Thatcher

Population: 5,354
Median household income: $77,455
Median home value: $274,400

Thatcher is a community in Graham County, Arizona, home to 5,354 residents. At $77,455, its median household income sits above Graham County's $67,326.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thatcher's population grew 6.1% from 5,047 to 5,354, while its median home value rose 58.0% from $173,700 to $274,400.

21.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,354
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $77,455
Median home value: $274,400
Median gross rent: $967
Housing units: 1,862
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0475,354

Median household income

$61,106$77,455

Median home value

$173,700$274,400

Median gross rent

$905$967

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,047	$61,106	$173,700	$905
2020	5,122	$62,328	$180,700	$966
2021	5,172	$66,821	$184,800	$899
2022	5,281	$71,591	$226,900	$960
2023	5,354	$77,455	$274,400	$967

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	300	5.6%
5 to 17	1,058	19.8%
18 to 24	767	14.3%
25 to 34	840	15.7%
35 to 44	606	11.3%
45 to 54	533	10.0%
55 to 64	431	8.1%
65 to 74	537	10.0%
75 and over	282	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,134	77.2%
Black or African American	9	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.4%
Asian	44	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	32	0.6%
Two or more races	25	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,080	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's41.8%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	410	12.7%
High school graduate	786	24.3%
Some college or associate's	1,351	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	369	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	313	9.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled18.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,690	73.6%
Carpooled	414	18.0%
Public transit	9	0.4%
Walked	89	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	3.8%
Other means	6	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,332	60.3%
15 to 29 min	342	15.5%
30 to 44 min	170	7.7%
45 to 59 min	61	2.8%
60+ min	303	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 12.3% (638 of 5,205)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,358	74.9%
Nonfamily households	456	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,814	97.4%
Vacant	48	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,287	70.9%
Renter-occupied	527	29.1%

1-unit, detached77.0%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,434	77.0%
1-unit, attached	46	2.5%
2 to 4 units	117	6.3%
5 to 19 units	85	4.6%
20 or more units	44	2.4%
Mobile home & other	136	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0473420
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 32.8127, -109.7665