El Mirage, Arizona Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 7,609. Estimated population in July 2024: 22,171 (+191.4% change)
Males: 3,906 (51.3%), Females: 3,703 (48.7%)

Zip code: 85335

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.6 years
Median household income: $33,812
Median house value: $82,700

Population by Race

Races in El Mirage:

  • Hispanic (66.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (27.6%)
  • Other race (26.2%)
  • Black (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.0%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)

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

Ancestries: German (8.0%), Irish (5.2%), English (3.2%), Italian (1.5%), Norwegian (1.2%), French (1.2%).

Land area: 9.7 square miles

Map of El Mirage, AZ

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in El Mirage

  • High school or higher: 51.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in El Mirage city

  • Never married: 29.4%
  • Now married: 53.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

24.1% Foreign born (23.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,584 (+51.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near El Mirage:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Mirage:

  • LUKE AFB (about 6 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Abbreviation: LUF)
  • PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (about 26 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: PHX)
  • WILLIAMS GATEWAY (about 51 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Abbreviation: IWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to El Mirage:

  • GLENDALE MUNICIPAL (about 7 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Abbreviation: GEU)
  • PHOENIX GOODYEAR (about 13 miles; GOODYEAR, AZ; Abbreviation: GYR)
  • PLEASANT VALLEY (about 15 miles; PEORIA, AZ; Abbreviation: P48)

Amtrak stations near El Mirage:

  • 15 miles: PHOENIX NORTHWEST (PHOENIX, 8101 BLACK CANYON FWY.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, call for taxi service.
  • 20 miles: PHOENIX (401 W. HARRISON ST.) – Bus Station. Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Mirage:

  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 11 miles; Glendale, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,334)
  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 9,981)
  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC (about 15 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,091)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 17 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • PHOENIX COLLEGE (about 18 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 5,911)
  • PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,410)

Schools

Public high schools in El Mirage:

  • DYSART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,270; Location: 11425 N. DYSART ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DYSART HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 472; Location: 11425 N. DYSART RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in El Mirage:

  • DYSART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,340; Location: 11405 N DYSART RD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • EL MIRAGE SCHOOL (Students: 897; Location: 13500 NORTH EL MIRAGE ROAD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • SURPRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 850; Location: 12907 W. GEENWAY RD; Grades: PK – 08)
  • SUNDOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 11405 N. DYSART ROAD; Grades: 05 – 12)