Lukachukai

Population: 1,876
Median household income: $34,191
Median home value: $48,200

Lukachukai is a community in Apache County, Arizona, home to 1,876 residents. At $34,191, its median household income sits below Apache County's $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lukachukai's population grew 25.3% from 1,497 to 1,876, while its median home value fell 1.8% from $49,100 to $48,200.

Owners occupy 88.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,876
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $34,191
Median home value: $48,200
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 693
Homeownership rate: 88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 18.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4971,876

Median household income

$26,250$34,191

Median home value

$49,100$48,200

Median gross rent

$850$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,497	$26,250	$49,100	$850
2020	1,774	$22,321	$51,400	$888
2021	1,637	$21,650	$51,700	—
2022	1,706	$28,750	$60,200	$850
2023	1,876	$34,191	$48,200	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	5.3%
5 to 17	417	22.2%
18 to 24	131	7.0%
25 to 34	332	17.7%
35 to 44	255	13.6%
45 to 54	163	8.7%
55 to 64	139	7.4%
65 to 74	271	14.4%
75 and over	68	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7	0.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,827	97.4%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	229	18.6%
High school graduate	397	32.3%
Some college or associate's	464	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	112	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	377	87.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	10.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	9.4%
15 to 29 min	71	18.5%
30 to 44 min	76	19.8%
45 to 59 min	97	25.3%
60+ min	104	27.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.89
Poverty rate: 36.5% (685 of 1,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	359	74.5%
Nonfamily households	123	25.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	482	69.6%
Vacant	211	30.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	428	88.8%
Renter-occupied	54	11.2%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	547	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	128	18.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0442660
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 22 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.4112, -109.2255