Chinle

Population: 4,395
Median household income: $46,458
Median home value: $38,000

Chinle, a community in Apache County, Arizona, has 4,395 residents. At $46,458, its median household income sits above Apache County's $40,338.

From 2019 to 2023, Chinle's population declined 9.9% from 4,879 to 4,395, while its median home value rose 59.7% from $23,800 to $38,000.

Owners occupy 47.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,395
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $46,458
Median home value: $38,000
Median gross rent: $504
Housing units: 1,479
Homeownership rate: 47.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8794,395

Median household income

$31,250$46,458

Median home value

$23,800$38,000

Median gross rent

$480$504

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,879	$31,250	$23,800	$480
2020	4,291	$30,667	$31,600	$506
2021	3,771	$27,443	$32,300	$501
2022	3,888	$44,821	$34,100	$526
2023	4,395	$46,458	$38,000	$504

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	325	7.4%
5 to 17	1,176	26.8%
18 to 24	337	7.7%
25 to 34	531	12.1%
35 to 44	694	15.8%
45 to 54	543	12.4%
55 to 64	330	7.5%
65 to 74	252	5.7%
75 and over	207	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	131	3.0%
Black or African American	55	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,884	88.4%
Asian	197	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	74	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	15.1%
High school graduate	703	27.5%
Some college or associate's	879	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	342	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	247	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked8.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,094	85.8%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	13	1.0%
Walked	109	8.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	4.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	326	26.8%
15 to 29 min	676	55.6%
30 to 44 min	98	8.1%
45 to 59 min	39	3.2%
60+ min	77	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 35.9% (1,530 of 4,264)

	Count	Share
Family households	846	68.1%
Nonfamily households	396	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,242	84.0%
Vacant	237	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	588	47.3%
Renter-occupied	654	52.7%

1-unit, detached45.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units26.2%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	678	45.8%
1-unit, attached	34	2.3%
2 to 4 units	387	26.2%
5 to 19 units	153	10.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	227	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0412770
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.1511, -109.5787