Graham County, Arizona Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Graham County, Arizona, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Graham County, Arizona. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Graham County, Arizona. The estimated population of Graham County, Arizona is 38,145 people, with a median age of 33.8.

We can look at the total population in Graham County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
38,145
 -0.42% +1.18%
2020
38,304
+0.81%
-
2019
37,996
+0.31%
-
2018
37,879
+0.47%
-
2017
37,700
 - -

Population of Graham County, Arizona by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
50.4%
51.2%
 -1.56%
Black/African American
2%
1.8%
 +11.11%
Native
12.7%
12.6%
 +0.79%
Hispanic
33.3%
32.5%
 +2.46%
Asian
0.6%
0.7%
 -14.29%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Two Or More Races
0.7%
1%
 -30.00%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Graham County, Arizona by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 33.8 +0.3% 33.8 +0.6% 33.9 -0.59%
2020 33.7 +0.3% 33.6 +0.9% 34.1 0%
2019 33.6 +0.9% 33.3 0% 34.1 +3.02%
2018 33.3 +0.6% 33.3 0% 33.1 +2.16%
2017 33.1 - 33.3 - 32.4 -

The median age of Graham County, Arizona gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,894 -8.03% 2,810 -11.86% 2,668 2,490
10 to 19 3,003 +4.52% 2,727 +10.8% 3,139 3,032
20 to 29 3,295 -1.19% 2,584 -4.5% 3,254 2,467
30 to 39 3,175 -4.93% 2,086 +12.34% 3,019 2,346
40 to 49 2,565 +12.36% 1,831 -0.28% 2,896 1,816
50 to 59 2,056 -7.45% 1,741 -0.02% 1,906 1,738
60 to 69 1,644 +10.94% 1,950 -2.05% 1,830 1,910
70+ 1,601 +7.73% 1,738 +9.58% 1,728 1,906

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Graham County, Arizona is $57,105.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Graham County.

  • Under 25
    $39,167.00
  • 25 to 44
    $65,531.00
  • 45 to 64
    $58,280.00
  • 65 and over
    $45,972.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Graham County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Graham County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Graham County, Arizona is currently $65,827.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.26% of households in Graham County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Graham County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    21.68%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    22.01%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.79%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.95%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.47%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.83%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.26%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Graham County is $20,741.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Graham County by the total population of Graham County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Graham County, Arizona, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Graham County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.77%
  • Bachelor's degree
    21.79%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    17.89%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    47.11%
  • Less than high school diploma
    4.44%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Graham County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Graham County over the age of 16 is 29,205.

Of those people, a total of 49.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Graham County is 46.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,389 31.70% 14.70%
20 to 24 years 2,770 71.20% 5.70%
25 to 29 years 2,951 68.00% 5.30%
30 to 34 years 2,733 57.60% 7.20%
35 to 44 years 5,151 55.50% 9.00%
45 to 54 years 4,052 62.90% 4.10%
55 to 59 years 1,785 54.80% 1.20%
60 to 64 years 2,091 44.10% 1.20%
65 to 74 years 3,076 17.60% 2.80%
75 years and over 2,207 6.10% 3.70%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Graham County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 21,486 50.00% 4.00%
Black or African American 739 26.70% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,502 43.70% 22.30%
Asian 273 84.20% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 45.00% 0.00%
Other 772 48.80% 4.50%
Two or more races 2,413 50.40% 4.60%
Hispanic or Latino 9,490 55.00% 3.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,019 47.30% 4.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Graham County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Graham County is 13,452, with median earnings of $31,742.00.

Women in Graham County, Arizona earning approximately 69.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 13,452 $31,742.00
Male 7,333 $38,145.00
Female 6,119 $26,491.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,131 $65,464.00
Business and Financial 389 $43,448.00
Computer and Mathematical 173 $70,125.00
Architecture and Engineering 186 $63,889.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 212 $62,622.00
Community and Social Service 231 $35,179.00
Legal 34 $56,447.00
Educational and Library 717 $27,284.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 43 $26,761.00
Healthcare Practitioners 596 $77,882.00
Healthcare Support 480 $13,871.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 161 $39,031.00
Law Enforcement 273 $47,663.00
Food Preparation and Serving 866 $9,150.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 538 $22,632.00
Personal Care and Service 441 $16,328.00
Sales 1,254 $20,822.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,550 $29,367.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 236 $26,184.00
Construction and Extraction 1,597 $38,300.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 800 $61,875.00
Production 483 $34,093.00
Transportation and Material Moving 558 $29,241.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 632 $71,596.00 499 $47,072.00
Business and Financial 121 $44,795.00 268 $39,402.00
Computer and Mathematical 129 $73,988.00 44 $62,800.00
Architecture and Engineering 186 $63,889.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 61 $73,487.00 151 $62,173.00
Community and Social Service 91 $16,698.00 140 $42,083.00
Legal 6 $0.00 28 $0.00
Educational and Library 150 $33,214.00 567 $26,940.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 19 $0.00 24 $26,136.00
Healthcare Practitioners 178 $88,182.00 418 $69,271.00
Healthcare Support 188 $10,153.00 292 $16,023.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 152 $39,313.00 9 $0.00
Law Enforcement 239 $49,511.00 34 $43,333.00
Food Preparation and Serving 459 $17,525.00 407 $8,361.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 220 $26,328.00 318 $7,308.00
Personal Care and Service 129 $8,850.00 312 $20,313.00
Sales 577 $33,988.00 677 $14,390.00
Office and Administrative Support 341 $35,813.00 1,209 $28,030.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 102 $22,917.00 134 $27,000.00
Construction and Extraction 1,489 $38,082.00 108 $63,846.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 719 $63,996.00 81 $26,424.00
Production 371 $38,073.00 112 $13,667.00
Transportation and Material Moving 410 $40,357.00 148 $25,000.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 11,577 households in Graham County, with an average household size of 3.01 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 8,205 families in Graham County with an average family size of 3.53 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,621 773 1,811 3,372
Average Household Size 3.57 3.6 4.17 1.3
Total Families 5,621 773 1,811 0
Average Household Size 3.52 2.99 3.82 0

Poverty

Of the 8,205 families in Graham County, 15.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Graham County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 13,622 housing units in Graham County, Arizona.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 11,577 84.99%
Vacant 2,045 15.01%

22.41% of the total 13,622 housing units in Graham County are rental units. This is approximately 3,053 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,256 are occupied by the owner - or 60.61% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Graham County is $788.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Graham County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    268
  • Less than $500
    578
  • $500 to $999
    1,506
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    613
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    356
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Graham County is $150,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Graham County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,228
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,279
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,603
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,712
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,309
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,026
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    69
  • $1,000,000 or more
    30

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Graham County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Graham County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    860
  • 1940 to 1949
    352
  • 1950 to 1959
    918
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,058
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,316
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,999
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,427
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,534
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,133
  • 2014 or later
    25

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Graham County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    527
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,952
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,745
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,353

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Graham County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Graham County that commute to work in a particular way.

22.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Graham County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    714
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    3,065
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,458
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,831
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,088
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    521
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    452
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    13
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    314
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    625
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,126
  • 90 or more minutes
    408

Summary

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Places in Graham County, Arizona

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