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. Much of the housing stock in El Mirage was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local El Mirage economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.

A relatively large number of people in El Mirage telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.45% 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.

In El Mirage, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of El Mirage are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.