Chinle vs Eagar

A side-by-side comparison of Chinle and Eagar: population, income, housing, and more.

Chinle and Eagar are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eagar has the higher population (4,410 vs 4,395 in Chinle). Eagar has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $46,458 in Chinle). Eagar has the higher median home value ($231,100 vs $38,000 in Chinle).

Population, income & housing

	Chinle	Eagar
Population	4,395	4,410
Median age	31.9 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,458	$81,667
Median home value	$38,000	$231,100
Median gross rent	$504	$897
Housing units	1,479	2,135
Homeownership rate	47.3%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chinle	Eagar
Population	4,879 → 4,395 (-9.9%)	4,890 → 4,410 (-9.8%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $46,458 (+48.7%)	$56,089 → $81,667 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$23,800 → $38,000 (+59.7%)	$172,800 → $231,100 (+33.7%)
Median gross rent	$480 → $504 (+5.0%)	$700 → $897 (+28.1%)

Chinle

Population

4,8794,395

Median household income

$31,250$46,458

Median home value

$23,800$38,000

Median gross rent

$480$504

Eagar

Population

4,8904,410

Median household income

$56,089$81,667

Median home value

$172,800$231,100

Median gross rent

$700$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chinle	Eagar
Under 5	7.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	14.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	6.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	5.7%	22.5%
75 and over	4.7%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chinle	Eagar
White (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	88.4%	5.5%
Asian	4.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chinle	Eagar
No high school diploma	15.1%	3.6%
High school graduate	27.5%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chinle	Eagar
Drove alone	85.8%	89.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chinle	Eagar
1-unit, detached	45.8%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Chinle	Eagar
Poverty rate	35.9%	9.8%
Average household size	3.40	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1991	1984