Palominas vs San Simon

A side-by-side comparison of Palominas and San Simon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palominas has the higher population (278 vs 253 in San Simon). Palominas has the higher median home value ($194,100 vs $36,700 in San Simon). Since 2019, Palominas's population has grown faster (+56.2% vs +38.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Palominas	San Simon
Population	278	253
Median age	63.0 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$23,500
Median home value	$194,100	$36,700
Housing units	139	160
Homeownership rate	100.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palominas	San Simon
Population	178 → 278 (+56.2%)	183 → 253 (+38.3%)
Median household income	$116,618 → $119,038 (+2.1%)	$35,893 → $23,500 (-34.5%)
Median home value	$225,000 → $194,100 (-13.7%)	$36,300 → $36,700 (+1.1%)

Palominas

Population

178278

Median household income

$116,618$119,038

Median home value

$225,000$194,100

San Simon

Population

183253

Median household income

$35,893$23,500

Median home value

$36,300$36,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palominas	San Simon
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	5.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	50.7%	6.3%
65 to 74	26.6%	19.4%
75 and over	22.7%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palominas	San Simon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	55.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	40.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palominas	San Simon
No high school diploma	18.0%	17.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palominas	San Simon
Drove alone	65.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palominas	San Simon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	46.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	53.1%

Poverty & households

	Palominas	San Simon
Poverty rate	0.0%	19.4%
Average household size	2.00	1.95
Median year structure built	1949	1972