Gold Canyon

Population: 12,488
Median household income: $85,833
Median home value: $469,600

Located in Pinal County, Arizona, Gold Canyon is a community with a population of 12,488. The median household income of $85,833 is above the Pinal County median ($77,588).

From 2019 to 2023, Gold Canyon's population grew 7.5% from 11,612 to 12,488, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $298,100 to $469,600.

The median resident is 66.1 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 31.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,488
Median age: 66.1 yrs
Median household income: $85,833
Median home value: $469,600
Median gross rent: $1,213
Housing units: 7,897
Homeownership rate: 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,61212,488

Median household income

$75,518$85,833

Median home value

$298,100$469,600

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,213

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,612	$75,518	$298,100	$1,013
2020	11,875	$71,895	$297,600	$1,096
2021	11,233	$77,580	$332,400	$1,134
2022	11,565	$83,654	$402,400	$1,226
2023	12,488	$85,833	$469,600	$1,213

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 344.0%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7431.3%

75 and over21.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	206	1.6%
5 to 17	725	5.8%
18 to 24	370	3.0%
25 to 34	496	4.0%
35 to 44	496	4.0%
45 to 54	1,322	10.6%
55 to 64	2,270	18.2%
65 to 74	3,904	31.3%
75 and over	2,699	21.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,753	86.1%
Black or African American	103	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	101	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	468	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,048	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate17.5%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	618	5.5%
High school graduate	1,953	17.5%
Some college or associate's	4,358	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,742	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,516	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home24.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,344	66.3%
Carpooled	175	4.9%
Public transit	37	1.0%
Walked	17	0.5%
Bicycle	29	0.8%
Worked from home	876	24.8%
Other means	60	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	453	17.0%
15 to 29 min	709	26.6%
30 to 44 min	817	30.7%
45 to 59 min	453	17.0%
60+ min	230	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 8.1% (1,009 of 12,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,357	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,793	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,150	77.9%
Vacant	1,747	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,798	94.3%
Renter-occupied	352	5.7%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,389	80.9%
1-unit, attached	414	5.2%
2 to 4 units	251	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	843	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0428140
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 29 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.3639, -111.4230