Gila County, Arizona

Gila County has a population of 53,795 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $269,400, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $61,986.

Home price
$269,400
Income
$61,986
Population
53,795
Unemployment
7.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$269,400county
Median gross rent$1,030county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198038.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use20.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,745county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,479county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,127county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,871county
Home insurance / yr$2,344(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living110.7(statewide)
Median household income$61,986county
Family health premium / yr$23,132(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,625(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.327(statewide)
Poverty rate16.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.2%county
Unemployment rate7.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government23.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$44,562county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.51%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport978296county
Miles to nearest general aviation field34 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths29.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment7506county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution55 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population53,795county
Land area in square miles4,758county
People per square mile of land11.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores7county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store33.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.8%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age51.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over30.9%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.6%county
Second languages14.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents165county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,474county
Households that moved away1,253county
Average income of arriving households$69,345county
Average income of departing households$64,917county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year153county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate422(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature62.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.3 incounty
Annual snowfall5.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F89 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing47 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days214 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use978 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.6%county
Homes heated by propane11.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood7.4%county
Households with broadband82.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.6county
Landslide risk77.6county
Hail risk29.3county
Earthquake risk59.0county
Tornado risk13.4county
Tropical cyclone risk7.7county
Extreme heat risk86.7county
Winter weather risk86.0county
Strong wind risk41.7county
Wildfire risk99.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Gila County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Arizona figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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