San Carlos

Population: 4,769
Median household income: $50,814
Median home value: $67,700

San Carlos is a community in Gila County, Arizona, home to 4,769 residents. Its median household income of $50,814 runs below the Gila County figure of $59,089.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Carlos's population grew 7.1% from 4,451 to 4,769, while its median home value rose 102.7% from $33,400 to $67,700.

Households average 4.05 people. The median gross rent is $397.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,769
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,814
Median home value: $67,700
Median gross rent: $397
Housing units: 1,280
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Unemployment rate: 18.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,4514,769

Median household income

$23,750$50,814

Median home value

$33,400$67,700

Median gross rent

$388$397

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,451	$23,750	$33,400	$388
2020	4,555	$33,661	$50,300	$320
2021	4,461	$37,553	$47,800	$341
2022	4,405	$38,125	$54,200	$364
2023	4,769	$50,814	$67,700	$397

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	335	7.0%
5 to 17	1,136	23.8%
18 to 24	607	12.7%
25 to 34	856	17.9%
35 to 44	634	13.3%
45 to 54	381	8.0%
55 to 64	439	9.2%
65 to 74	298	6.2%
75 and over	83	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	56	1.2%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,076	64.5%
Asian	46	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,542	32.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	46	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree1.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	399	14.8%
High school graduate	1,377	51.2%
Some college or associate's	785	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	44	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	86	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled31.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	885	62.5%
Carpooled	442	31.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	49	3.5%
Other means	12	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	583	42.6%
15 to 29 min	363	26.6%
30 to 44 min	283	20.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	138	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 4.05
Poverty rate: 44.2% (2,089 of 4,729)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,020	87.5%
Nonfamily households	146	12.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,166	91.1%
Vacant	114	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	666	57.1%
Renter-occupied	500	42.9%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,075	84.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21	1.6%
5 to 19 units	38	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	146	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0462910
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.3446, -110.4777