| About Tempe -
Tempe is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 158,625. Darrell Duppa is usually credited with suggesting the name, adopted in 1879, after comparing `
the Salt River valley near a 300-foot-tall butte to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece. Duppa also had the honor of giving name to Phoenix, Arizona,
11 years earlier.
Tempe is the location of the head offices of US Airways (formerly America West
Airlines) and the main campus of Arizona State University.
Tempe is a two time winner of the All-America City Award given annually by the
National Civic League in 1984/85 and 2003/2004
Tempe is the site of one of the nation's biggest New Year's Eve parties. It was
the home for the Fiesta Bowl, although it will move to Glendale. On New Year's
Eve, the city has the Tostito's Fiesta Bowl Block Party. The event will normally have a national band headling in concert, along with other lesser known local
bands. The most recent one was the 21 event and featured Blues Traveler. The
most It was also the site of one of the three Presidential debates in 2004 and
Super Bowl XXX.
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As of the census of 2000, there are 158,625 people, 63,602 households, and
33,645 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,528.8/km˛
(3,959.4/mi˛). There are 67,068 housing units at an average density of
646.4/km˛ (1,674.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 77.51% White, 3.66%
Black or African American, 2.01% Native American, 4.75% Asian, 0.29% Pacific
Islander, 8.49% from other races, and 3.30% from two or more races. 17.95% of
the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 63,602 households out of which 24.4% have children under the age of
18 living with them, 38.4% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a
female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% are non-families. 28.5%
of all households are made up of individuals and 4.6% have someone living
alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and
the average family size is 3.05.
In the city the population is spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 21.3% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 107.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $42,361, and the median
income for a family is $55,237. Males have a median income of $36,406 versus
$28,605 for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,406. 14.3% of
the population and 7.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total population, 13.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and
older are living below the poverty line.
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