Sawmill

Population: 666
Median household income: $37,143
Median home value: $39,000

Sawmill, a community in Apache County, Arizona, has 666 residents. Its median household income of $37,143 runs below the Apache County figure of $40,338.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sawmill's population declined 14.1% from 775 to 666, while its median home value rose 20.0% from $32,500 to $39,000.

American Indian & Alaska Native residents are the largest group, 97.9% of the population. 91.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 666
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $37,143
Median home value: $39,000
Median gross rent: $600
Housing units: 231
Homeownership rate: 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Unemployment rate: 32.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

775666

Median household income

$18,333$37,143

Median home value

$32,500$39,000

Median gross rent

$413$600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	775	$18,333	$32,500	$413
2020	706	$22,250	$47,700	$442
2021	716	$26,875	$32,000	—
2022	794	$31,875	$32,400	—
2023	666	$37,143	$39,000	$600

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2417.0%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	2.7%
5 to 17	127	19.1%
18 to 24	113	17.0%
25 to 34	94	14.1%
35 to 44	67	10.1%
45 to 54	92	13.8%
55 to 64	83	12.5%
65 to 74	46	6.9%
75 and over	26	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3	0.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	652	97.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	22.1%
High school graduate	174	42.6%
Some college or associate's	119	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	14	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	131	91.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	2.3%
15 to 29 min	22	16.8%
30 to 44 min	53	40.5%
45 to 59 min	12	9.2%
60+ min	41	31.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.92
Poverty rate: 38.0% (253 of 666)

	Count	Share
Family households	124	72.9%
Nonfamily households	46	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	170	73.6%
Vacant	61	26.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	85.3%
Renter-occupied	25	14.7%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	181	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	21.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0464590
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8862, -109.1580