Fort Defiance

Population: 3,614
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $37,800

Fort Defiance, a community in Apache County, Arizona, has 3,614 residents. Its median household income of $56,250 runs above the Apache County figure of $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fort Defiance's population declined 21.3% from 4,590 to 3,614, while its median home value rose 8.6% from $34,800 to $37,800.

Households average 3.67 people. The median gross rent is $802.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,614
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,250
Median home value: $37,800
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 1,186
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5903,614

Median household income

$35,375$56,250

Median home value

$34,800$37,800

Median gross rent

$504$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,590	$35,375	$34,800	$504
2020	4,209	$38,598	$33,700	$490
2021	3,723	$47,723	$32,300	$656
2022	3,528	$50,320	$33,000	$761
2023	3,614	$56,250	$37,800	$802

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	201	5.6%
5 to 17	759	21.0%
18 to 24	522	14.4%
25 to 34	519	14.4%
35 to 44	445	12.3%
45 to 54	318	8.8%
55 to 64	403	11.2%
65 to 74	273	7.6%
75 and over	174	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56	1.5%
Black or African American	49	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,110	86.1%
Asian	17	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	196	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's45.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	7.9%
High school graduate	629	29.5%
Some college or associate's	967	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	260	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	107	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,179	87.8%
Carpooled	54	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	69	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	566	43.5%
15 to 29 min	531	40.8%
30 to 44 min	120	9.2%
45 to 59 min	48	3.7%
60+ min	37	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.67
Poverty rate: 16.9% (612 of 3,614)

	Count	Share
Family households	676	68.7%
Nonfamily households	308	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	984	83.0%
Vacant	202	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	507	51.5%
Renter-occupied	477	48.5%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	810	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	88	7.4%
5 to 19 units	36	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	252	21.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0424460
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7475, -109.0680