Flagstaff vs Williams

A side-by-side comparison of Flagstaff and Williams: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Flagstaff has the higher population (76,333 vs 3,322 in Williams). Flagstaff has the higher median household income ($68,041 vs $66,183 in Williams). Flagstaff has the higher median home value ($503,400 vs $457,500 in Williams).

Population, income & housing

	Flagstaff	Williams
Population	76,333	3,322
Median age	26.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,041	$66,183
Median home value	$503,400	$457,500
Median gross rent	$1,555	$1,122
Housing units	31,466	1,742
Homeownership rate	41.9%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flagstaff	Williams
Population	72,402 → 76,333 (+5.4%)	3,176 → 3,322 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$58,748 → $68,041 (+15.8%)	$44,375 → $66,183 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$351,600 → $503,400 (+43.2%)	$188,500 → $457,500 (+142.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,265 → $1,555 (+22.9%)	$790 → $1,122 (+42.0%)

Flagstaff

Population

72,40276,333

Median household income

$58,748$68,041

Median home value

$351,600$503,400

Median gross rent

$1,265$1,555

Williams

Population

3,1763,322

Median household income

$44,375$66,183

Median home value

$188,500$457,500

Median gross rent

$790$1,122

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flagstaff	Williams
Under 5	4.5%	10.4%
5 to 17	13.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	30.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	8.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.0%	13.8%
75 and over	3.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flagstaff	Williams
White (non-Hispanic)	58.1%	59.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.9%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	5.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flagstaff	Williams
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	15.4%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flagstaff	Williams
Drove alone	62.6%	75.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.5%
Public transit	2.4%	0.1%
Walked	8.8%	6.3%
Bicycle	2.4%	1.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flagstaff	Williams
1-unit, detached	42.4%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	20.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	11.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Flagstaff	Williams
Poverty rate	19.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1992	1990