Goodyear, Arizona

Goodyear (Pima: Valin Thak) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population of the city is estimated to be over 56,000 as of 2007.^[1] According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 47,359.^[2] Goodyear was the third fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona of any size between 1990 and 2000.

Among members of the underworld in Arizona the area is known as Perryville. The Arizona State Prison Complex - Perryville is located in Goodyear.

On December 21, 2006, it was announced that the Cleveland Indians of baseball's American League would move their spring training facility to Goodyear from Winter Haven, Florida, and thus re-join the Cactus League in February 2009, after a 15-year absence (before that, the Indians held spring training for many years in Tucson).

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Goodyear is located at 33°27′00″N, 112°21′30″W (33.449917, -112.358382).^GR1 Nearby cities include Avondale, Litchfield Park, and Buckeye.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 116.5 square miles (301.6 km²), all of it land.

The largest master planned community in Goodyear is Estrella Mountain Ranch (EMR), comprising over 2500 homes as of September of 2006.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2000, there were 18,911 people, 6,179 households, and 4,986 families residing in the city. The population density was 162.4 people per square mile (62.7/km²). There were 6,771 housing units at an average density of 58.1/sq mi (22.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78.13% White, 5.20% Black or African American, 1.06% Native American, 1.71% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 10.87% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. 20.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,179 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,492, and the median income for a family was $60,707. Males had a median income of $40,702 versus $28,410 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,506. About 3.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Trivia

Home of the Phoenix Trotting Park, a now-abandoned horse racing park that can be seen from the I-10 while driving through Goodyear.

[edit] External links

City of Goodyear

Goodyear, Arizona is at coordinates 33°26′60″N 112°21′30″W / 33.449917, -112.358382Coordinates: 33°26′60″N 112°21′30″W / 33.449917, -112.358382

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Maricopa County, Arizona
County seat: Phoenix
Cities	Apache Junction \| Avondale \| Chandler \| El Mirage \| Glendale \| Goodyear \| Litchfield Park \| Mesa \| Peoria \| Phoenix \| Scottsdale \| Surprise \| Tempe \| Tolleson	Image:Map of Arizona highlighting Maricopa County.svg
Towns	Buckeye \| Carefree \| Cave Creek \| Fountain Hills \| Gila Bend \| Gilbert \| Guadalupe \| Paradise Valley \| Queen Creek \| Wickenburg \| Youngtown
CDPs	New River \| Rio Verde \| Sun City \| Sun City West \| Sun Lakes
Communities	Aguila \| Anthem \| Arlington \| Circle City \| Higley \| Komatke \| Laveen \| Liberty \| Mobile \| Morristown \| Palo Verde \| Tortilla Flat \| Waddell \| Wintersburg \| Wittmann

v • d • e Metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, the Valley of the Sun
Largest suburbs (over 100,000 inhabitants)	Chandler • Gilbert • Glendale • Mesa • Peoria • Scottsdale • Surprise • Tempe
Other suburbs and towns (over 10,000 inhabitants)	Anthem • Apache Junction • Avondale • Buckeye • Casa Grande • El Mirage • Eloy • Florence • Fountain Hills • Goodyear • Gold Camp • Luke Air Force Base • Maricopa • New River • Paradise Valley • Queen Creek • Sun City • Sun City West • Sun Lakes
Smaller suburbs and towns (over 5,000 inhabitants)	Black Canyon City • Carefree • Cave Creek • Coolidge • Gila Bend • Guadalupe • Litchfield Park • Superior • Tolleson • Wickenburg • Youngtown
Counties	Maricopa • Pinal