Blackwater

Population: 2,245
Median home value: $214,900

Blackwater, a community in Pinal County, Arizona, has 2,245 residents. The median home value of $214,900 is below the Pinal County median ($312,100).

Between 2019 and 2023, Blackwater's population grew 35.2% from 1,660 to 2,245, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $151,400 to $214,900.

Households average 3.32 people. 5.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,245
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $214,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 686
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6602,245

Median household income

$33,036$25,917

Median home value

$151,400$214,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,660	$33,036	$151,400
2020	1,740	$30,063	$157,400
2021	1,920	$33,148	$172,400
2022	2,128	$25,917	$207,700
2023	2,245	—	$214,900

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1725.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	9.7%
5 to 17	573	25.5%
18 to 24	183	8.2%
25 to 34	322	14.3%
35 to 44	195	8.7%
45 to 54	319	14.2%
55 to 64	202	9.0%
65 to 74	53	2.4%
75 and over	180	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25	1.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,136	50.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	82	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,002	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.4%

High school graduate50.4%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	323	25.4%
High school graduate	641	50.4%
Some college or associate's	237	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	46	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	24	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled28.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	414	69.3%
Carpooled	169	28.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	154	26.4%
15 to 29 min	219	37.6%
30 to 44 min	181	31.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	29	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.32
Poverty rate: 39.0% (876 of 2,245)

	Count	Share
Family households	420	62.0%
Nonfamily households	257	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	677	98.7%
Vacant	9	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	406	60.0%
Renter-occupied	271	40.0%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached15.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	548	79.9%
1-unit, attached	103	15.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0406820
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.0396, -111.5799