Rough Rock

Population: 452
Median household income: $36,750
Median home value: $54,200

Rough Rock, a community in Apache County, Arizona, has 452 residents. Its median household income of $36,750 runs below the Apache County figure of $40,338.

From 2019 to 2023, Rough Rock's population grew 5.6% from 428 to 452, while its median home value fell 24.0% from $71,300 to $54,200.

Owners occupy 67.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 452
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $36,750
Median home value: $54,200
Median gross rent: $595
Housing units: 243
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

428452

Median household income

$28,750$36,750

Median home value

$71,300$54,200

Median gross rent

$461$595

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	428	$28,750	$71,300	$461
2020	379	$31,635	$43,600	$473
2021	353	$30,833	$26,300	$517
2022	423	$40,347	$43,300	$540
2023	452	$36,750	$54,200	$595

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4419.9%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	3.3%
5 to 17	58	12.8%
18 to 24	19	4.2%
25 to 34	46	10.2%
35 to 44	90	19.9%
45 to 54	72	15.9%
55 to 64	75	16.6%
65 to 74	58	12.8%
75 and over	19	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	0.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	449	99.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's38.9%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	20.6%
High school graduate	114	31.7%
Some college or associate's	140	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	16	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone91.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means5.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	124	91.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.0%
Other means	7	5.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	79	60.3%
15 to 29 min	7	5.3%
30 to 44 min	7	5.3%
45 to 59 min	27	20.6%
60+ min	11	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 25.2% (114 of 452)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	43.8%
Nonfamily households	117	56.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	85.6%
Vacant	35	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141	67.8%
Renter-occupied	67	32.2%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	188	77.4%
1-unit, attached	4	1.6%
2 to 4 units	25	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0461370
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4095, -109.8684