Wagon Wheel

Population: 1,767
Median household income: $55,506
Median home value: $258,800

Wagon Wheel is a community in Navajo County, Arizona, home to 1,767 residents. At $55,506, its median household income sits above Navajo County's $52,752.

From 2019 to 2023, Wagon Wheel's population grew 20.9% from 1,461 to 1,767, while its median home value rose 55.4% from $166,500 to $258,800.

8.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.11 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,767
Median age: 56.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,506
Median home value: $258,800
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 1,150
Homeownership rate: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4611,767

Median household income

$48,099$55,506

Median home value

$166,500$258,800

Median gross rent

$794$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,461	$48,099	$166,500	$794
2020	1,116	$47,171	$191,000	$788
2021	1,096	$50,901	$182,600	—
2022	1,406	$54,354	$265,100	$1,275
2023	1,767	$55,506	$258,800	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5421.0%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7422.2%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	186	10.5%
18 to 24	47	2.7%
25 to 34	82	4.6%
35 to 44	159	9.0%
45 to 54	371	21.0%
55 to 64	355	20.1%
65 to 74	393	22.2%
75 and over	174	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,413	80.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	96	5.4%
Asian	81	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's51.0%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	122	8.0%
High school graduate	254	16.6%
Some college or associate's	782	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	233	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	143	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	551	78.4%
Carpooled	92	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	27.2%
15 to 29 min	351	54.6%
30 to 44 min	94	14.6%
45 to 59 min	18	2.8%
60+ min	5	0.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 8.5% (143 of 1,690)

	Count	Share
Family households	587	73.8%
Nonfamily households	208	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	795	69.1%
Vacant	355	30.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	596	75.0%
Renter-occupied	199	25.0%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other45.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	512	44.5%
1-unit, attached	33	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15	1.3%
5 to 19 units	14	1.2%
20 or more units	50	4.3%
Mobile home & other	526	45.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0480380
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1975, -110.0271