Morenci

Population: 1,514
Median household income: $79,800

Morenci is a community in Greenlee County, Arizona, home to 1,514 residents. At $79,800, its median household income sits above Greenlee County's $75,239.

Between 2019 and 2023, Morenci's population declined 3.9% from 1,576 to 1,514, while its median household income rose 20.6% from $66,184 to $79,800.

The median resident is 36.1 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 21.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,514
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,800
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $554
Housing units: 910
Homeownership rate: 4.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5761,514

Median household income

$66,184$79,800

Median gross rent

$436$554

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	1,576	$66,184	$436
2020	1,494	$73,925	$445
2021	1,307	$71,419	$503
2022	1,467	$83,144	$523
2023	1,514	$79,800	$554

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 177.6%

18 to 2414.1%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5421.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 740.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	109	7.2%
5 to 17	115	7.6%
18 to 24	214	14.1%
25 to 34	305	20.1%
35 to 44	208	13.7%
45 to 54	318	21.0%
55 to 64	234	15.5%
65 to 74	11	0.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	703	46.4%
Black or African American	107	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	2.2%
Asian	53	3.5%
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)	618	40.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree21.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	9.9%
High school graduate	380	35.3%
Some college or associate's	228	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	236	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	125	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 8 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	837	80.7%
Carpooled	157	15.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	989	95.5%
15 to 29 min	28	2.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	19	1.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 5.7% (87 of 1,514)

	Count	Share
Family households	261	37.4%
Nonfamily households	437	62.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	698	76.7%
Vacant	212	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28	4.0%
Renter-occupied	670	96.0%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	650	71.4%
1-unit, attached	106	11.6%
2 to 4 units	11	1.2%
5 to 19 units	110	12.1%
20 or more units	33	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0447610
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.0584, -109.3332