Snowflake

Population: 6,349
Median household income: $72,753
Median home value: $248,000

Snowflake, a community in Navajo County, Arizona, has 6,349 residents. The median household income of $72,753 is above the Navajo County median ($52,752).

From 2019 to 2023, Snowflake's population grew 9.3% from 5,811 to 6,349, while its median home value rose 51.2% from $164,000 to $248,000.

The median gross rent is $1,304. 25.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,349
Median age: 26.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,753
Median home value: $248,000
Median gross rent: $1,304
Housing units: 1,913
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8116,349

Median household income

$47,206$72,753

Median home value

$164,000$248,000

Median gross rent

$717$1,304

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,811	$47,206	$164,000	$717
2020	5,873	$55,306	$167,300	$799
2021	6,086	$63,458	$186,800	$1,013
2022	6,192	$71,029	$230,900	$1,262
2023	6,349	$72,753	$248,000	$1,304

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1730.5%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	644	10.1%
5 to 17	1,938	30.5%
18 to 24	369	5.8%
25 to 34	773	12.2%
35 to 44	895	14.1%
45 to 54	513	8.1%
55 to 64	469	7.4%
65 to 74	446	7.0%
75 and over	302	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,063	79.7%
Black or African American	323	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	340	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	564	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's43.1%

Bachelor's degree14.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	269	7.9%
High school graduate	798	23.5%
Some college or associate's	1,466	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	504	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	361	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.4%

Carpooled4.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,726	88.4%
Carpooled	88	4.5%
Public transit	20	1.0%
Walked	10	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	4.8%
Other means	14	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	723	38.9%
15 to 29 min	313	16.8%
30 to 44 min	517	27.8%
45 to 59 min	122	6.6%
60+ min	183	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.61
Poverty rate: 15.7% (995 of 6,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,460	83.7%
Nonfamily households	285	16.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,745	91.2%
Vacant	168	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,439	82.5%
Renter-occupied	306	17.5%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,696	88.7%
1-unit, attached	13	0.7%
2 to 4 units	22	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	182	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0467800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.5215, -110.0912