Red Mesa

Population: 470
Median household income: $74,167
Median home value: $13,900

Red Mesa is a community in Apache County, Arizona, home to 470 residents. At $74,167, its median household income sits above Apache County's $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, Red Mesa's population declined 6.2% from 501 to 470, while its median home value fell 68.6% from $44,200 to $13,900.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 78.7% of the population. 63.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 470
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,167
Median home value: $13,900
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 205
Homeownership rate: 10.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

501470

Median household income

$57,417$74,167

Median home value

$44,200$13,900

Median gross rent

$888$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	501	$57,417	$44,200	$888
2020	652	$61,800	—	$877
2021	608	$64,432	—	$889
2022	494	$69,659	—	$928
2023	470	$74,167	$13,900	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	6.0%
5 to 17	66	14.0%
18 to 24	34	7.2%
25 to 34	81	17.2%
35 to 44	73	15.5%
45 to 54	64	13.6%
55 to 64	55	11.7%
65 to 74	43	9.1%
75 and over	26	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20	4.3%
Black or African American	6	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	370	78.7%
Asian	27	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.1%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	23.1%
High school graduate	76	22.2%
Some college or associate's	104	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	30	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	53	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone63.3%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.9%

Bicycle6.2%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112	63.3%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	20.9%
Bicycle	11	6.2%
Worked from home	17	9.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	69.4%
15 to 29 min	5	3.1%
30 to 44 min	31	19.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.51
Poverty rate: 25.1% (118 of 470)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	84.3%
Nonfamily households	21	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	134	65.4%
Vacant	71	34.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14	10.4%
Renter-occupied	120	89.6%

1-unit, detached31.2%

1-unit, attached13.2%

2 to 4 units40.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	64	31.2%
1-unit, attached	27	13.2%
2 to 4 units	82	40.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0459550
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9711, -109.3698