Statewide Claims to Fame

Gila County is 1st in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Home ownership rate

Gila County is 3rd in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Gila County is 4th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Gila County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Income below poverty line

Gila County is 5th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Gila County is 7th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Female residents

Gila County is 7th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Home median value

Gila County is 8th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Gila County is 8th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Gila County is 9th in Arizona out of 15 other counties in People per household

Main Cities Within Gila County, Arizona

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Current population (2012) 53,144 11th 6,553,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 4,757.9 11th 113,594.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 11.3 9th 56.3 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Residents younger than 5 5.9% 12th 6.7% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.9% 12th 24.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 24.9% 4th 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.1% 8th 85.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.5% 8th 26.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Race - White 81.4% 10th 84.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.7% 13th 4.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 15.7% 5th 5.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 12th 3.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 12th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.5% 14th 2.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 18.4% 10th 30.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 64.6% 3rd 57.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Female residents 50.3% 7th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.6% 13th 13.9% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Housing units 33,011 10th 2,864,335 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 5.1% 14th 20.6% 25.9%
Households 19,924 10th 2,344,215 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 76.8% 1st 66.6% 66.1%
Home median value $154,200 7th $197,400 $186,200
People per household 2.6 9th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 51 11th 21,726 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Income per capita $20,098 10th $25,784 $27,915
Income per household $37,905 13th $50,752 $52,762
Income below poverty line 20.9% 5th 16.2% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Gila County Rank Arizona US
Non-farm private establishments 1,017 11th 130,305 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 11,413 10th 2,108,561 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 5,250 10th 491,529 27,092,908
Retail sales $550,763 11th $86,758,801 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,545 11th $13,637 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $106,693 10th $13,268,514 $613,795,732

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