Casa Grande is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 68,927 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Casa Grande is the 20th largest community in Arizona. Casa Grande has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Casa Grande, where the median household income is $69,983.00.
A relatively large number of people in Casa Grande telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The education level of Casa Grande citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.67% of adults in Casa Grande have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Casa Grande in 2022 was $36,194, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,776 for a family of four. However, Casa Grande contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Casa Grande is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Casa Grande home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Casa Grande, accounting for 42.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Casa Grande residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Casa Grande include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Casa Grande is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.