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Phoenix is the United States' fifth-largest city with a population of nearly 1.9 million households. Greater Phoenix has a population of 3 million and covers 2,000 square miles. Phoenix's elevation is 1,117 feet. Greater Phoenix is located in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Phoenix has an average annual rainfall of 7.66 inches, an average annual high temperature of 85 degrees and averages 300 sun-filled days per year. The area's major industries are 1) high-tech manufacturing, 2) tourism 3) construction. Metro Phoenix has more than 45,000 hotel rooms. Greater Phoenix is home to 190 golf courses. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is served by 23 airlines. More than 12 million people visit Phoenix each year. More than 25 million people visit Arizona each year. Visitors to Greater Phoenix account for about $5 billion in expenditures each year. The typical visitor to Phoenix is 42 years old, has an average annual income of $60,800 and will spend 4.5 nights in the metro area. Phoenix
is one of only a few cities that has a full compliment of all four major
sports. The Valley of the Sun is home to the Phoenix
Suns of the National Basketball Association, Phoenix
Coyotes of the National Hockey League, Arizona
Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the Arizona
Cardinals of the National Football League. The Greater Phoenix region
also hosts annual major sporting events by the PGA
& LPGA (Men's and
Womens Professional Golf),
The Tradition (Senior PGA).
and NASCAR and the Indy Car Series for racing enthusiasts. Metro Phoenix is home to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (college football festival), Arizona Rattlers (arena football), Phoenix Mercury (WNBA), seven MLB spring training homes, Indy Car and NASCAR events at Phoenix International Raceway, drag racing at Manzanita Speedway and boat racing at Firebird International Raceway. There are six lakes within a 75-minute drive of Phoenix. Facts at
a Glance
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