Tubac

Population: 1,247
Median household income: $82,273
Median home value: $481,800

Located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Tubac is a community with a population of 1,247. Its median household income of $82,273 runs above the Santa Cruz County figure of $53,614.

From 2019 to 2023, Tubac's population declined 9.3% from 1,375 to 1,247, while its median home value rose 43.5% from $335,700 to $481,800.

51.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,247
Median age: 69.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,273
Median home value: $481,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,097
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3751,247

Median household income

$66,349$82,273

Median home value

$335,700$481,800

Median gross rent

$1,904$1,750

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,375	$66,349	$335,700	$1,904
2020	1,223	$68,835	$341,200	$1,750
2021	1,274	$74,714	$361,000	$1,615
2022	1,375	$85,893	$472,100	$1,750
2023	1,247	$82,273	$481,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 443.0%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7432.7%

75 and over33.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	1.5%
5 to 17	46	3.7%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	89	7.1%
35 to 44	37	3.0%
45 to 54	57	4.6%
55 to 64	178	14.3%
65 to 74	408	32.7%
75 and over	413	33.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	947	75.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	250	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate10.8%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	4.3%
High school graduate	128	10.8%
Some college or associate's	390	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	307	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	306	25.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	207	80.2%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	19.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	62	30.0%
15 to 29 min	112	54.1%
30 to 44 min	19	9.2%
45 to 59 min	14	6.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 6.4% (80 of 1,247)

	Count	Share
Family households	402	58.3%
Nonfamily households	288	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	690	62.9%
Vacant	407	37.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	626	90.7%
Renter-occupied	64	9.3%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached19.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	795	72.5%
1-unit, attached	214	19.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	88	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0475940
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.6107, -111.0570