San Luis

Population: 35,998
Median household income: $57,364
Median home value: $197,400

Located in Yuma County, Arizona, San Luis is a community with a population of 35,998. At $57,364, its median household income sits below Yuma County's $60,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Luis's population grew 9.1% from 32,985 to 35,998, while its median home value rose 68.1% from $117,400 to $197,400.

Owners occupy 68.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,998
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,364
Median home value: $197,400
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 9,250
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,98535,998

Median household income

$37,255$57,364

Median home value

$117,400$197,400

Median gross rent

$671$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,985	$37,255	$117,400	$671
2020	33,875	$41,648	$128,500	$649
2021	35,289	$43,630	$146,800	$716
2022	35,189	$46,747	$171,700	$823
2023	35,998	$57,364	$197,400	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,496	6.9%
5 to 17	7,565	21.0%
18 to 24	3,921	10.9%
25 to 34	5,135	14.3%
35 to 44	4,576	12.7%
45 to 54	4,814	13.4%
55 to 64	3,873	10.8%
65 to 74	2,062	5.7%
75 and over	1,556	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,521	4.2%
Black or African American	578	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	261	0.7%
Asian	27	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	138	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33,473	93.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.0%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,918	45.0%
High school graduate	4,782	21.7%
Some college or associate's	5,248	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,700	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	368	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,601	75.3%
Carpooled	1,614	14.1%
Public transit	195	1.7%
Walked	165	1.4%
Bicycle	3	0.0%
Worked from home	744	6.5%
Other means	96	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,306	31.0%
15 to 29 min	2,256	21.1%
30 to 44 min	3,617	33.9%
45 to 59 min	452	4.2%
60+ min	1,043	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.53
Poverty rate: 21.9% (6,949 of 31,796)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,957	88.2%
Nonfamily households	1,069	11.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,026	97.6%
Vacant	224	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,176	68.4%
Renter-occupied	2,850	31.6%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,681	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	458	5.0%
5 to 19 units	470	5.1%
20 or more units	43	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,598	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0463470
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 32.4857, -114.7219