About Maricopa, AZ
Maricopa is located in Pinal County, Arizona. It is the largest city in the county and the 17th largest in the state. The population of Maricopa is around 5,000 people with an average household income of about $31,000. Maricopa was refered to as the "Poster Child of the Housing Crisis" during a Nightline story on the housing crisis. The city covers about 40 square miles, only four of it being land. Maricopa receives less than eight inches of precipitation a year. The average July temperature for the city is 107 degrees and its average for the month of January is 67 degrees.
