Navajo County, AZ

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Show Low, AZ
Designated Market Area: Phoenix, AZ
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Native American Lands

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Tracts in Navajo County, AZ

2022 population: 108,650 ( 1,201 from 2010 , 1,934 from 2020)
Land area: 9949.4 square miles
Population density: 10.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	46,663	42.95%	1.1%
Black:	909	0.84%	8.0%
Indian:	44,927	41.35%	1.4%
Asian:	839	0.77%	37.5%
2+ races:	1,986	1.83%	20.4%
Hispanic:	13,326	12.27%	15.2%

Total non-White:	61,987	57.05%	2.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,824	13.2
Deaths:	4,068	19.1
Net Migration:	3,136	14.7
Net Immigration:	23	0.1

Change in White population:	-518	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,719	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
107,449
47,181	43.91%
842	0.78%
45,551	42.39%
610	0.57%
1,650	1.54%
11,571	10.77%
60,268	56.09%

2000
97,470
41,196	42.27%
794	0.81%
45,846	47.04%
354	0.36%
1,240	1.27%
8,011	8.22%
56,274	57.73%

1990
77,658
31,148	40.11%
734	0.95%
40,032	51.55%
205	0.26%
n/a
5,539	7.13%
46,510	59.89%

1980
67,629
30,162	44.60%
608	0.90%
31,916	47.19%
141	0.21%
n/a
4,732	7.00%
37,467	55.40%

1970
47,715
20,784	43.56%
813	1.70%
20,428	42.81%
133	0.28%
n/a
5,357	11.23%
26,931	56.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,808	17.2
7,344	7.5
5,955	6.1
628	0.6

5,985	6.1
3,994	4.1

Number	Rate
1990's
17,673	22.8
5,983	7.7
10,211	13.1
266	0.3

10,048	12.9
9,764	12.6

Number	Rate
1980's
19,121	28.3
4,471	6.6
-7,489	-11.1
n/a

986	1.5
9,043	13.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,144	15.0
n/a

9,378	19.7
10,536	22.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Navajo County, AZ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.7
27,769	25.6%
80,881	74.4%
20,350	18.7%

37,565
2.77

26,486	70.5%
17,605	66.5%
2,816	10.6%
11,079	29.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
31,973	29.8%
75,476	70.2%
14,241	13.3%

35,658
2.95

25,923	72.7%
17,524	67.6%
3,154	12.2%
9,735	27.3%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
34,617	35.5%
62,853	64.5%
9,647	9.9%

30,055
3.17

23,160	77.1%
16,718	72.2%
2,968	12.8%
6,895	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
26.7
29,858	38.4%
47,800	61.6%
6,301	8.1%

22,504
3.40

18,116	80.5%
13,988	77.2%
2,073	11.4%
4,388	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
22.7
28,383	42.0%
39,246	58.0%
4,063	6.0%

18,504
3.65

15,353	83.0%
12,798	83.4%
1,408	9.2%
3,151	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Navajo County, AZ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,895	10.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,119	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,641	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,039	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,174	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,960	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,837	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,698	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,298	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,470	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,402	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,443	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,729	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,151	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,858	4.9%
$200,000 or more	851	2.3%

Median Household Income	50,335
Per Capita Income	22,826

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,400	9.1%
Public Assistance	1,135	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,237	21.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	28,017	51.5%
Unemployed	3,142	5.8%
In Armed Forces	11	0.0%

Total Labor Force	31,170	57.3%
Not in Labor Force	23,262	42.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,371	7,707	54.9%
Non-Profit	894	1,811	33.0%
Self-Employed	2,178	1,256	63.4%

Local Government	2,459	3,157	43.8%
State Government	1,254	1,492	45.7%
Federal Government	1,096	1,260	46.5%

Total Private + Self	11,549	8,963	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,703	7,720	42.5%
Total	17,252	16,683	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	31.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,921	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,102	20.9%
Professional, Technical	7,844	23.1%
Service Occupations	7,029	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	289	0.9%
All others	8,073	23.8%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,513	19.2%
Educational services	5,126	15.1%
Retail trade	4,141	12.2%
Construction	3,036	8.9%
Public administration	2,847	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	2,792	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,530	4.5%
Other services	1,339	3.9%
Manufacturing	971	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	838	2.5%
Finance and insurance	787	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	748	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	743	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	604	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	554	1.6%
Utilities	457	1.3%
Wholesale trade	368	1.1%
Information	295	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	266	0.8%
Management	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,791	9.14%
Puerto Rican	306	0.29%
Cuban	18	0.02%
Dominican	24	0.02%

Total Central American	195	0.18%
Costa Rican	11	0.01%
Guatemalan	31	0.03%
Honduran	24	0.02%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	31	0.03%
Other Central American	98	0.09%

Total South American	90	0.08%
Argentinean	3	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	3	0.00%
Colombian	50	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	11	0.01%
Peruvian	14	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	9	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,304	2.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	138	0.13%
Chinese	117	0.11%
Japanese	54	0.05%
Korean	40	0.04%
Vietnamese	14	0.01%
Indian	6	0.01%
Indonesian	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	65,887	65.6%
Other	28,718	28.6%
Spanish	4,775	4.8%
German, other Germanic	231	0.2%
Tagalog	140	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	137	0.1%
Other Indo-European	101	0.1%
Other Asian	97	0.1%
Chinese	94	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	10,393	9.7%
German	9,654	9.0%
Irish	6,313	5.9%
American	3,815	3.6%
Italian	2,123	2.0%
Scottish	1,783	1.7%
French	1,566	1.5%
Swedish	1,204	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,202	1.1%
Danish	1,170	1.1%
European	1,108	1.0%
Norwegian	1,036	1.0%
Dutch	791	0.7%
Polish	686	0.6%
Welsh	531	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	106,106	99.1%
Not a citizen	1,004	0.9%

Native	104,640	97.7%
Foreign-born	2,470	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,508	5.0%	6,629	9.4%	21,076	29.9%	27,183	38.5%	7,133	10.1%	5,075	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,508	5.0%
9-12 Years	6,629	9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,076	29.9%
Some College	27,183	38.5%
Bach. Degree	7,133	10.1%
Grad Degree	5,075	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	26,420	23,574	2,846	10.8%	5.2%
1991	26,232	23,178	3,054	11.6%	5.8%
1992	28,247	23,908	4,339	15.4%	7.6%
1993	29,794	25,709	4,085	13.7%	6.4%
1994	32,405	27,562	4,843	14.9%	6.2%
1995	33,266	28,061	5,205	15.6%	5.3%
1996	33,343	28,038	5,305	15.9%	5.5%
1997	32,606	27,626	4,980	15.3%	4.6%
1998	33,122	28,457	4,665	14.1%	4.3%
1999	33,877	29,333	4,544	13.4%	4.5%

2000	34,281	31,794	2,487	7.3%	4.0%
2001	35,243	32,567	2,676	7.6%	4.7%
2002	36,955	33,771	3,184	8.6%	6.2%
2003	38,157	34,857	3,300	8.6%	5.8%
2004	37,779	34,579	3,200	8.5%	5.0%
2005	37,402	34,402	3,000	8.0%	4.7%
2006	37,996	35,133	2,863	7.5%	4.3%
2007	38,032	35,636	2,396	6.3%	3.8%
2008	39,094	35,362	3,732	9.5%	5.8%
2009	41,145	35,002	6,143	14.9%	9.7%

2010	43,978	37,557	6,421	14.6%	10.3%
2011	43,540	37,120	6,420	14.7%	9.4%
2012	43,323	37,200	6,123	14.1%	8.3%
2013	42,434	36,681	5,753	13.6%	7.8%
2014	41,943	37,291	4,652	11.1%	6.8%
2015	40,931	36,963	3,968	9.7%	6.1%
2016	41,511	38,030	3,481	8.4%	5.5%
2017	40,806	37,645	3,161	7.7%	4.9%
2018	40,309	37,203	3,106	7.7%	4.8%
2019	40,720	37,641	3,079	7.6%	4.9%

2020	40,419	36,322	4,097	10.1%	7.9%
2021	39,418	36,799	2,619	6.6%	5.1%
2022	39,644	37,589	2,055	5.2%	3.8%
2023	40,101	37,829	2,272	5.7%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	56,556
Median Value	$165,600

Occupied	37,565	66.4%
Vacant	18,991	33.6%

Owned	27,163	72.3%
Rented	10,402	27.7%
Median Rent	$800

Single-Family Units	41,495	73.4%
Detached	40,162	71.0%
Attached	1,333	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,473	2.6%
Mobile Homes	11,269	19.9%

Navajo County, AZ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Navajo County, AZ

2022 Housing Data for Navajo County, AZ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Navajo County, AZ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Navajo County, AZ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Navajo County, AZ

Historical Labor Force Data for Navajo County, AZ