Oak Creek Canyon vs Tolani Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Oak Creek Canyon and Tolani Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Oak Creek Canyon and Tolani Lake are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tolani Lake has the higher population (430 vs 321 in Oak Creek Canyon). Since 2019, Tolani Lake's population has grown faster (+28.4% vs +8.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
Population	321	430
Median age	67.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,330	—
Median home value	$326,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,292	$375
Housing units	427	109
Homeownership rate	74.7%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
Population	295 → 321 (+8.8%)	335 → 430 (+28.4%)
Median household income	$24,420 → $37,330 (+52.9%)	$23,472 → $54,185 (+130.8%)
Median home value	$456,500 → $326,900 (-28.4%)	$56,700 → $29,100 (-48.7%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $1,292 (+76.7%)	$338 → $375 (+10.9%)

Oak Creek Canyon

Population

295321

Median household income

$24,420$37,330

Median home value

$456,500$326,900

Median gross rent

$731$1,292

Tolani Lake

Population

335430

Median household income

$23,472$54,185

Median home value

$56,700$29,100

Median gross rent

$338$375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	5.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	3.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	15.1%
35 to 44	3.1%	20.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	4.7%
55 to 64	17.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	31.8%	7.2%
75 and over	23.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	0.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	95.1%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	31.4%
High school graduate	21.6%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
Drove alone	51.9%	72.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.9%	19.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	0.0%
Other means	9.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
1-unit, detached	34.0%	98.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Oak Creek Canyon	Tolani Lake
Poverty rate	23.2%	10.9%
Average household size	1.43	4.13
Mean commute (minutes)	11	41
Median year structure built	1982	1984