Wheatfields

Population: 409
Median household income: $50,909

Located in Gila County, Arizona, Wheatfields is a community with a population of 409. Its median household income of $50,909 runs below the Gila County figure of $59,089.

From 2019 to 2023, Wheatfields's population declined 1.7% from 416 to 409.

The typical home was built around 1972. 16.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 409
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,909
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

416409

Median household income

$80,375$50,909

Median gross rent

$768$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	416	—	—	—
2020	491	—	—	$768
2021	371	$80,375	—	$788
2022	457	$68,929	$41,800	$871
2023	409	$50,909	—	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4426.4%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7418.1%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	52	12.7%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	108	26.4%
45 to 54	24	5.9%
55 to 64	76	18.6%
65 to 74	74	18.1%
75 and over	75	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	382	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
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)	27	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate28.9%

Some college or associate's42.9%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	9.0%
High school graduate	103	28.9%
Some college or associate's	153	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	36	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	33	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 55 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled18.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	165	81.7%
Carpooled	37	18.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	10.4%
15 to 29 min	93	46.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	88	43.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.61
Poverty rate: 16.4% (67 of 409)

	Count	Share
Family households	167	65.7%
Nonfamily households	87	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	254	75.4%
Vacant	83	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	180	70.9%
Renter-occupied	74	29.1%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	170	50.4%
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	167	49.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0482120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.06 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4709, -110.8161