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Demographics Guide - Buckeye

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Location - State of Arizona, Maricopa County

Buckeye, AZ, 85326

Latitude	33.37N
Longitude	112.583 W
Elevation	869 Feet

Overview

Demographics

Population	42,000
Area	660 sq. miles
Median Age	31.2
Family Residences	75.3%

Income

Average Household Income	$42,280
Median Housing Value	$209,000

Economic

Recent Job Growth	2.26%
Future Job Growth	17.40%
Unemployment Rate	3.80%
Sales Tax Rate	8.30%
Employment by Sector
Management/Business/Financial	8.53%
Professional	14.51%
Service	15.34%
Sales/Office	22.65%
Agriculture	3.64%
Construction/Maintenance	19.36%
Production/Transportation	16.15%

Weather

Average Rainfall	6 inches
Average Temperature	70 degrees
Average Summer High	104 degrees
Average Winter Low	40 degrees
Sunny Days per Year	295
Humidity Comfort Index	46/100

Economic Resources

Diversity

The Buckeye business community is comprised of a diverse employment base with many small thriving businesses, combined with large enterprises. This provides for a strong and vital local economy. Arizona has become one of the fastest growing states in the U.S., and, in July 2007 Buckeye was named the second fastest growing town in the nation by Forbes Magazine. Excellent job opportunities and a very desirable climate provide a great lifestyle.

Large Employers

Private

Quincy Joist
Schultz Homes Corporation
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc.
Arizona Public Service (APS)
Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station
Schult Homes
Travel Centers of America
Hospice of the Valley
The Wigwam Resort
Beazer Homes
Shea Homes
Arizona-American Water
Costco Wholesale
Meritage Active Adult at Sundance
Turner Construction
Yates/Buick Pontiac GMC
Keller Equipment
The Orcutt/Winslow Patnership
H-Four Farms
The Lyle Anderson Company
Sundance Golf Club
Pulte Homes
The Raven at Verrado

Public

Town of Buckeye
Buckeye Union High School District
Buckeye Elementary School District
AZ Department of Corrections
Liberty Elementary School District

Education

Pupil/Teacher Ratio	19.3
Students Per Librarian	429
Students Per Counselor	388
2 Year College Grads	5.61%
4 Year College Grads	7.36%
Graduate Degrees	2.88%
High School Graduates	71.15%
School Expenditure per Pupil	$4,760

Schools

Maricopa County Superintendant of Public Instruction - (602) 506-3866

Community College/Vocational

Estrella Mountain Community College	www.emc.maricopa.edu (623)935-8000
Glendale Community College	www.gc.maricopa.edu (623)845-3000
Southwest Skill Center	www.estrellamountain.edu (623)535-2700

High School Districts

Buckeye Union High School District	www.buhsd.org (623) 386-9701
Buckeye Academy	(623) 386-1072
Buckeye Union High School	(623) 386-4423
Estrella Foothills High School	(623) 327-2400
Youngker High School	(623) 474-0100

Agua Fria Union High School District	www.aguafria.org (623)932-7000
Agua Fria High School	(623) 932-7300
Desert Edge High School	(623) 932-7500
Millennium High School	(623) 932-7200
Verrado High School	(623) 932-7400

Elementary School Districts

Buckeye Elementary School District	www.besd.k12.az.us (623)386-4487
Bales Elementary School	(623) 847-8503
Buckeye Elementary School	(623) 386-4487
Sundance Elementary School	(623) 847-8531
West Park Elementary School	(623) 386-4487
Steven R. Jasinski	(623) 925-3100

Liberty Elementary School District	www.liberty.k12.az.us (623) 327-2940
Liberty Elementary School	(623) 327-2810
Estrella Elementary School	(623) 327-2820
Rainbow Elementary School	(623) 327-2830
Weststar Elementary School	(623) 327-2840
Freedom Elementary School	(623) 327-2850

Litchfield Elementary School District	www.lesd.k12.az.us (623) 535-6000
Verrado Middle School	(623) 547-1300

Palo Verde Elementary School District	www.pvesd.org (623)327-3680
Palo Verde Elementary School	(623) 327-3680

Unified School Districts

Saddle Mountain Unified School District (623) 474-5100

Tonopah Valley High School	(623) 474-5200
Ruth Fisher Elementary School	(623) 386-5688
Tartesso Elementary School	(623)

Wickenburg Unified School District

(623) 668-5350

Festival Foothills Elementary	(928) 501-6000
Vulture Peak Middle School	(928)
Wickenburg High School	(928)

Churches

Buckeye First Assembly of God	(623) 386-4783
Buckeye Seventh-Day Adventist Church	(623) 386-6709
Community Church	(623) 386-2674
First Southern Baptist Church	(623) 386-5614
Grace Fellowship Church	(623) 393-8386
Liberty United Methodist Church	(623) 386-4090
Mountain Vista Community Church	(623) 474-5757
St. Henry's Catholic Church	(623) 386-6407
Skyway Church of Buckeye	(623) 386-6407

Newspapers

Buckeye Valley News	(623)386-4426
Buckeye Sun	(623) 386-7077
West Valley View	(623) 535-8439
The Arizona Republic	(602) 444-8000

Utilities

Water

Arizona-American Water	(623)815-3113
Buckeye Water	(623)349-6100
Global Water	(623)386-4252

Electricity

Arizona Public Service

(623)386-4474

Gas

Southwest Gas

(602)861-1999

Telephone/Internet/Cable TV

Cox Communications	(623)594-1142
Qwest	(623)210-3295

Trash

Allied Waste	(602)237-2078
Sierra Waste	(602)243-6555

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