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Graham County

Arizona · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
39,232
Median household income
$67,325
People below poverty
17.3%
Median home value
$212,000

Income

The median income of households in Graham County, Arizona was $67,325. An estimated 7.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.7
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.2
$100,000 to $149,999 17.9
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62570
Female 46357

An estimated 72.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,160. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.2
Social Security 37.3
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.8
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.6

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024, 90.4% had health insurance coverage and 9.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.4% and public coverage was 45.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.2%.


In 2020-2024, Graham County, Arizona had a total population of 39,232 - 18,315 (46.7%) females and 20,917 (53.3%) males. The median age was 34.9 years. An estimated 25.8% of the population was under 18 years, 35.2% was 19 to 44 years, 21.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1263 1193
5 to 9 1463 1177
10 to 14 1552 1639
15 to 19 1609 1387
20 to 24 1480 1234
25 to 29 1616 1212
30 to 34 1634 1262
35 to 39 1358 1136
40 to 44 1779 1106
45 to 49 1281 986
50 to 54 1188 981
55 to 59 926 809
60 to 64 1110 1164
65 to 69 907 879
70 to 74 794 879
75 to 79 421 601
80 to 84 287 390
85 and over 249 280

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 62% were White; 1.6% were Black or African American; 12.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 21.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 30.8% of the people in Graham County, Arizona were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.7% of the people in Graham County, Arizona were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,746 households in Graham County, Arizona. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.6% of the households in Graham County, Arizona while cohabiting couple households made up 8.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27% of all households, while 18.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.2% of all households.

In Graham County, Arizona, 38.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.9% of males and 44.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.1 31.5
Now married, except separated 40.9 44.1
Separated 1.8 0.6
Widowed 3 10.1
Divorced 12.3 13.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Graham County, Arizona, 1,294 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.5% of the people living in Graham County, Arizona were U.S. natives. 71.3% of the Graham County, Arizona population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.5% of Graham County, Arizona residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Graham County, Arizona come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Graham County, Arizona.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 71.8
Asia 10.4
Europe 6.8
Africa 2.7
Northern America 8.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024, 19 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.1% of people at least five years old; 2.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.6
Other languages 4.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in Graham County, Arizona were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 5.6
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 85 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 14.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Graham County, Arizona was 10,478 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 445 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,710. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,323.

Educational Attainment of People in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.1
High school diploma or equivalency 31.3
Some college, no degree 28.2
Associate's degree 10.8
Bachelor's degree 9.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In Graham County, Arizona, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 13.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Graham County, Arizona, 49.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,136 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,901 19.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 758 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Graham County, Arizona worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 14.6
Construction 8.6
Manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 11.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 8.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,523 30.4
Service occupations 3,328 22.3
Sales and office occupations 2,718 18.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,658 17.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,671 11.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.4% of Graham County, Arizona workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 2.2
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 4

In 2020-2024, Graham County, Arizona had a total of 14,122 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 18.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.8
Mobile homes 18.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

11.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Graham County, Arizona was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 71.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Graham County, Arizona had 12,746 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,376 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.1% while renters occupied 26.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.96 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.58.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5% and another 38.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Graham County, Arizona:

House Heating Fuel Used in Graham County, Arizona in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 57.1
Electricity 36.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.9
All other fuels 4.7
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Graham County, Arizona was $212,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 53.7 % had a mortgage. 46.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,448 and for owners without a mortgage it was $397.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Graham County, Arizona was $935. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.