Sierra Vista Southeast vs Whetstone

A side-by-side comparison of Sierra Vista Southeast and Whetstone: population, income, housing, and more.

Sierra Vista Southeast and Whetstone are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher population (14,213 vs 2,840 in Whetstone). Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher median household income ($70,958 vs $51,050 in Whetstone). Sierra Vista Southeast has the higher median home value ($261,500 vs $200,600 in Whetstone).

Population, income & housing

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
Population	14,213	2,840
Median age	49.1 yrs	49.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,958	$51,050
Median home value	$261,500	$200,600
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,057
Housing units	6,659	1,398
Homeownership rate	83.9%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
Population	15,841 → 14,213 (-10.3%)	2,304 → 2,840 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$66,011 → $70,958 (+7.5%)	$51,622 → $51,050 (-1.1%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $261,500 (+38.4%)	$125,800 → $200,600 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $1,050 (+31.7%)	$807 → $1,057 (+31.0%)

Sierra Vista Southeast

Population

15,84114,213

Median household income

$66,011$70,958

Median home value

$188,900$261,500

Median gross rent

$797$1,050

Whetstone

Population

2,3042,840

Median household income

$51,622$51,050

Median home value

$125,800$200,600

Median gross rent

$807$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
Under 5	4.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	6.3%	13.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	19.3%
65 to 74	15.0%	13.9%
75 and over	12.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	63.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	1.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.4%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.7%
High school graduate	21.5%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
Drove alone	77.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	15.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	5.3%
Other means	1.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
1-unit, detached	62.7%	57.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.8%	42.3%

Poverty & households

	Sierra Vista Southeast	Whetstone
Poverty rate	10.0%	28.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	26	40
Median year structure built	1994	1995