Arizona

State Government

Governor

Katie Hobbs (D)

State Senate

Democrats,

Republicans

State House

Democrats,

Republicans

Assets - Arizona

Average College Debt

$35,792.00

Unbanked Households

3.00%

Economic well-being - Arizona

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.1

Minimum wage

14.7

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.3

Poverty rate

11.7%

Unemployment rate

4.1

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

10.3

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Family - Arizona

Children in Foster care

10,573.0

Percent of Children in immigrant families

26%

Percent of children living in single parent families

36%

Housing - Arizona

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 4352

People experiencing homelessness

14,737.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

209,300.0

Percent renters

0.3

Total housing units

Poverty by demographic - Arizona

Child poverty rate

0.2

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

N/A

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

331000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

11.4 %

Women in poverty

3,740,284

August 14, 2011

The Arizona Republic, August 14, 2011: Arizona schools try new diploma system

"A handful of public schools in Arizona are the first to undertake an ambitious new program this year to not only improve what students learn but also to demand results and reward them by allowing some to graduate two years sooner."

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August 3, 2011

The Arizona Republic, August 3, 2011: School-uniform policy debated

"Along with the students in the gifted program, the school has a high percentage of children who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. Knox is a Title I school, meaning it receives federal funding based on the poverty level of families and students who live in its attendance area."

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