El Mirage is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the U.S. Census estimates in 2019, the population of the town is 35,753. Cattle ranching has historically been a massive part of Arizona’s economy and remains located in nearby Glendale; Sahuaro Ranch Historic Area features renovated buildings, gardens, barns, and the orchard from the oldest ranch in Maricopa County. El Mirage is currently expanding at a rate of 0.57% annually, and its population has increased by 13.72% since the most recent census, which recorded population of 31,797 in 2010. El Mirage reached its highest population of 36,161 in 2021. The Hohokam are skilled irrigation farmers and found ingenious ways to bring water to their crops in dry Arizona. In the early 1930s, migrant farmworkers began settling in what is now known as El Mirage. Its location on the Agua Fria River made it an ideal place to relax. The risk of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in El Mirage is 1 in 34. Based on FBI crime data, El Mirage is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Arizona, El Mirage has a crime rate higher than 73% of the state’s cities and towns of all sizes.