Gila Bend

Population: 1,871
Median household income: $49,786
Median home value: $120,400

Gila Bend, a community in Maricopa County, Arizona, has 1,871 residents. At $49,786, its median household income sits below Maricopa County's $85,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Gila Bend's population held roughly steady from 1,853 to 1,871, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $96,000 to $120,400.

The median resident is 41.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 24.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,871
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,786
Median home value: $120,400
Median gross rent: $1,089
Housing units: 780
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8531,871

Median household income

$30,273$49,786

Median home value

$96,000$120,400

Median gross rent

$603$1,089

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,853	$30,273	$96,000	$603
2020	1,955	$41,500	$103,700	$697
2021	1,743	$42,022	$102,600	$817
2022	1,783	$52,879	$117,300	$920
2023	1,871	$49,786	$120,400	$1,089

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	1.8%
5 to 17	451	24.1%
18 to 24	59	3.2%
25 to 34	212	11.3%
35 to 44	309	16.5%
45 to 54	283	15.1%
55 to 64	195	10.4%
65 to 74	231	12.3%
75 and over	97	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	376	20.1%
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	188	10.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,307	69.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.2%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	534	40.2%
High school graduate	495	37.3%
Some college or associate's	213	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	61	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	768	85.1%
Carpooled	28	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	8.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	34	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	536	59.4%
15 to 29 min	168	18.6%
30 to 44 min	143	15.9%
45 to 59 min	55	6.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 35.6% (666 of 1,871)

	Count	Share
Family households	407	55.9%
Nonfamily households	321	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	728	93.3%
Vacant	52	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	504	69.2%
Renter-occupied	224	30.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	578	74.1%
1-unit, attached	28	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1	0.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	173	22.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0427050
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.9662, -112.7155