Queen Creek, Arizona Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Queen Creek, AZ Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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A
Health Above average
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A
Income Above average
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B
Education Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 67,869 | 7,356,359 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 1610.6 | 64.6 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 7.41% | 1.15% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 36.4 | 37.3 | 37.3 |
| Households | 20,782 | 2,847,012 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Queen Creek grew by 163.7% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 67,869 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Queen Creek is Millennials, aged 29–44, at 23.8% of residents. That is 2.2 points above Arizona as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 14,092 20.8% -1.5 pts
- Millennials 29–44 16,124 23.8% +2.2 pts
- Gen X 45–60 13,013 19.2% on par
- Boomers 61–79 7,534 11.1% -6.5 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Arizona, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.7% of the people living in Queen Creek and men 49.3%.
- Women 50.7% Arizona 50.0%
- Men 49.3% Arizona 50.0%
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Economy
Queen Creek has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,816 | $80,381 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.98% | 5.72% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.5% | 5.1% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Queen Creek is about 73% higher than in Arizona.
Housing
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $732,602 | $367,851 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $2,168 | $1,543 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 89.4% | 67.4% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Queen Creek is about 28.2 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $2,168 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Queen Creek spend about 62 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 257 hours, about 10.7 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 30.8 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 61.6 | 44.9 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 257 | 187 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $7,956 | $5,798 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 23.8% | 18.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 66 | 9,219 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 4,980 | 1,948 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in Queen Creek is 31 minutes, longer than the 22 minutes in Arizona.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Queen Creek has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.8% | 29.1% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 3.26 | 2.53 | 2.53 |
Health
Queen Creek has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.
| Metric | Queen Creek | Arizona Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 80.6 | 78.3 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 9.1% | 19.4% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 13.7% | 19.5% | 19.0% |
Queen Creek, AZ Compared With Nearby Cities
Queen Creek, AZ is the 4th largest of the 5 cities compared here, 67,869 residents against a local median of 187,341. Queen Creek, AZ's median home price, at $732,602, runs 116% above the $339,677 typical of the cities around it.
Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $138,816 against a local median of $90,543, 53% above it. The picture is mixed rather than uniform: median household income runs ahead of the neighbourhood while commute runs behind it, so Queen Creek, AZ is trading one against the other rather than simply out-performing what surrounds it. The cities themselves spread $511,781 on median home price, so Queen Creek, AZ sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Queen Creek, AZ has the highest median home price of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
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| Queen Creek, AZ | 67,869 | $138,816 #1/5 | $732,602 #1/5 | 30.8 min #4/5 |
| San Tan Valley, AZ | 102,207 | $99,471 | $371,122 | 36.8 min |
| Gilbert, AZ | 272,475 | $122,991 | $567,335 | 23.0 min |
| Apache Junction, AZ | 48,284 | $66,019 | $55,554 | 26.9 min |
| Mesa, AZ | 504,945 | $81,616 | $308,232 | 22.6 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Queen Creek, Arizona.
What is the population of Queen Creek, Arizona?
About 67,869 people live in Queen Creek, Arizona, in 20,782 households of 3.3 people on average. The median age is 36.4, close to the U.S. median of 37.3.
How densely populated is Queen Creek, Arizona?
Averaged over its land area, Queen Creek, Arizona has 1,611 people per square mile, a density typical of urban and suburban areas. That is about 19 times the U.S. average of 86.
Is Queen Creek, Arizona an affordable place to live?
The median home costs 5.3 times the median household income ($732,602 against $138,816), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $2,168 a month takes about 19% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
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