Apache Junction

Population: 39,746
Median household income: $58,619
Median home value: $196,700

Apache Junction is a community in Pinal County, Arizona, home to 39,746 residents. Its median household income of $58,619 runs below the Pinal County figure of $77,588.

From 2019 to 2023, Apache Junction's population declined 2.1% from 40,592 to 39,746, while its median home value rose 86.3% from $105,600 to $196,700.

Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 52.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,746
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,619
Median home value: $196,700
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 21,979
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,59239,746

Median household income

$45,653$58,619

Median home value

$105,600$196,700

Median gross rent

$814$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,592	$45,653	$105,600	$814
2020	41,863	$46,708	$122,000	$811
2021	38,311	$48,917	$145,700	$813
2022	38,855	$56,209	$174,100	$939
2023	39,746	$58,619	$196,700	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over17.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,971	5.0%
5 to 17	4,295	10.8%
18 to 24	2,049	5.2%
25 to 34	4,719	11.9%
35 to 44	3,690	9.3%
45 to 54	4,064	10.2%
55 to 64	5,582	14.0%
65 to 74	6,281	15.8%
75 and over	7,095	17.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	28,937	72.8%
Black or African American	611	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	189	0.5%
Asian	628	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.0%
Some other race	53	0.1%
Two or more races	1,955	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,357	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,038	12.8%
High school graduate	10,708	34.1%
Some college or associate's	11,264	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,375	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,046	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,496	73.9%
Carpooled	1,244	8.0%
Public transit	37	0.2%
Walked	259	1.7%
Bicycle	163	1.0%
Worked from home	2,006	12.9%
Other means	343	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,849	21.0%
15 to 29 min	4,453	32.9%
30 to 44 min	2,957	21.8%
45 to 59 min	2,192	16.2%
60+ min	1,091	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 11.0% (4,334 of 39,444)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,590	59.0%
Nonfamily households	7,363	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,953	81.7%
Vacant	4,026	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,952	77.7%
Renter-occupied	4,001	22.3%

1-unit, detached40.0%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other48.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,795	40.0%
1-unit, attached	362	1.6%
2 to 4 units	734	3.3%
5 to 19 units	954	4.3%
20 or more units	457	2.1%
Mobile home & other	10,677	48.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0402830
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.3828, -111.5405