Chandler is a large city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 280,711 people and 65 associated neighborhoods, Chandler is the fourth largest community in Arizona.
Chandler home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Chandler real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Chandler has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.61% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
One thing noticeable about Chandler, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Chandler is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Chandler a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Chandler is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
Chandler is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.15% of adults in Chandler have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Chandler in 2018 was $48,987, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,948 for a family of four. However, Chandler contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Chandler is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chandler home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chandler residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chandler also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chandler include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.
In addition, Chandler has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.92%).
The most common language spoken in Chandler is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.