El Mirage is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 35,850 people and nine associated neighborhoods, El Mirage is the 29th largest community in Arizona. El Mirage has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in El Mirage, where the median household income is $74,764.00.

Also of interest is that El Mirage has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.45% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 downside of living in El Mirage, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.45 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of adults in El Mirage with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.87% of adults in El Mirage have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in El Mirage in 2022 was $26,940, which is lower middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,760 for a family of four. However, El Mirage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

El Mirage is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Mirage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in El Mirage, accounting for 49.95% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Mirage residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Mirage include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in El Mirage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.