Queen Creek is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 76,570 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Queen Creek is the 17th largest community in Arizona. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Queen Creek, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Queen Creek, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Queen Creek’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Queen Creek does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $134,719.00. Queen Creek home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Queen Creek real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Queen Creek is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Queen Creek is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Queen Creek who work in management occupations (16.13%), sales jobs (12.66%), and office and administrative support (10.50%). Also of interest is that Queen Creek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Queen Creek telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.20% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Because of many things, Queen Creek is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Queen Creek really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Queen Creek perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Queen Creek is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Queen Creek, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Queen Creek ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Queen Creek, 44.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Queen Creek in 2022 was $50,866, which is wealthy relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $203,464 for a family of four. Queen Creek is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Queen Creek home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Queen Creek residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Queen Creek also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.85% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Queen Creek include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Queen Creek is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
