Ajo

Population: 3,783
Median household income: $56,364
Median home value: $126,400

Ajo is a community in Pima County, Arizona, home to 3,783 residents. The median household income of $56,364 is below the Pima County median ($67,929).

From 2019 to 2023, Ajo's population grew 33.2% from 2,841 to 3,783, while its median home value rose 68.1% from $75,200 to $126,400.

The median gross rent is $914. 29.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,783
Median age: 47.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,364
Median home value: $126,400
Median gross rent: $914
Housing units: 2,078
Homeownership rate: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8413,783

Median household income

$36,743$56,364

Median home value

$75,200$126,400

Median gross rent

$860$914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,841	$36,743	$75,200	$860
2020	2,691	$41,032	$99,500	$867
2021	2,944	$38,181	$96,400	$817
2022	2,922	$46,250	$111,700	$719
2023	3,783	$56,364	$126,400	$914

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over16.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	88	2.3%
5 to 17	527	13.9%
18 to 24	392	10.4%
25 to 34	374	9.9%
35 to 44	399	10.5%
45 to 54	353	9.3%
55 to 64	584	15.4%
65 to 74	453	12.0%
75 and over	613	16.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,307	61.0%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	187	4.9%
Asian	54	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.3%
Two or more races	154	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,068	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate23.9%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	360	13.0%
High school graduate	663	23.9%
Some college or associate's	943	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	565	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	245	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone74.0%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle6.1%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,087	74.0%
Carpooled	148	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	62	4.2%
Bicycle	90	6.1%
Worked from home	82	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	944	68.1%
15 to 29 min	300	21.6%
30 to 44 min	47	3.4%
45 to 59 min	46	3.3%
60+ min	50	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.9% (410 of 3,764)

	Count	Share
Family households	821	49.9%
Nonfamily households	825	50.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,646	79.2%
Vacant	432	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,194	72.5%
Renter-occupied	452	27.5%

1-unit, detached87.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,817	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	68	3.3%
Mobile home & other	180	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0400870
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.3923, -112.8839

Ajo