Sanders vs St. Michaels

A side-by-side comparison of Sanders and St. Michaels: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Michaels has the higher population (888 vs 738 in Sanders). St. Michaels has the higher median household income ($58,194 vs $31,838 in Sanders). Since 2019, Sanders's population has grown faster (+21.4% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Sanders	St. Michaels
Population	738	888
Median age	27.6 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$31,838	$58,194
Median home value	—	$185,200
Median gross rent	$608	$855
Housing units	284	384
Homeownership rate	29.2%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sanders	St. Michaels
Population	608 → 738 (+21.4%)	1,125 → 888 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$35,313 → $31,838 (-9.8%)	$40,455 → $58,194 (+43.8%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $105,700 (-13.7%)	$77,700 → $185,200 (+138.4%)
Median gross rent	$248 → $608 (+145.2%)	$458 → $855 (+86.7%)

Sanders

Population

608738

Median household income

$35,313$31,838

Median home value

$122,500$105,700

Median gross rent

$248$608

St. Michaels

Population

1,125888

Median household income

$40,455$58,194

Median home value

$77,700$185,200

Median gross rent

$458$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sanders	St. Michaels
Under 5	11.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	31.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	7.2%	16.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	19.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	1.2%	7.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.2%
75 and over	2.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sanders	St. Michaels
White (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	1.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	95.8%	94.6%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sanders	St. Michaels
No high school diploma	16.2%	5.3%
High school graduate	49.5%	18.0%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	45.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.2%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sanders	St. Michaels
Drove alone	86.3%	88.9%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	3.2%
Other means	4.8%	6.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sanders	St. Michaels
1-unit, detached	31.3%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.5%	33.6%

Poverty & households

	Sanders	St. Michaels
Poverty rate	41.6%	10.2%
Average household size	2.63	3.43
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1993	1996