Tortolita, Arizona
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Males: 2,192 | (49.9%) |
Females: 2,200 | (50.1%) |
Median resident age: | 39.0 years |
Arizona median age: | 34.2 years |
Zip codes: 85742.
Tortolita: | $99,502 |
AZ: | $74,568 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $48,550 (it was $25,550 in 2000)
Tortolita CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $507,942 (it was $164,400 in 2000)
Tortolita: | $507,942 |
AZ: | $402,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $358,231; detached houses: $392,439; townhouses or other attached units: $275,497; in 2-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $210,654; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $246,614; mobile homes: $121,731; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $16,113
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tortolita, AZ
- 3,13683.9%White alone
- 46012.3%Hispanic
- 651.7%Two or more races
- 250.7%Black alone
- 260.7%American Indian alone
- 280.7%Asian alone
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Ancestries: German (21.5%), Irish (16.0%), English (12.8%), Italian (6.7%), United States (4.6%), Swedish (4.0%).
Current Local Time: MST (no DST) time zone
Elevation: 2690 feet
Land area: 11.9 square miles.
Population density: 370 people per square mile (very low).
179 residents are foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 0.6% North America).
This place: | 4.8% |
Arizona: | 12.8% |
Tortolita CDP: | 1.0% ($1,572) |
Arizona: | 0.9% ($962) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Casas Adobes, AZ (4.6 miles , pop. 54,011).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tucson, AZ (15.2 miles , pop. 486,699).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (98.0 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 32.40 N, Longitude: 111.05 W
Property values in Tortolita, AZ
Here: | 3.6% |
Arizona: | 3.8% |
- Educational services (14.9%)
- Health care (10.4%)
- Public administration (8.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.8%)
- Construction (4.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.1%)
- Educational services (14.3%)
- Public administration (12.9%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Transportation equipment (7.1%)
- Computer & electronic products (6.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Health care (17.7%)
- Educational services (15.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.4%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Engineers (4.9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.3%)
- Engineers (9.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.5%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
- Registered nurses (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.9%)
Average climate in Tortolita, Arizona
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 78.6. This is about average.
City: | 78.6 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.180. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.180 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 7.42. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.42 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.102. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.102 |
U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 30.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 30.6 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 14.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.6 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.46. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.46 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Tortolita-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arizona state average. It is 1594% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 340.0 miles away from Tortolita center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 276.0 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 275.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 343.3 miles away from Tortolita center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 268.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 289.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Pima County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Fires: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Tortolita:
- NORTHWEST TUCSON DIALYSIS (DVA) (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
- LA CANADA CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
- ORO VALLEY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; ORO VALLEY, AZ)
- CASA DE LA LUZ HOSPICE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
- COLUMBIA HOMECARE NORTHWEST (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
- DESERT LIFE DAY SURGERY (Hospital, about 7 miles away; TUCSON, AZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tortolita:
- Pima Medical Institute-Tucson (about 13 miles; Tucson, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- University of Arizona (about 14 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 36,324)
- Pima Community College (about 16 miles; Tucson, AZ; FT enrollment: 18,794)
- Central Arizona College (about 52 miles; Coolidge, AZ; FT enrollment: 4,893)
- Arizona State University-Polytechnic (about 73 miles; Mesa, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,311)
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College (about 76 miles; Chandler, AZ; FT enrollment: 8,047)
- Eastern Arizona College (about 81 miles; Thatcher, AZ; FT enrollment: 3,810)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Tortolita: Palo Ferro Ranch (A), Bonnie Brae Ranch (B), Jurko Ranch (C), Oasis Ranch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tortolita include: Grace Community Covenant Church (A), Desert Foothills Baptist Church (B), Canyon Del Oro Assembly of God (C), Alive Church (D), Messiah Lutheran Church (E), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (F), Tortolita Presbyterian Church (G), Thornydale Family Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.8 people |
Arizona: | 2.6 people |
This place: | 79.4% |
Whole state: | 68.2% |
This place: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 6.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This place: | 5.2% |
Whole state: | 13.9% |
This place: | 1.2% |
Whole state: | 6.2% |
For population 15 years and over in Tortolita:
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 10.5%
For population 25 years and over in Tortolita:
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.1%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
Arizona average: | 13.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Tortolita, AZ (based on Pima County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 203,770 | 50 |
Evangelical Protestant | 98,278 | 362 |
Other | 45,011 | 128 |
Mainline Protestant | 37,037 | 77 |
Black Protestant | 4,190 | 14 |
Orthodox | 2,260 | 5 |
None | 589,717 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Arizona: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Pima County: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Arizona: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Pima County: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Arizona: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Arizona: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Pima County: | 7.8% |
Arizona: | 8.0% |
Pima County: | 21.2% |
Arizona: | 22.8% |
Here: | 15.2% |
State: | 14.2% |
5.84% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,876 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.84% |
Arizona average: | 6.85% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($644 average AGI)
Pima County: 0.07% Arizona average: 0.03%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Maricopa County, AZ | 0.74% ($51,618 average AGI) |
from Pinal County, AZ | 0.20% ($55,241) |
from Cochise County, AZ | 0.20% ($43,365) |
5.17% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($65,979 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.17% |
Arizona average: | 5.72% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($677 average AGI)
Pima County: 0.06% Arizona average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.81% ($54,342 average AGI) |
to Pinal County, AZ | 0.21% ($53,733) |
to Cochise County, AZ | 0.16% ($42,192) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Tortolita:
- KFLT (830 AM; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FAMILY LIFE B/CING SYSTEM, INC.)
- KUAZ (1550 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
- KEVT (1030 AM; 10 kW; CORTARO, AZ; Owner: ONE MART CORP.)
- KTKT (990 AM; 10 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORP.)
- KNST (790 AM; 5 kW; TUCSON, AZ)
- KSAZ (580 AM; 5 kW; MARANA, AZ; Owner: OWL BROADCASTING & DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
- KJLL (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH TUCSON, AZ; Owner: HUDSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- KQTL (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAHUARITA, AZ; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF TUCSON LICENSE CORP.)
- KCUB (1290 AM; 1 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTUC (1400 AM; 1 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGMS (940 AM; 1 kW; TUCSON, AZ)
- KMIK (1580 AM; 50 kW; TEMPE, AZ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KFFN (1490 AM; 1 kW; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tortolita:
- KLPX (96.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
- KUAZ-FM (89.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
- KZLZ-FM2 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- K263AA (100.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KIIM-FM (99.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOYT (92.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KHYT (107.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRQQ (93.7 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- K255AC (98.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: MARICOPA COUNTY COMMUN. COLLEGE DIST)
- KMXZ-FM (94.9 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KXCI (91.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KUAT-FM (90.5 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS)
- K292CM (106.3 FM; SUMMERHAVEN, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA LOTUS CORPORATION)
- KZLZ-FM1 (105.3 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KCDX (103.1 FM; FLORENCE, AZ; Owner: DESERT WEST AIR RANCHERS CORPORATION)
- KOHT (98.3 FM; MARANA, AZ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSZR (97.5 FM; ORO VALLEY, AZ; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGMG (106.3 FM; ORACLE, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KWFM-FM (97.1 FM; GREEN VALLEY, AZ; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KZPT (104.1 FM; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Tortolita:
- KHRR (Channel 40; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: NBC TELEMUNDO PHOENIX, INC.)
- K54FW (Channel 54; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF ARIZONA, INC)
- KTTU-TV (Channel 18; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: KTTU-TV, INC.)
- KTLL-LP (Channel 65; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: LA LUZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KUAT-TV (Channel 6; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS/UNIV OF AZ.)
- K48GX (Channel 48; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: KTVW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- KUVE-CA (Channel 38; TUCSON, AZ; Owner: KTVW LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
Tortolita fatal accident list:
Dec 10, 2016 05:38 PM, Cr-Thornydale Rd, Lat: 32.397517, Lon: -111.046986, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 5, 2012 08:08 AM, Lambert Ln, Thornydale Rd, Lat: 32.395261, Lon: -111.046906, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 23, 2009 08:35 AM, Linda Vista Blvd, Lat: 32.380778, Lon: -111.059453, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 22, 2007 10:38 PM, Thornydale Rd, Lambert Rd, Lat: 32.395297, Lon: -111.046864, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Aug 23, 2005 09:02 PM, Lambert Ln, Camino De Le Tierra, Lat: 32.395350, Lon: -111.038140, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 10ft / 3.5mTotal length
- 4,000Total average daily traffic
- 200Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,010Total future (year 2039) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 full and 7 partial tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 45 | $182,323 | 57 | $241,275 | 302 | $218,280 | 4 | $211,730 | 27 | $223,030 | 1 | $92,930 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 4 | $176,508 | 3 | $200,087 | 23 | $223,779 | 2 | $86,525 | 2 | $176,360 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 4 | $192,768 | 11 | $356,528 | 82 | $255,099 | 3 | $74,830 | 9 | $206,337 | 1 | $100,230 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $187,198 | 8 | $280,584 | 49 | $209,424 | 4 | $157,580 | 3 | $240,687 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $108,360 | 2 | $516,530 | 14 | $287,994 | 1 | $120,750 | 1 | $228,700 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0046.30 , 0046.31, 0046.32, 0046.33, 0046.34, 0046.37, 0046.39
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 full and 7 partial tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $297,484 | 2 | $225,785 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 2 | $319,635 | 2 | $249,910 | 1 | $242,250 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $217,850 | 1 | $405,680 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $105,200 | 1 | $251,930 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0046.30 , 0046.31, 0046.32, 0046.33, 0046.34, 0046.37, 0046.39
- 45.0%Utility gas
- 39.5%Electricity
- 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Wood
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 60.7%Utility gas
- 27.0%Electricity
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Tortolita compared to Arizona state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.