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Anthem Carefree Demographics Information

Population (year 2000): 2,927, Est. population in July 2002: 3,182 (+8.6% change)
Males: 1,453 (49.6%), Females: 1,474 (50.4%)

Elevation: 2389 feet

County: Maricopa

Land area: 8.8 square miles

Zip code: 85377

Median resident age: 55.2 years
Median household income: $88,702 (year 2000)
Median house value: $411,200 (year 2000)

Races in Carefree:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.2%), English (15.6%), Irish (15.5%), United States (6.3%), Italian (6.2%), French (4.9%).

For population 25 years and over in Carefree

High school or higher: 96.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 17.6%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carefree town

Never married: 12.1%
Now married: 71.0%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 9.9%

5.9% Foreign born (3.9% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scottsdale, AZ (15.8 miles, pop. 202,705).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (22.8 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Cave Creek, AZ (3.3 miles), New River, AZ (12.0 miles), Scottsdale, AZ (15.8 miles), Rio Verde, AZ (17.9 miles), Paradise Valley, AZ (19.1 miles), Fountain Hills, AZ (19.7 miles), Phoenix, AZ (22.8 miles), Black Canyon City, AZ (23.1 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 75 buildings, average cost: $249,600
1997: 66 buildings, average cost: $238,600
1998: 72 buildings, average cost: $270,300
1999: 63 buildings, average cost: $293,700
2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $269,200
2001: 63 buildings, average cost: $263,100
2002: 38 buildings, average cost: $364,000
2003: 71 buildings, average cost: $298,300

Industries providing employment: Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (20.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (16.8%), Educational,health and social services (12.1%), Retail trade (10.1%).