment change
7.57%
District Average Letter Grade
C
District Choice Population
35.60%
District Public School Per Pupil Spending
$11,941
District Average Teacher Salary
$58,307
District Average Change in Expenditures 2021-2022
23.59%
Colleges & Universities in the District
0
Major Roads
US Interstate 10, Arizona State Route 87, I-8, Hwy 84, 347, 79,
1st
Lucid Motors
2nd
State of Arizona
3rd
Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino
4th
Harrahs Akchin Hotel and Casino
5th
Pinal County