Nogales

Population: 19,753
Median household income: $40,745
Median home value: $172,800

Nogales, a community in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, has 19,753 residents. Its median household income of $40,745 runs below the Santa Cruz County figure of $53,614.

From 2019 to 2023, Nogales's population declined 2.2% from 20,201 to 19,753, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $119,700 to $172,800.

18.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,753
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,745
Median home value: $172,800
Median gross rent: $691
Housing units: 7,416
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,20119,753

Median household income

$29,339$40,745

Median home value

$119,700$172,800

Median gross rent

$590$691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,201	$29,339	$119,700	$590
2020	20,182	$29,043	$124,300	$571
2021	19,829	$31,997	$139,300	$592
2022	19,761	$36,682	$163,100	$652
2023	19,753	$40,745	$172,800	$691

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,179	6.0%
5 to 17	3,865	19.6%
18 to 24	1,808	9.2%
25 to 34	2,643	13.4%
35 to 44	2,368	12.0%
45 to 54	2,115	10.7%
55 to 64	2,115	10.7%
65 to 74	1,936	9.8%
75 and over	1,724	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	681	3.4%
Black or African American	44	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	18	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	311	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,648	94.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.7%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,096	31.7%
High school graduate	3,514	27.2%
Some college or associate's	2,919	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,539	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	833	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,477	72.5%
Carpooled	1,123	14.9%
Public transit	134	1.8%
Walked	130	1.7%
Bicycle	89	1.2%
Worked from home	336	4.4%
Other means	267	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,220	44.6%
15 to 29 min	2,574	35.7%
30 to 44 min	696	9.6%
45 to 59 min	187	2.6%
60+ min	543	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.94
Poverty rate: 26.1% (5,131 of 19,631)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,676	70.2%
Nonfamily households	1,982	29.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,658	89.8%
Vacant	758	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,298	49.5%
Renter-occupied	3,360	50.5%

1-unit, detached51.8%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,839	51.8%
1-unit, attached	821	11.1%
2 to 4 units	1,059	14.3%
5 to 19 units	894	12.1%
20 or more units	227	3.1%
Mobile home & other	576	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0449640
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.3619, -110.9348